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Wabi, the AI agent founded by Replika creator Eugenia Kuyda, has closed a $55 million funding round at a $1.25 billion valuation. TechCrunch AI reports that the round was led by IVP, with participation from a16z, Amazon Alexa Fund, Tobi Lütke, Marc Benioff and others; last month Wabi shifted from a prompt-building app to an AI messenger, and Wabi 2.0 can generate mini apps such as meal plans and fitness plans on demand. SiliconANGLE reports that the round was a seed round and also included Forerunner; its AI assistant uses group chat as its core interface, can recommend restaurants based on the conversation, generate a personal budget via Plaid and remind users to cancel unused subscriptions, and also lets users create simple apps and 2D mini-games through vibe coding. The service is already available on Mac, iOS and Android, with a Windows app planned next.
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Oct 30
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Wabi Raises $55 Million at a $1.25 Billion Valuation to Build a Consumer AI Assistant
Wabi has closed a $55 million seed round led by IVP, with participation from Amazon Alexa Fund, Andreessen Horowitz and Forerunner, at a valuation of $1.25 billion. Its AI assistant uses group chat as its core interface, can recommend restaurants based on the conversation, generate a personal budget through Plaid and remind users to cancel unused subscriptions, and also lets users create simple apps and 2D mini-games with vibe coding. The service is already available on Mac, iOS and Android, with a Windows app planned next.
Oct 29
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Wabi raises $55 million at a $1.25 billion valuation
Wabi, the AI agent founded by Replika creator Eugenia Kuyda, has raised $55 million at a $1.25 billion valuation. Last month, Wabi shifted from a prompt-building app to an AI messenger; Wabi 2.0 can generate mini apps such as meal plans and fitness plans on demand. The round was led by IVP, with participation from a16z, the Amazon Alexa Fund, and Tobi Lütke, Marc Benioff, and others.
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