Luka (dba Replika)

company

About

Luka is a software development company based in San Francisco, California

Details

Last Funding Type
Seed
Industries
Artificial Intelligence,Lifestyle,Restaurants,Software,Travel
Founded date
Jan 1, 2015
Number Of Employee
11 - 50
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Luka, Inc.
Also Known As
Replika

Luka is a software development company based in San Francisco, California.

The company created Luka app, a new messenger with AI-powered chatbots. They help you find places to eat, do web search, make plans together, pick places to eat, play trivia games and lots of other things in a messenger.

In 2016 Luka launched a closed testing of Replika, a new app that allows to create a personal AI that you teach through text conversations. The app is powered by a proprietary deep learning architecture.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
$10.92M
Luka (dba Replika) has raised a total of $10.92M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Nov 30, 2017 from a Series A round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Nov 30, 2017 Series A $6.50M 4 Khosla Ventures Detail
Apr 8, 2016 Series A $4.42M 4 ACME Capital Detail
Mar 23, 2015 Seed 3 Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
2
1
Luka (dba Replika) has made 2 investments. Their most recent investment was on Dec 7, 2022, when Finclusion Group raised $2M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Dec 7, 2022 Finclusion Group
Seed $2M Artificial Intelligence Yes
Dec 19, 2016 Paystack
Seed Finance

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
2
9
Luka (dba Replika) is funded by 9 investors. Khosla Ventures and ACME Capital are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Khosla Ventures Yes Series A
ACME Capital Series A
Phil Libin Series A
Richard Socher Series A
Ludlow Ventures Series A
Shervin Pishevar Series A
Y Combinator Series A
Justin Waldron Seed
Zillionize Seed

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
3
Luka (dba Replika) has 3 current employee profiles, including Executive Eugenia Kuyda
Executive
Board member
Executive