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San Francisco, US · 15 known investors
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Prompt is an Ambient AI product and research company that develops human-centered AI products designed to sense the physical environment. Its team of scientists, engineers, and designers builds consumer-facing products.
Also known as Prompt · Prompt AI
Founders & leadership
Investors · 15
How we know: Abstract Ventures's portfolio page · research · prnewswire.com · Not right? Tell us
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Also in the syndicate · 4
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$80M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2023–2026
- $80Mseed financingJan 2026 · 2 sources
DCVC (lead), AIX Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments, Braidwell, Magnetic Ventures, Modi Ventures, NVentures, NVIDIA NVentures, Roivant, Yosemite
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Prompt (operating at promptai.co) is an ambient AI product and research company based in San Francisco. The company describes its focus as building machines that sense the world the way people do, and positions itself as both a product and a research organization staffed by scientists, engineers and designers creating human-centered consumer products.
As of the company website, its offering is not generally available: the site collects email addresses for a mailing list and confirms sign-ups as joining a waitlist, indicating a pre-launch or limited-access stage.
Traction
Public materials indicate a pre-launch posture, with an email waitlist as the primary customer-facing mechanism.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
The company presents itself as combining product development with research in ambient AI; its public materials do not name competitors or claim a market share.
Technology
The company positions its work around ambient AI — systems intended to sense and interpret the physical environment in a manner analogous to human perception. No further technical detail on models, hardware or architecture is disclosed publicly.
Go-to-market
Prospective users join a mailing list and waitlist through the company's website, suggesting a staged or invite-based release ahead of general availability.
The company states it creates products "for everyone," indicating a consumer orientation rather than a specific enterprise or vertical segment.
Geography
Headquartered in San Francisco, United States.
Compiled by commissioned research from 16 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.
Related companies · 5
Companies working in the same space as Prompt AI.
Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsCNBC reported Apple was nearing a deal to hire engineers from the 11-person startup and acquire its technology, likely for Apple's HomeKit smart home division. Executives said investors would receive some money but would not be made whole, and that xAI and Neuralink had also approached the company.
Prompt AI said it was retiring its flagship Seemour home-security-camera app and would inform users their data would be deleted, after the CEO said the business model was not working.
The company released Prompt Photos, an iOS app offering AI-generated albums and fast search across personal photo libraries; as of early January 2024 it had been in beta for about three weeks.
Prompt AI announced a $5 million seed round led by AIX Ventures and Abstract Ventures, with participation from several angel investors, to expand access to computer vision technology.
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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 16
primary sources listed
- Proximapromptai.co · web
- PROMPT AI RAISES $5 MILLION IN SEED FUNDING TO REVOLUTIONIZE COMPUTER VISIONprnewswire.com · web
16 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Prompt AI do?
- Prompt is a San Francisco ambient AI product and research company building consumer products that sense the physical environment.
- Who founded Prompt AI?
- Prompt AI was founded by Tete Xiao.
- Who are Prompt AI's investors?
- Prompt AI's investors include Abstract Ventures, AIX Ventures, DCVC (Data Collective), Neotribe Ventures, Alexandria, Braidwell, CDP Venture Capital, Laude Ventures and 3 more.
- How much funding has Prompt AI raised?
- Prompt AI has disclosed $80M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is Prompt AI headquartered?
- Prompt AI is headquartered in San Francisco, US.