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Make Believe

Make Believe is an AI media lab founded by YouTube veterans Ben Relles and Margaret Burris, building interactive video formats and digital twins that talk back to viewers.

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📍 Los Angeles · Greater LA

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Make Believe is an AI media lab founded by YouTube veterans Ben Relles and Margaret Burris, building interactive video formats and digital twins that talk back to viewers. Its best-known work, Reid AI, is a Webby-winning interactive digital twin of LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman trained on 20 years of his books, podcasts and interviews. It serves creators, brands and enterprises.

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Make BelieveBen RellesBen RellesMargaret BurrisMargaret BurrisAlec LindsayAlec Lindsay
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Founders / core team

Ben Relles创始人Margaret Burris联合创始人Alec Lindsay创始人

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Andreessen Horowitz

19 Social & Entertainment deals in the last 24 months · 15 in 大洛杉矶地区

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Point72 Ventures

7 Social & Entertainment deals in the last 24 months · 5 in 大洛杉矶地区

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BITKRAFT Ventures

7 Social & Entertainment deals in the last 24 months · 3 in 大洛杉矶地区

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Y Combinator

5 Social & Entertainment deals in the last 24 months · 5 in 大洛杉矶地区

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Khosla Ventures

5 Social & Entertainment deals in the last 24 months · 3 in 大洛杉矶地区

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Pear

4 Social & Entertainment deals in the last 24 months · 4 in 大洛杉矶地区

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