Avi Schiffmann
I'm Building
Founder & CEO of Friend.com
Bio
Avi Schiffmann is a young technical builder based in the United States, known for founding Friend.com, an AI-powered wearable companion company. He previously gained recognition for creating a COVID-19 tracker that attracted over 600 million visitors, and he has also founded InternetActivism.org. Currently, as the Founder & CEO of Friend.com, Avi has raised $2.5 million in funding and notably acquired the friend.com domain for $1.8 million, further solidifying his ventures in AI technology.
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