Photon raises $4.5 million seed round after holding a funeral for mobile apps, betting on agents instead
Photon held a funeral for mobile apps. Now it has $4.5M to help replace them with agents.
What happened
Photon raised a $4.5 million seed round co-led by Gradient and A*, with participation from Vercel, Sequoia (HongShan), and others. The startup helps developers build agents for iMessage and WhatsApp and says it has attracted more than 40,000 registered developers. Revenue grew 10-fold in four months, and message volume grew fivefold last month. Its managed platform offers 99.95% availability and is certified for SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA compliance.
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