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basil & friends is an AI technology company building the world's most advanced digital twin engine for pets. We believe the bond with our animals shouldn't be limited by physical space or time, so we are turning physical memories into fluid, autonomous digital companions. 【 THE TRACTION 】 We build products that people obsess over. Launched in June 2026, our foundational physical wearable achieved immediate global scale. We reached customers in 26+ countries and generated 7M+ organic views in our first month—with $0 ad spend. We are profitable, rapidly scaling, and backed by a deeply passionate global community. 【 HARD PROBLEMS WE SOLVE 】 We are not another generic AI wrapper company; we are solving hard, vertical-specific engineering problems. If you join us, you will tackle: - Identity-Preserving Generative AI: Bypassing the "uncanny valley" to ensure a digital twin looks and acts exactly like the user's specific pet, maintaining strict visual consistency. - Autonomous Behavioral World Models: Moving away from reactive, prompt-based chatbots to build asynchronous logic trees (think spatial computing meets autonomous agents). - Zero-Friction Architecture & Edge AI: Delivering high-fidelity rendering through zero-download web environments, paving the way for our future edge-computing holographic hardware. 【 TEAM & CULTURE 】 Founded by alumni of Tencent's elite Product Management program, ByteDance, and Uber. We operate as an ultra-lean, high-talent-density team. We combine elite consumer product craft with rapid global execution. If you want to solve complex AI challenges, bridge the physical and digital worlds, and build something that genuinely touches people's hearts—come build with us.