Kyndred reportedly lands €500,000 pre-seed round to build AI companions
Kyndred reportedly raised €500,000 in a pre-seed round led by Early Game Ventures. The Romania-based startup says it will use the funding to improve Maya, create more AI characters, grow its customer base and hire AI and product engineers.
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The SaaS News, citing tech.eu, reports that Romania-based startup Kyndred has raised a €500,000 pre-seed round led by Early Game Ventures. Kyndred is building AI companions with voice, memory and real-time interaction, and says the money will go toward improving its first companion, Maya, developing additional AI characters, expanding its customer base and hiring in AI and product engineering. The company was founded by Alex Bararu and Rares Mosescu, and describes its product as moving beyond text chat by adding a face, voice and long-term memory for more persistent, relationship-based interactions.
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