Key Stats
Name: Akin
Sector: Personal AI
Founders: Liesl Yearsley, Travis Giggy
CEO: Liesl Yearsley
Year of investment: 2018
Rounds: Seed
Co-investors: CometLabs
What they do
Akin is an artificial intelligence company that integrates neuroscience into their AI platforms. In doing so, they are creating technology capable of not only managing complex problems but able to form intrinsic relationships with humans. By replicating human ‘intuitive’ problem solving rather than logical reasoning, Akin is able to model human pattern recognition, mental models, and implicit conceptual systems for quick decision making, even in environments where data is uncertain or insufficient.
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Why we like them
Currently, artificial intelligence does not have the autonomy to tackle challenges of complex environments. We believe that Akin will develop AI capable of building trust and improving human life, by predicting and supporting human decision making.