Cal AI co-founder Zach Yadegari launches Persona AI assistant, raises $10M
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Zach Yadegari, teen co-founder of the calorie-tracking app Cal AI, has launched Persona, a personal AI agent startup that has raised $10 million led by Vine Ventures, according to TechCrunch.
Persona is currently a free beta that users access through iMessage text messages.
The company plans a $179 wearable band that activates via a button press or wrist flick, with the AI model running in the cloud rather than on the device. The bands are expected to ship in December, and an app is in development, per the same report.
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AIZach Yadegari, the teen co-founder of calorie tracking app Cal AI, has launched Persona, a personal AI assistant startup that has raised $10 million led by Vine Ventures. Persona will offer a $179 wearable band that activates via button or wrist flick, with the model running in the cloud rather than on the device. The band is expected in December, and Persona is currently a free beta available through iMessage.
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