Startup profile for First Voyage: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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First Voyage funding, valuation and investors

Creator of Momo, a gamified AI self-care and habit companion; Speedrun SR005 alumnus with $2.5M seed.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Seed

$2.5M · December 15, 2025

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$2.5M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

seed · San Francisco, California, United States

Investors in latest funding

Other: a16z Speedrun , SignalFire , True Global

Sources: latest funding · techcrunch.com Last verified: 2026-11-04

Overview

First Voyage builds Momo, a gamified AI companion that encourages users to complete everyday habits through interactions with a virtual creature. The product combines playful worldbuilding, rewards, reminders and AI dialogue rather than a conventional text checklist. Co-founders Besart Çopa and Egehan Ozsoy joined a16z Speedrun SR005.

TechCrunch reported a $2.5M seed in December 2025 from a16z Speedrun, SignalFire, True Global and other investors. Founder statements described more than two million tasks created and plans for Android distribution; the Speedrun cohort directory also described strong early day-one retention, but these figures come from different dated samples and are not independently audited.

The product touches wellness and user emotion, so privacy, age appropriateness, dependency risks and clarity that an AI character is not a therapist deserve special attention.

Why First Voyage is interesting

First Voyage has a $2.5M reported seed and actual consumer product-activity signals: TechCrunch reported over two million tasks in Momo, while the early Speedrun listing described 400,000 quests and 46% day-one retention in a smaller launch snapshot.

Product & use cases

Momo companion for building habits, completing quests and interacting with a virtual creature.

  • Consumers seeking motivation for daily habits
  • Product designers studying gamified recurring engagement
  • Wellness app investors evaluating retention and dependency safeguards

Funding history (newest first)

Seed

2025-12-15 $2.5M
  • a16z Speedrun (participant)
  • SignalFire (participant)
  • True Global (participant)

Source: Read source · techcrunch.com

Competitive landscape

Edge: Playful creature and gamification may improve engagement, but must translate into sustainable beneficial behaviors and responsible design.

  • Finch direct

    Self-care habits through a virtual pet

  • Habitica adjacent

    Gamified habit tracking

  • Calendar and reminder apps alternative

    Low-cost habit scheduling without companion AI

Notable stories

  • Official SR005 early engagement disclosures: https://speedrun.a16z.com/companies/first-voyage
  • TechCrunch funding and task activity: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/15/first-voyage-raises-2-5m-for-its-ai-companion-helps-you-build-habits/
  • Parent company: https://firstvoyage.com/

Market / IPO context

Editorial / static context — not a live quote.

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A virtual creature in a gamified self-care and habit-building app developed by First Voyage.
A $2.5M seed reported December 15, 2025.
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