Good morning ☀️, leader of the next generation.
Sometimes we give technology too much credit or too much blame.
The truth is, it’s a tool. How we use it is what matters.
Used with purpose, it helps us see more clearly, build faster, and express ourselves in new ways.
It’s not about chasing trends. It’s about creating something real.
WHAT'S AT STAKE TODAY ⚡
- 🧠🚀 Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun reportedly plans to leave to build his own startup
- 🤖💡 How AI startups should be thinking about product-market fit
- ⚰️🔄 Immortality startup Eternos nabs $10.3M, pivots to personal AI that sounds like you
- 📉💰 SoftBank's Nvidia sale rattles market, raises questions
- 🌍🏃 The global race for the AI app layer is still on
- 🤖⚠️ AI takeover coming? Report warns AI may handle half of tech support cases in India by 2027
Israeli AI startup raises massive Series A for customer service agents
Wonderful raised $100M Series A to put AI agents on the front lines of customer service
Israeli AI startup Wonderful has secured a massive $100 million Series A funding round, positioning itself as a major player in the competitive AI agent market. The round was led by Index Ventures, with backing from heavyweight investors including Insight Partners, IVP, Bessemer, and Vine Ventures.
The substantial investment brings Wonderful's total funding to $134 million, just four months after emerging from stealth mode. This rapid funding trajectory reflects investor confidence in the company's approach to deploying customer-facing AI agents across voice, chat, and email channels globally.
What sets Wonderful apart in the crowded AI agent space is its sophisticated localization strategy. The company tailors its platform for each market it serves, fine-tuning agents for local languages, cultural norms, and regulatory requirements. This isn't just a technological adjustment – Wonderful establishes local teams in each region to manage deployment and ensure seamless integration.
This market-specific approach has driven impressive growth for the young company. Wonderful's AI agents currently handle tens of thousands of customer requests daily, achieving an 80% resolution rate. Since launch, the startup has expanded across multiple European markets including Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Greece, Poland, Romania, the Baltics, the Adriatics, and the UAE.
The fresh capital will fuel ambitious expansion plans. Wonderful aims to launch in Germany, Austria, the Nordic countries, and Portugal throughout 2025, with Asia-Pacific markets targeted for early 2026. However, the company's vision extends far beyond customer support.
CEO and co-founder Bar Winkler explained that their deep integration with enterprise software systems positions them to expand into new use cases with minimal additional effort. The company is already exploring applications in employee training, sales enablement, regulatory compliance, internal IT support, and onboarding processes.
"The promise of AI agents is clear, but putting that into practice, and critically, into production, is a huge challenge," Winkler stated. "It requires marrying best-in-class technology together with flawless delivery, on the ground with customers."
Customer-facing AI agents represent the first major commercial breakthrough for AI agent technology. These applications offer enterprises immediate cost savings by augmenting or replacing human support staff while integrating seamlessly with existing call center infrastructure. Importantly, they carry lower risk than autonomous internal decision-making systems that most enterprises aren't ready to adopt at scale.
Index Ventures partner Hannah Seal highlighted Wonderful's remarkable ability to scale from concept to global operations in under a year. She emphasized that the company's true competitive advantage lies in deploying agents for global enterprises that function effectively across every market and language – a significantly more complex challenge than building a simple AI wrapper.
Jeff Horing from Insight Partners noted that the widespread adoption Wonderful is experiencing across various industries demonstrates "just how valuable culturally fluent agents can be." This cultural intelligence appears to be a key differentiator in a market where many AI solutions struggle with nuanced, localized interactions.
The large funding round in an increasingly saturated AI agent market suggests that top-tier investors believe Wonderful is building genuine infrastructure and orchestration capabilities that could scale effectively as multi-agent systems mature and become more widely adopted across enterprise environments.
Figma opens Bengaluru office to court Indian developers
Figma bets on India to expand beyond design
Figma has opened its first Indian office in Bengaluru, targeting the country's massive developer community. India represents Figma's second-largest user base after the US, with 33% of global users being developers.
