About Captivation AI
We’re on a mission to make AI interactions feel more human.
Captivation AI is a UK technology company creating a more natural and engaging way for people to interact with chatbots and AI agents.
Our patent-pending technology brings AI conversations to life through real-time speaking Avatars, combined with agentic solutions that intelligently introduce synchronised media and visual content into the conversation.
Unlike traditional compute-intensive avatar technologies, our browser-rendered approach is faster, lighter and dramatically more affordable to deploy, helping make human-like AI interfaces practical at scale.
Our Journey
Captivation AI was founded in 2023 by technology entrepreneur Gareth Hughes, bringing together a team across technology, AI, product, design and media.
We began by developing food discovery apps and video menus for restaurants, before adding conversational AI and speaking Avatars to create more engaging customer experiences.
When the avatar technology we needed proved too expensive and compute-heavy, we built our own.
That innovation changed the direction of Captivation. In 2026, we expanded beyond hospitality, opening our real-time Avatar technology to virtually any AI platform, chatbot or digital agent.
Today, we’re building towards a simple vision:
To become the face and voice of the agentic web.
Invest in Captivation
Be part of what comes next.
We’re building the face and voice of the agentic web and are speaking with investors who want to be part of the next stage of Captivation’s growth.
Got cash? We would love to hear from you!
About Us FAQs
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Captivation AI is a UK technology company founded by entrepreneur Gareth Hughes. The team combines experience across technology, AI, product, design and media, with a particular focus on creating engaging consumer-facing digital experiences.
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Captivation AI was founded in 2023. The technology evolved from earlier work in food discovery and interactive video menus before developing into the broader conversational AI and real-time Avatar platform used today.
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Captivation AI is a UK company with offices in London, close to Waterloo station.
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Our mission is to make human-like interfaces practical at mass-market scale, giving businesses and AI platforms an affordable way to add a face, voice and richer visual communication to digital conversations.
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Captivation is privately funded and is speaking with investors interested in supporting the company's next stage of growth. Investment enquiries can be made directly through the Captivation team.