Replika Founder Launches Wabi with $20M to Pioneer a Social Platform for Instant AI-Built Apps

Eugenia Kuyda, the founder behind the pioneering AI companion app Replika, has returned with a new consumer AI startup called Wabi, a platform that lets anyone instantly create and share mini apps using simple prompts. Positioned as a “YouTube for apps,” Wabi aims to make personalized software creation accessible to non-technical users and marks a new phase in consumer AI adoption.

Wabi launched in beta last month and has already raised $20 million in pre-seed funding from prominent investors including Naval Ravikant, Garry Tan, Justin Kan, Amjad Masad, Akshay Kothari, DJ Seo, Shruti Gandhi, and Sarah Guo. The platform integrates app creation, hosting, discovery, and social features — allowing users to like, comment on, and remix each other’s creations. Early traction has been strong, with designers, founders, and AI leaders publicly praising its ease of use.

Users can generate fully functional mini apps from a single prompt, while Wabi handles the underlying infrastructure, UI, and data setup. The startup is investing its new funding in product development and platform reliability as it refines generated apps and prepares for wider adoption. Kuyda sees Wabi as the next major shift in consumer AI — where software becomes personal, social, and created by anyone in seconds.

Featured image: Credit: Wabi