The startup helps developers build AI agents that work over iMessage, SMS/RCS, email, and other messaging platforms. It's a bet that consumers will increasingly use agents instead of downloading apps.
Photon held a funeral for mobile apps. Now it has $4.5M to help replace them with agents.
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Photon, an AI startup, has raised $4.5 million in seed funding to help developers build agents that work over messaging apps like iMessage and WhatsApp.
- Photon held a funeral for mobile apps, believing agents will replace them.
- The startup has signed up over 40,000 developers and grown revenue 10x in four months.
- Photon offers a platform with tools for building and operating agents across multiple messaging services.
- The company has attracted paying clients, including Corgi Insurance and Gen Z dating platform Ditto.
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