First Voyage raises 2.5 million for their habit-building AI companion.
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First Voyage raises 2.5 million for their habit-building AI companion.
First Voyage raises 2.5 million for their habit-building AI companion. A firm named First Voyage aims to assist individuals in avoiding all the AI garbage thrown at them and instead developing the habits they desire in a world that is quickly being overrun with AI-generated stuff. And it uses an AI companion app to accomplish that: The program, called Momo Self Care, allows you to take care of a virtual pet named Momo in exchange for being reminded to perform chores that help you develop new habits.
Momo will remind users of the chores they have set up as reminders. Like the popular productivity software Focus Friend, Momo also gives you coins for finishing activities, which you can then use to buy further pet customization options within the game. Additionally, users can discuss self-care with Momo, and the AI companion can suggest routines and activities depending on your goals.
Co-founder and CEO Besart Copa said, “Momo helps users become the best versions of themselves, and users reward Momo with care, affection, and cute accessories.” Together with CTO Egehan Ozsoy, he founded the business.
First Voyage said on Monday that a16z Speedrun, SignalFire, True Global, and other investors had contributed $2.5 million to the company’s seed investment round.
According to Copa, Momo users have already generated over 2 million tasks on the platform, with productivity, spirituality, and mindfulness being the most popular habits.
However, there is growing worry that these new, so-called “companions” can cause more harm than good due to the proliferation of AI toys and apps on the market as well as the growing impact of AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok.
Copa, for example, thinks that in the coming years, human-AI character connections will only grow. But he pointed out that the growing number of AI applications focused on self-care and wellbeing are at least superior to those that address primal urges.
The “personalization capability of AI will take the impact of these relationships to another level,” he added. “We are happy so many founders and startups are working in the AI self-care wellness space instead of building waifus.”
He pointed out that Momo has built-in safety features, such prompt filters, to ensure that user and AI exchanges stay within proper bounds.
Momo, which is already accessible on iOS, will be launched in the Android app store with the help of the additional funds raised. Additionally, the First Voyage team wants to improve Momo’s social intelligence.
Copa stated, “We hope Momo and the community around it become a defining consumer brand that uses the best of AI, animation, and gamification to improve as many lives as possible.”
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