Press & recognition

The AI twin platform elite experts trust.

Featured in The New York Times. Selected by TechCrunch. Used by Dan Martell for his own AI twin. Here is the proof, with a link to every original source.

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David Riha, co-founder of BuddyPro, on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

As featured in

$6M+
revenue experts have generated with their AI twins on BuddyPro, and growing
Up from $5M+ reported by Authority Magazine in Aug 2026. Current figure: buddypro.ai/for-ai
600+
experts from around the world use the platform
Source: WIRED.cz, Jun 2026
150+
experts have already launched their AI twin
Source: WIRED.cz, Jun 2026
The New York Times
"BuddyPro, one start-up that creates A.I. doubles, puts it like this on its website: 'If AI replaces expert advice, make sure it's YOUR AI doing the replacing.'"

The New York Times DealBook picked BuddyPro as the example of start-ups turning expertise into AI doubles. "Sorry, I'm Not Available. But the A.I. Version of Me Can Help", June 6, 2026, and in print in the Business section on June 8, 2026.

Read the article on nytimes.com →

Awards & stages

Picked from thousands. Won against 100+.

TechCrunch BuddyPro listed in the Edtech category of the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200

Selected for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200

TechCrunch's handpicked list of the 200 most promising early-stage startups in the world, chosen "from thousands of applications spanning every industry and geography." BuddyPro presented at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco.

See the list on techcrunch.com →
Winner David Riha holding the Best Pitch award at SF Pitch Night by The AI Collective, San Francisco

Winner of SF Pitch Night, San Francisco

In March 2026, competing against more than 100 AI startups, BuddyPro co-founder David Riha won the investor jury's main prize at SF Pitch Night, organized by The AI Collective.

Winners announced by The AI Collective → Second announcement →
Speaker

Speaker at Expert Empires London

David Riha speaks at Expert Empires, November 13-14, 2026, Hilton London Wembley, on the line-up announced by Nick James.

Expert Empires speaker announcement: David Riha, BuddyPro Speaker announcement by Nick James on Instagram → Full speaker line-up →

Who builds with us

Elite experts build on BuddyPro

Bestselling authors, keynote speakers and top coaches run their AI twins on BuddyPro.

Dan MartellDan MartellRuns Dan AI
Jen GottliebJen GottliebKeynote speaker
Marie DiamondMarie DiamondFeatured in The Secret
Joanna WiebeJoanna WiebeFounder of Copyhackers
Meg BradyhouseMeg BradyhouseRuns MegAI
Tyler TometichTyler TometichRuns Tyler AI
Nick JamesNick JamesFounder of Expert Empires
Elliott HulseElliott HulseRuns Yo Elliott's Brain
David Riha with Elliott Hulse
David Riha with Elliott Hulse
David Riha with Dan Martell at Martell Ventures, still from Dan Martell's video
David Riha with Dan Martell at Martell Ventures

Dan Martell

Dan Martell runs Dan AI on BuddyPro

The bestselling author of Buy Back Your Time built his own AI twin on BuddyPro, featured it to his audience, and BuddyPro joined Martell Ventures in 2025.

YouTube · Dan Martell · February 13, 2026

"I Tried 500+ AI Tools, These 20 Will Make You $1M": BuddyPro is tool #10

Watch on YouTube →  ·  Written version on danmartell.com →

"Tool number 10, Buddy Pro. This one will change the game for everybody that uses it. Essentially, it turns what you know into an AI clone of who you are. [...] I have a Dan AI that's not public that people pay for so that all of my clients can talk to Dan at 3:00 in the morning while I'm sleeping."

Dan Martell, in the video
YouTube · Dan Martell

"The most powerful AI Agent I've ever used in my life", featuring David Riha

At 4:35, BuddyPro co-founder David Riha appears on screen with the Martell team, captioned "David Riha, Founder of BuddyPro | AI Digital Twin".

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YouTube · Dan Martell

"POV: You're Building a $1 Billion Company": the story of Martell Ventures

Dan Martell's behind-the-scenes film about Martell Ventures, the AI venture studio BuddyPro joined in 2025, featuring BuddyPro co-founders Pavel Riha and David Riha.

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Instagram · @danmartell · February 19, 2026

"5 AI tools you shouldn't sleep on"

"Next one. Dan AI, which built off of BuddyPro's infrastructure. It allows anybody in my life to get the same level of knowledge I have without me being involved. [...] They can talk to it, and it's all there."

Watch on Instagram →
Instagram · @danmartell · December 17, 2025

"The best AI tools you need to be using": "AI chat clone: BuddyPro"

From the post: "The best AI tools you need to be using: Time saving: ChatGPT. Image generation: Gemini (Nano Banana Pro). AI secretary: Youratlas.com. Web design: Lovable. Networking: Social Sweep. AI video clone: HeyGen. AI chat clone: BuddyPro. Instagram sales: Revio."

Watch on Instagram →
Dan AI dashboard · August 28, 2026

People keep using Dan AI, month after month

After 7 months, 77% of subscribers still talk to Dan AI every week, 54% every day.

3rd month: 74% active weekly, 52% daily. First 7 days: 100% weekly, 50% daily. 7-month values read from the chart. Screenshot from the Dan AI dashboard on BuddyPro; subscriber counts hidden.

Dan AI dashboard: active users by subscription length. After 7 months: about 77% active in the last 7 days, 54% in the last 24 hours

In their own words

What experts and their clients say on camera

YouTube · BuddyPro AI · Stana Stiborova, founder of Beach Business

"Expert Makes $258K with AI in Just 20 Days"

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$258,000
in the first 20 days, 446 buyers

"In just the first twenty days of selling my Beach Buddy I achieved revenue of two hundred and fifty-eight thousand dollars. A total of four hundred and forty-six people purchased it and the best part is a full sixty percent of clients were straight for the annual subscription."

