Pullstring - An entertainment & technology company to enable computer conversation with characters.

In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection interview we talk with the sound team at PullString, an entertainment and technology company that combines art and science to enable computer conversation with characters.

We discuss their conversational entertainment products including Humani: Jessie’s Story, available on Facebook Messenger, Talking Barbie, and ToyTalk family entertainment apps The Winston Show, SpeakaZoo, SpeakaLegend, and SpeakOrTreat.

About PullString

PullString, Inc. is an entertainment and technology company that combines art and science to enable computer conversation with characters. Our talented artists and engineers are defining an entirely new category of entertainment that lets characters and audiences talk to each other for the first time.

Our content authoring software and AI platform powers the unique creative process that we and the world’s leading entertainment and technology companies use to create conversations with digital and physical characters. The PullString platform will soon be commercially available for creating and hosting entertainment, customer care, and brand experiences on messaging services.

Our award-winning conversational entertainment products include Humani: Jessie’s Story, available on Facebook Messenger, and ToyTalk family entertainment apps The Winston Show, SpeakaZoo, SpeakaLegend, and SpeakOrTreat.

We also produce engaging conversational experiences for some of the world’s most popular characters. In partnership with Mattel, Inc. we created Thomas & Friends Talk to You and Hello Barbie. In late 2016, Mattel will release Barbie Hello Dreamhouse, also built with the PullString platform.

PullString, founded as ToyTalk in 2011, has raised more than $31 million in funding from Greylock Partners; Charles River Ventures; Khosla Ventures; True Ventures; First Round Capital; and various angel investors.