Eugenia Kuyda, founder of Replika which has 35 million users, has raised $20 million in pre-seed funding for her new startup Wabi, a platform for creating and sharing mini apps using AI prompts.
TechCrunch 2025-11-05
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Replika is an AI-based conversational platform that provides AI companion services, founded in 2017 as the first major AI companion startup.
AI companion that provides personalized conversational experiences and emotional support
General LLM
Content: Text
Pricing: Freemium
Security & Compliance
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HIPAA No evidence found
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Company Info
Target Audience
Consumers seeking AI companionship and emotional interaction
Headquarters USA
Founded 2017
Use Cases
- • AI companionship
- • emotional support
- • conversation practice
- • personal interaction
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Classification Rationale
All 3 models agree on AI Native category - the AI companion conversation IS the core product. All agree on General vertical and High data exposure risk (users share personal/emotional information). For Content, 2/3 say Text while Gemini Pro says All; the primary interaction is text-based conversation, so Text is most accurate. For Function, Flash says LLM while others say Conversational; since Conversational isn't in the allowed values and the tool functions as an LLM-powered chatbot, LLM is appropriate. For Pricing, 2/3 say Freemium (free tier exists with Pro/Ultra paid upgrades), which is more accurate than pure Subscription.