Stana Stiborova, founder of Beach Business, has helped 7,000+ people build online businesses since 2013
The Art of Selling Online Courses podcast · John Ainsworth · December 2025

"How Her AI Launch 3x'd Her Best Course Launch"

Watch the full interview on YouTube →
Lydia Machova speaking at TED
Lydia Machova
Polyglot, TED speaker (19M+ views), language mentor

"The launch was three times better than the best launch we've ever done."

"Their referrals were just so amazing. They mentioned stuff like, 'I have learned more in one month than I've learned in five years before that.'"

"One third of the people in the whole launch actually chose that one-year program."

"Even if I did have a one-on-one consultation with all of them, I couldn't possibly give them a better value than ALMI does because I wouldn't remember all the details."

Lydia moved from selling language courses to selling her AI mentor ALMI on BuddyPro. Her launch had over 400 customers sign up, per the host.
Meg Bradyhouse
Coach, about her AI twin Meg AI
"It is literally my favorite tool that we've ever built, that I've ever even used. I use it every single day."
A Dan AI user
Shared by Dan Martell in his Instagram story
"I had no idea that AI could talk like a human, like this well. [...] It already solved my bottlenecks."
Petra Furst
To David Riha
"I put my whole team on it and they are like trained coaches and trained sales people and they were like, 'Oh my God, this thing is unreal.'"

Trustpilot reviews

Experts rate BuddyPro 5 stars

Unprompted reviews from experts who run their AI twins on BuddyPro, copied word for word from Trustpilot.

★★★★★

"The best tool I've found in 10 years of running my expert business"

"I've been using BuddyPro for almost a year and it's changed my expert business to a whole new level. I created two Buddies who help my clients learn languages in the most personalised way possible - and honestly, I'm still amazed by what they can do.

What my clients love the most is how personally and proactively the Buddies guide them. It's not just a chatbot you throw questions at. It's a real guide that walks you through the whole process of whatever you specialise in - in my case, language learning. My Buddy (called ALMI) doesn't wait for clients to know what to ask. She takes the lead, nudges them, checks in, and adapts to where they actually are.

It's also so much better than ChatGPT, because it works with my detailed know-how. I had clients who originally thought "I'll just use ChatGPT for this" - and very quickly realised how different it feels to talk to a guide that's built around a proven method, not a generic AI that tries to please you.

[...] Honestly, I've never found a better way to serve my clients better than BuddyPro. I've created a digital twin of myself who helps them in a completely personal way - for them, it feels like they have me right there in a chat app, ready any time, for any question about my topic. And the thing my Buddy ALMI does even better than me - she remembers every detail of their past conversations, even from months ago. That is priceless in any expert topic."

Lýdia Hric Machová, PhD. · Founder, Language Mentoring · Polyglot · TED speaker
★★★★★

"BuddyPro AI is amazing part of my business"

"As mentor I am able through BuddyPro help my clients much faster and better way, more affordable and also I have amazing mentor for myself [...] It's very valueble, helpful and strategic product to grow my business. Really appreciate team of BuddyPro AI because it's definitely far from any generic personalized AI. This is much more!!!"

Darja Narayani · May 27, 2026
★★★★★

"Huge impact"

"I worked with the BuddyPro AI while helping my clients. I was very impressed with its functionality and the impact it has on their clients. Buddy is great in gaining your knowledge and passing it on for your clients. Suddenly, they have access to you 24 hours a day."

Pavel Bláha · May 30, 2026

Read all reviews on Trustpilot →

Featured interview

Authority Magazine

David Riha of BuddyPro On Pushing the Boundaries of AI

Interview by Gabriel Borden, managing partner of Arrow Fund. Authority Magazine on Medium, August 27, 2026.

Read the interview on Medium →
David Riha in San Francisco, header image of the Authority Magazine interview
"People already paid more than $5M to chat with the AI versions of experts built on BuddyPro, making this a good business for many of them, while helping their fans access their knowledge at scale."

That was August 2026. Today the figure is $6M+, and it keeps growing.

More coverage

In the press

WIRED.cz article about David Riha and BuddyPro
WIRED.cz · June 23, 2026

"Český zakladatel staví AI klony světových expertů""A Czech founder builds AI clones of world experts"

"Foreign media such as The New York Times cite it as an example of the new category of AI doubles." (translated from Czech)

Read on wired.cz →
CzechCrunch feature on David Riha and BuddyPro
CzechCrunch · Peter Brejčák · July 2, 2026

"Za rok z nuly na tržby 40 milionů""From zero to CZK 40 million in revenue in a year. Czechs break through building AI clones of experts"

A feature on David Riha and BuddyPro by the leading Czech tech and startup publication.

Read on cc.cz →
Cali Weekly · Kaitlyn Gomez · August 5, 2026

"Beyond Side Hustles, New Tools Helping Entrepreneurs Get Paid Faster"

BuddyPro featured in "Scaling Expertise Into Recurring Revenue", with an interview with co-founder David Riha.

Read on caliweekly.com →
BuddyPro as Startup of the Week in Vibe Your SaaS
Vibe Your SaaS · Gregory Kennedy · May 25, 2026

Startup of the Week: "BuddyPro AI: AI Digital Twins for Experts"

Picked as Startup of the Week by the newsletter for early-stage B2B SaaS.

Read the issue →
Build With What You Know podcast · July 7, 2026

"Sell Your Expertise as an AI Twin: David Riha on BuddyPro"

A 30-minute conversation about selling AI twins as a digital product.

Watch on YouTube →

Your turn

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