Grouphug, a new app developed by veterans of the European startup scene, focuses on creating memes from WhatsApp group chats. Led by experienced founder Felix Petersen, the app currently allows users to export text from chats and generate images, but it hints at a larger strategy involving generative AI to unlock value from private group interactions. With a successful pre-seed funding round of €1.5 million, Grouphug is poised to redefine humor within private messaging spaces, taking advantage of content that remains largely hidden from public platforms.
"We think we've cracked AI humor. For now, Grouphug will create jokes based on what happened in the group. We turn your WhatsApp chats into memes."
"There is this world of group chats where most of the things happening, like on Reddit or X, are conducted in public. But everything that's in WhatsApp groups is not part of the public internet. That's an opportunity."
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