GoKawiilAI assistant startup Tab exits stealth at $300M valuation
Tab, a personal AI assistant accessible via text on iMessage or WhatsApp, announced Tuesday it has emerged from stealth with a $300 million valuation. The company, founded this year by Brennan Erbz, Stafford Schlitt, and Ammar Amdani, did not disclose specific funding figures but named SV Angel, Valar Ventures, and American Spirit as investors. Tab handles tasks like ordering groceries or booking travel on users' behalf using its own phone number, computer, and wallet.
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Tab enters a crowded field of consumer AI assistants alongside products like Instinct and Meta's Muse, all competing to automate everyday errands and personal tasks. Co-founder Ammar Amdani suggests that trust, rather than technical capability, will determine which assistant wins over consumers, given the sensitive financial and personal data these tools must access. The company's emphasis on data vaults and not training AI on user data signals an attempt to differentiate itself on privacy grounds as regulatory and consumer scrutiny of AI data practices grows.
- Tab launched publicly with a $300 million valuation, backed by SV Angel, Valar Ventures, and American Spirit.
- The assistant operates through text messaging and independently manages tasks using its own phone number, computer, and payment wallet.
- Founders argue that user trust, not feature competition, will decide which consumer AI assistant succeeds in a crowded market.
Source: techcrunch.com — Dominic-Madori Davis, 2026-10-07
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