London-based Wluper has raised $1.3m in seed funding, led by IQ Capital, to expand its research and development. The start-up is developing conversational AI for use in one specialised area, rather than broader conversational AI that can do many things. “People have been talking about this problem of how we talk with computers since the early days of computing, but it was only recently when people started thinking about what would happen if you could actually build Wluper plans to hire more engineers and research scientists.
London-based Wluper has raised $1.3m in seed funding, led by IQ Capital, to expand its research and development. The start-up is developing conversational AI for use in one specialised area, rather than broader conversational AI that can do many things. The company will initially focus its "goal-driven dialogue" technology on navigational products. Wluper plans to hire more engineers and research scientists.