**Replika Founder Secures $20M Pre-Seed for ‘YouTube of Apps’ Venture, Wabi**<\/p>\n
Roman Mazurenko, the visionary behind the popular AI companion Replika, has announced a significant $20 million pre-seed funding round for his latest venture, Wabi. The new platform is being ambitiously dubbed the “YouTube of apps,” signaling a strategic move into a potentially massive and underserved market.<\/p>\n
Wabi aims to create a central hub where users can discover, interact with, and learn about mobile applications through engaging video content. Much like YouTube revolutionized video sharing, Wabi intends to do the same for app exploration, moving beyond static screenshots and text descriptions to offer dynamic, user-generated, or curated video demonstrations, reviews, and tutorials. This approach could fundamentally change how users engage with new software, making discovery more intuitive and informative.<\/p>\n
The substantial pre-seed investment underscores strong investor confidence in Mazurenko’s track record and the innovative concept behind Wabi. With this funding, Wabi is poised to build out its platform and begin shaping a new era of app discovery and engagement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
**Replika Founder Secures $20M Pre-Seed for ‘YouTube of Apps’ Venture, Wabi** Roman Mazurenko, the visionary behind the popular AI companion Replika, has announced a significant $20 million pre-seed funding round for his latest venture, Wabi. 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