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Replika Founder Eugenia Kuyda's Group-Chat AI Wabi Raises $55M at $1.25B Led by IVP

Summary

Wabi, the shared-chat AI startup Replika founder Eugenia Kuyda launched publicly ten days earlier, raised $55M at a $1.25B valuation led by IVP with a16z, Forerunner and Amazon Alexa Fund joining alongside angels Tobi Lütke, Marc Benioff, Marissa Mayer, Dick Costolo and Alex Pall. The product drops an agent and user-built mini-apps into group chats to coordinate dates, meals and trips.