Pixi
Pre-Seed
Pixi Platforms builds intelligent 3D characters for social messaging via smartphones.
Pixi Garden is an iOS app and iMessage extension that enables users to send animated 3D augmented reality characters through Apple messaging. The characters react to the recipient real-world environment and facial expressions using on-device machine learning.
Each Pixi character functions as agentic media, adapting to surroundings in real time without cloud processing for core interactions. The app launched on the Apple App Store in June 2026, targeting iPhone users seeking richer and more interactive messaging experiences.
The market for interactive messaging formats beyond emoji, GIFs, and stickers is growing, driven by consumer appetite for richer personal expression and platform incentives from the iMessage ecosystem. Augmented reality features embedded in core messaging applications represent a nascent but expanding segment.
Apple investment in ARKit and on-device ML frameworks creates favorable infrastructure conditions for Pixi Platforms to scale its AR messaging product without reliance on third-party cloud providers. Growing adoption of iMessage-native apps and extensions positions Pixi Garden within an accessible distribution channel.
Pixi Platforms runs its AI character rendering entirely on-device, reducing latency and enabling AR experiences that operate without relying on cloud processing. This approach separates its product from cloud-dependent AR and AI integrations found in competing messaging platforms.
The founding team brings rare domain expertise combining AI character technology and game development, with deep roots in Apple spatial computing and Siri. Co-founder Mark Drummond led the Character Intelligence Team at Apple, providing direct experience with the AR and AI foundations underlying Pixi Garden.
Pixi Platforms builds intelligent 3D characters for social messaging via smartphones.