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Siena AI raises $4.7M to develop an empathic AI customer service agent | TechCrunch

Nov 16, 2023 - techcrunch.com
Siena AI, co-founded by Andrei Negrau and Lisa Popovici, has developed an AI-powered customer support solution that understands context and responds with empathy like a human. The system stands out with its AI Personas feature, allowing merchants to maintain their brand's unique voice, its ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and its cognitive reasoning-based engine for resolving complex customer service issues. Since its launch six months ago, Siena has gained 65 customers and manages up to 80% of customer interactions across over 100 languages.

The company recently secured $4.7 million in seed funding from investors including Sierra Ventures, Pari Passu Ventures, Spacestation Investments, Village Global, The Council, and OpenSky Ventures. The funds will be used for hiring, go-to-market capabilities, and technology development. The goal is to make Siena's solution a fully autonomous agent for customers within the next 12 months. The company is also launching a learning hub, the Siena AI Academy, to help customers integrate AI into their customer service workflows.

Key takeaways:

  • Siena AI, co-founded by Andrei Negrau and Lisa Popovici, has developed an AI-powered customer support solution that understands context and responds with empathy like a human.
  • The AI solution stands apart with its AI Personas feature, ability to handle multiple tasks in the same interaction, and a cognitive reasoning-based engine for complex problem resolution.
  • Siena AI has gained 65 customers, including brands like Kitsch, Simple Modern and Everyday Dose, since its launch six months ago and manages up to 80% of customer interactions across over 100 languages and all channels.
  • The company recently received $4.7 million in seed funding from investors including Sierra Ventures, Pari Passu Ventures, Spacestation Investments, Village Global, The Council and OpenSky Ventures.
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