The company aims to shift perception from being just a design tool to a comprehensive development platform. Features like Figma Make have generated over 800,000 prototypes in India, making it the largest market for this AI-powered feature that creates web applications from natural language prompts.
🎙️ NEW EPISODE DROP:
The Future of Human + AI Collaboration | What are The Smarter Ways to Use AI
I sat down with Dimitriy Wolf — social engineer, psycholinguist, and advisor to presidents, sheikhs, and TEDx speakers — to break down why most people use AI wrong.
We covered how to think *with* AI (not just prompt it), how to build authentic brand voices, and what yachts have to do with artificial intelligence.
If you're still using ChatGPT like a search bar — you're getting left behind.
⚡ Trends for the Future
A former physician has launched Robyn, an empathetic AI companion
Harvard resident launches AI companion after seeing pandemic isolation effects.
Jenny Shao left her Harvard medical residency to launch Robyn, an empathetic AI companion designed to address the neurological impact of isolation she witnessed during the pandemic. Unlike friendship apps or therapy replacements, Robyn positions itself as an emotionally intelligent partner that provides support without clinical intervention.
"As a physician, I have seen things go badly when tech companies try to replace your doctor. Robyn is and won't ever be a clinical replacement. You can think of Robyn as your emotionally intelligent partner," Shao explained.
Drawing from her research experience under Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel, who studied human memory, Shao incorporated memory replication techniques into Robyn's design. The iOS app features an onboarding process similar to journaling apps, asking users about their goals, reactions to challenges, and preferred communication tone.
As users interact with Robyn, the app provides insights into behavioral patterns, emotional fingerprints, attachment styles, and love languages. The company has implemented safety guardrails that direct users to crisis lines and emergency rooms when self-harm is discussed, while pushing back on inappropriate requests.
The startup raised $5.5 million in seed funding led by M13, with participation from notable investors including Google Maps co-founder Lars Rasmussen and early Canva investor Bill Tai. The team has grown from three to ten members this year.
"We're living through a massive disconnection problem. Robyn tackles that head-on by solving emotional disconnection and helping people reconnect with who they are," Rasmussen said.
Launching today in the U.S., Robyn operates on a subscription model costing $19.99 monthly or $199 annually. The company faces the challenge of maintaining user safety while preventing over-anthropomorphization of the AI assistant in a market where 72% of U.S. teens use AI companion apps.
⚡ You’re Smart. Strategic. Intentional. So Let’s Be Real:
Where Are You Holding Back— On Purpose?
Every smart operator has something they’re intentionally avoiding.
Not because they’re lazy — but because it’s risky, unknown, or just... a bit *uncomfortable*.
So what’s that thing for you?
That one decision, move, or experiment you know would push you forward — but you’ve been choosing not to do it.
Tell us — and we’ll share a tactical POV or tool to help you rethink it.
No fluff. Just momentum.
AI will be humanity's greatest creative partner, helping us unlock innovations we never thought possible and build a world where technology amplifies the best of what makes us human.
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🎬 How to Use AI Agents to Build High-Converting Video Ads
Build once. Scale everywhere. In just minutes.
What if: Instead of spending weeks scripting, editing, and testing ads… you could build 10 variations of a high-converting video in 15 minutes — with agents handling the voiceover, visuals, call-to-action, and even the hook testing?
That’s exactly what we’ll show you this week — live.
Why This Changes Everything for Founders 🧠
- 🎥 Fast-Track Ad Creation: From idea to launch-ready video in under an hour — no team needed.
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- 📦 Works for Any Product: Digital or physical — agents adapt to your niche & brand voice.
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Episode 1: AI Education Without Limits
I sat down with Dr. José Fernández from the Miami Dade College AI Center to explore how AI is transforming education.
We discussed how students today can access world-class AI training with almost zero student loan debt — making innovation more accessible than ever.
Episode 2: What if your story were your sales strategy?
I sat down with Maury Rogow, a Hollywood producer and branding mastermind behind $2.5B in brand growth.
We talked about why the brands that feel effortless aren’t the loudest — they’re just the most aligned.
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