Replika founder raises $20M pre-seed for Wabi, the 'YouTube of apps' | TechCrunch
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Replika founder raises $20M pre-seed for Wabi, the 'YouTube of apps' | TechCrunch
"[Eugenia] was early and right to AI companions, even though it wasn't obvious at the time,"
"It's very rare to find someone who's got a track record for predicting what consumers will want, and we think she's doing it again."
"This was really made to help people who have nothing to do with coding or the tech world to very quickly create apps from their daily lives,"
"All you need to put in is 'build me an AI therapy app,' and that's it. It will suggest features and you can brainstorm, but it'll build you an app. You don't need to be great at prompting. You never see the code."
The founder of Replika launched Wabi to let anyone build, share, and host AI-powered mini apps using simple prompts. Wabi functions as an integrated platform combining creation, discovery, and hosting so users avoid traditional app stores and never see code. The startup targets non-technical users, offering automated feature suggestions and brainstorming during app-building. Wabi entered beta last month and raised $20 million in pre-seed funding from prominent angels. The product arrives amid growing interest in no-code AI tools and aims to normalize personalized, prompt-driven software for everyday use.
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