Interactionlabs
Entrepreneur First '25Paris, FR · Founded 2025 · 2 known investors
InteractionLabs makes a desk-lamp-shaped companion robot inspired by the animated Pixar lamp. The device uses a camera and voice interface to see its surroundings, hold conversations, and retain memory of the people it interacts with, and is intended for consumers at home or at a workstation.
Also known as Interaction Labs · InteractionLabs · Oinga · Ongo Lamp
Founders & leadership
Interactionlabs was founded in 2025 by Karim Rkha Chaham and Julien Ajdenbaum.
Investors · 2
Also in the syndicate · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026InteractionLabs develops an ambient desk-lamp companion robot intended to move AI assistance off screens and into the physical workspace. The device is described as expressive and able to see, talk and remember users, combining vision, voice and memory so that it can provide hands-free, context-aware help from the edge of a desk. The company emphasizes legible behavioral cues so that the robot's assistance is predictable and can fit into daily workflows without being intrusive.
The founders' stated aim is to explore what it means for everyday computers to become physically present, social and consistently helpful in real-world environments. Product framing in one directory listing refers to a desk lamp named 'Oinga' that uses character design and ambient AI to appear lifelike, addressing the premise that robots in the home need to feel welcoming and human-like.
Founding story
The company was founded in 2025 by Karim Rkha Chaham and Julien Ajdenbaum, who draw on backgrounds in mathematics, computer science and AI from French engineering schools including ENSTA Paris, École Polytechnique and ENS Paris. Karim Rkha Chaham had previously built products from scratch in data analytics and AI workflow tools, while Julien Ajdenbaum has been building social robots since the age of 10.
Business model
Consumer electronics with embedded AI: the company develops and would sell a physical desk-lamp companion robot to end users, with vision, voice and memory capabilities integrated into the device. Sources do not describe pricing, subscription components, or distribution arrangements.
Not disclosed in the available sources.
Traction
Team size of three; no users, revenue, shipments or pilot data are disclosed in the sources.
Latest developments
As of the sources reviewed, the company is a 2025-founded, three-person team in the Founders, Inc. portfolio, with a directory listing indicating seed stage and a named product concept ('Oinga'). No launch, revenue or funding-amount disclosures are available.
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Market position
Early-stage hardware/AI company; one directory categorizes it under consumer apps and social with a consumer-electronics-with-AI-integration model. No market share, competitive benchmarking or comparable-company data is available in the sources.
Positioned around embodiment and expressiveness rather than screen- or app-based AI: the robot's combination of vision, voice and persistent memory of users, plus deliberate character design and legible cues intended to make its behavior predictable and non-intrusive in a home or desk environment.
Technology
Camera-based vision, voice interaction and user memory combined in a single desk-lamp form factor, with expressive movement and legible cues; described as ambient AI and character design applied to a physical robot.
Go-to-market
Not described in the available sources beyond an associated product website (ongolamp.com).
Consumers using the device in a home or desk workspace setting.
Geography
Sources do not specify operating locations beyond the founders' French academic backgrounds (ENSTA Paris, Polytechnique, ENS Paris).
History
Founded in 2025 by Karim Rkha Chaham and Julien Ajdenbaum. The company is listed in the portfolio of Founders, Inc. with a team size of three and an associated product website, ongolamp.com. One startup directory lists it at seed stage with Founders, Inc. as its single disclosed investor and names a product called 'Oinga', along with additional personnel including a Director of Character Development; that directory's descriptive text is internally inconsistent (it also carries boilerplate about a services company), so its details should be treated as low confidence.
Risks & controversies
No controversies are reported in the sources. Profile confidence is limited: publicly available information comes largely from investor and directory listings, one of which contains contradictory and apparently mismatched content (including differing founder names and a services-agency description), and several similarly named entities exist.
Compiled by commissioned research from 4 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsInteractionLabs is listed in the Founders, Inc. portfolio; a startup directory lists it at seed stage with Founders, Inc. as an investor. No amount disclosed.
InteractionLabs was founded in 2025 by Karim Rkha Chaham and Julien Ajdenbaum, who have backgrounds in math, computer science and AI from French engineering schools including ENSTA Paris, Polytechnique and ENS Paris.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 4
primary sources listed
4 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Interactionlabs do?
- InteractionLabs builds an expressive desk-lamp companion robot that can see, talk and remember its users.
- Who founded Interactionlabs?
- Interactionlabs was founded by Karim Rkha Chaham, Julien Ajdenbaum in 2025.
- Who are Interactionlabs's investors?
- Interactionlabs's investors include Entrepreneur First.
- Where is Interactionlabs headquartered?
- Interactionlabs is headquartered in Paris, FR.