Wabi, from Replika creator Eugenia Kuyda, raises $55M at $1.25B valuation
快鲤鱼 · wechat · 2026-11-11
Wabi, the new startup from Replika founder Eugenia Kuyda (the 'mother of AI companions'), raised $55M at a $1.25B valuation led by IVP, with a16z, Forerunner and Amazon's Alexa fund participating. Replika reached 40M users.
Wabi pivoted from an app-generation platform to Wabi 2.0, a chat-based personal assistant: group threads for family, travel and fitness where AI organizes requests and generates persistent tools like menus and shopping lists, with multiple participants contributing directly. Monetization and usage metrics remain undisclosed.
The piece also maps the crowded personal AI assistant space: Instinct ($1B raised, $10B valuation, task delegation), Meta's Muse (10M+ setups across WhatsApp, 25% daily use), China's TodayAI ($200M+ raised, long-term memory focus), and Alibaba's Qwen (wired into Taobao, Alipay, Fliggy and Amap). Wabi bets on shared affairs among friends, couples and families.
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