Caveduck is an AI character chat and roleplay platform built around a creator economy: users design their own AI characters and chat with characters created by others, and creators earn revenue tied to how popular their characters become. It is operated by WARP SPACE, a Korean startup led by CEO Youngbin Kim.
The platform spans anime-style and original characters and supports both general-audience and adult roleplay. Its creator-revenue model differentiates it from many companion apps, aligning incentives so that the most engaging characters generate income for their authors and content for the platform.
Caveduck has reached significant scale. WARP SPACE reports more than one million registered users, over 10,000 active creators per month, and more than 30 million conversations monthly, with over 60% of users located outside Korea. This international skew is notable for a Korean-origin consumer product. The platform has also drawn Korean press attention, including coverage examining its appeal to younger users and the intimacy of some roleplay content, which highlights the moderation and age-governance challenges common to the category.
In April 2026, WARP SPACE announced a Series A of roughly $2.85 million (about KRW 4.3 billion) led by ID Ventures, with Kona Venture Partners, Maple Investment Partners, and Paramount Investment participating. Disclosed institutional funding plus a named, real-identity CEO place Caveduck among the more transparent and credible companies in the AI-companion-adjacent space.
Caveduck competes with character-roleplay platforms like Character.AI and Janitor AI but distinguishes itself with a creator-monetization model and a strong international, creator-driven community originating from Korea.