TolanCo-founder and CEO
Aug 2023 — Present
Builds a personal AI companion designed to form an ongoing, supportive relationship.
Quinten Farmer co-founded Tolan, a personal AI companion built around voice, memory and character. He previously co-founded Even, the financial wellness company acquired by a Walmart-backed venture, and now combines consumer software with storytelling and lessons from hospitality.
Quinten Farmer co-founded Tolan, a personal AI companion built around voice, memory and character. He previously co-founded Even, the financial wellness company acquired by a Walmart-backed venture, and now combines consumer software with storytelling and lessons from hospitality.
Career
EvenCo-founder
Aug 2014 — Apr 2022
Co-founded the financial wellness platform acquired by a Walmart-backed fintech venture.
Cosigns Received
Featured Media
creativeconviction.ai
Why a Little Alien Is a Good Friend
A substantive interview with Farmer on Tolan’s voice, memory, character design and approach to understanding users.
tolans.com
Why the Best AI Engineers Are Former Managers
Farmer explains how Tolan hires and organizes engineers to manage concurrent coding agents.