New AI platform offers a trusted internet
companion with age-appropriate guardrails, helping parents foster
and support curious children
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 16, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Angel AI, a parent-designed AI platform that
provides an age-appropriate internet experience for children aged 5
to 12 years old, announces a $4.75
million Seed funding round led by Cortical Ventures with
significant participation from Village Global and several other
prominent angel investors.
Angel AI uses the most powerful and advanced AI technology
today, such as large language models, natural language processing
(NLP), speech recognition and synthesis, and agent-based systems
with memory. This technology allows Angel to generate
age-appropriate answers to children's questions, delivering
compelling but safe content and entertainment. Additionally,
Angel's platform has the ability to learn, personalize, and
understand the child over time. The AI supports children's
curiosity and encourages them to find answers by providing
multi-modal content at their comprehension level, including video
and audio, to enhance the learning experience.
Angel's content is also free from distracting advertisements or
predatory monetization tactics, which have become commonplace in
children's digital experiences–often to their detriment. In stark
contrast to the status quo, Angel is also free of data collection
for reselling and always will be.
"We have already seen how social media platforms and children's
content sources are too akin to 'digital narcotics,' designed to be
addictive and feed children age-inappropriate content, leading to
higher rates of depression and loneliness," said Tim Estes, CEO and founder of Angel AI. "As a
father of two young boys, I wanted something better for my kids. So
did the many parents that make up the Angel team. Instead of fully
disconnecting children from the internet, we're advocating for an
innovative and more effective approach. By using the Angel
platform, parents can carefully integrate technology, letting their
children explore safely while building healthy online and offline
habits and promoting digital fluency."
The Angel AI platform will also include a parent insight portal,
offering unique insights about children's interests online and
offline. In addition to the platform's current services, Angel will
continue to roll out new capabilities in the coming months with the
ultimate goal of creating a multi-faceted ecosystem that will
redefine how children experience the internet.
"Angel AI is solving a problem that every parent in the world
encounters and yet remains unsolved: allowing their kids to use the
internet without exposing them to inappropriate and unsafe
content," said Jeremy Achin, general
partner at Cortical Ventures, founder and CEO of NeoCybernetica and
hOS and former CEO of DataRobot. "Changing this paradigm is a
massive opportunity and one Cortical is excited to support as we
continue to focus on the theme of AI-powered human engagement for
good."
The round will accelerate Angel AI's investments in hiring,
product development, and marketing initiatives. Over 100 parents
are actively testing Angel's platform, demonstrating significant
interest and anticipation for the app. Others who are interested
are encouraged to join Angel's waitlist. Invitations to use the
platform will be rolled out in phases this summer as a part of the
company's plan to continue expanding parent and child engagement
with the platform.
"Village Global prides itself on carefully selecting partners
who are both leaders and responsible stewards in their areas of
expertise," said Anne Dwane,
co-founder & partner at Village Global. "Angel is changing the
world by using AI for good. We are proud to partner with an
organization that helps protect children and educates and empowers
families while modeling behaviors of responsible digital
citizens."
For more information, please visit https://angelkids.ai.
About Angel AI
Angel's AI platform offers
age-customized content for children aged 5-12+, creating a
protective and personalized online experience. This parent-designed
platform ensures children can explore online resources and
information customized to their age and parents' values. Angel AI
gives parents key insights to understand and develop their child's
interests. In short, Angel is the trusted online companion
parents can rely on to foster and support curious children with
appropriate guardrails. To learn more about Angel AI, please visit
Angelkids.ai.
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SOURCE Angel AI