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‘Conversational AI’ start-up Webio raises €500,000
From left: Paul Sweeney, Graham Brierton, Mark Oppermann and Cormac O’Neill. Image: Webio
The Dublin start-up helps companies manage and predict their customer service functions using artificial intelligence.
AI start-up Webio has raised €500,000 in funding from Finch Capital to top off its investment round at €1.5m.
Webio’s “pre-Series A round” will be invested in further developing its “conversational AI” that assists in dealing with companies’ communications with customers and predicting the outcomes of those interactions.
It plans to greatly expand its R&D team and add to its sales and customer success teams. The company is also backed by Enterprise Ireland and EIT Digital.
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