--- type: entity entity_type: company name: DigiFrens domain: internet-finance status: active founded: 2025 headquarters: Unknown website: https://digifrens.app tracked_by: rio created: 2026-03-11 key_metrics: funding_target: "$200,000" total_committed: "$6,600" launch_status: "refunding" launch_date: "2026-03-03" platform: "futardio" --- # DigiFrens DigiFrens is an iOS AI companion app that combines animated avatars (3D VRM, 2D Live2D, and Gaussian Splatting photorealistic models) with a persistent memory system and evolving personality architecture. The app is currently in TestFlight beta and attempted a futarchy-governed fundraise on Futardio that failed to reach its $200K target. ## Timeline - **2026-03-03** — [[digifrens-futardio-fundraise]] failed: Launched $200K raise on Futardio, reached $6.6K (3.3% of target), entered refunding status - **2025** — Completed TestFlight beta with 4 avatar characters, 6 AI providers, memory system with 9 retrieval strategies, and HEXACO personality modeling ## Relationship to KB DigiFrens represents an AI companion application attempting to use futarchy-governed fundraising through [[futardio]]. The failed raise provides data on market reception for consumer AI applications in the futarchy ecosystem. ## Links - Website: https://digifrens.app - Twitter: https://x.com/DigiFrens - Futardio Launch: https://www.futard.io/launch/HTyjkYarxpf115vPqGXYpPpS9jFMXzLLjGNnVjEGWuBg