Wabi Seed · $55M raised · (2026)

Wabi raised a $55M Seed round announced Oct. 29, 2026 — its first disclosed funding since launching last year — led by IVP at a $1.25 billion valuation, with participation from Amazon Alexa Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Forerunner and angels Marc Benioff and Tobi Lütke. The San Francisco-based company, founded by Replika founder Eugenia Kuyda — whose prior startup had more than 35 million users as of November 2025 — said its Mac, iOS and Android AI assistant is seeing "strong early demand" but disclosed no specific user, revenue, pipeline or employee numbers. The article did not detail planned use of funds or expansion plans.