Ario, a Palo Alto, CA-based AI-powered assistant for parents, raised $16M in Seed funding.
Backers included Wing Venture Capital, Floodgate, Bain Capital Ventures, Moxxie, and angels.
The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and development efforts.
Led by CEO Sumit Agarwal, Ario is an AI life assistant that takes care of mundane tasks, giving time back to busy people, which connects with apps like Google Calendar, Amazon and DoorDash to reduce time spent on ongoing tasks like scheduling, anticipate needs for one-off tasks like returning items to a store, and provide personalized recommendations that reduce the amount of research required for purchase and travel decisions.
Ario can:
- Add an entire school schedule to the user’s Google Calendar from a single photo
- Identify schedule conflicts between a work meeting and a child’s soccer practice, and suggest solutions
- Remind users when their Amazon return is due and create personalized recommendations based on shopping habits
- Create a custom vacation itinerary, factoring in context like a child’s nap windows and developmentally appropriate activities
- Provide personalized restaurant recommendations and meal planning tips based on recent DoorDash orders
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26/06/2024