Acti puts AI agents directly into your smartphone keyboard
Singapore-based startup Acti is integrating AI agents directly into smartphone keyboards, backed by a recent $5.3 million seed funding round.
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Acti has launched an AI-powered keyboard designed to function as a personal context layer for mobile users. The system allows for the operation of AI agents directly through the typing interface, incorporating custom shortcuts to streamline user tasks.
Coverage from TechCrunch, TNGlobal, Bitcoin World, The Indian Express, and Межа. Новини України. highlights the $5.3 million seed investment raised by the company. Outlets emphasize the keyboard's ability to run agents during active typing sessions, positioning the product as a bridge between standard text input and automated AI assistance.
Future developments remain subject to the startup's deployment timeline. Coverage does not yet specify the technical architecture of the agents or a comprehensive list of compatible smartphone operating systems.
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The reporting (5)
- Singapore's Acti raises $5.3M seed round to build AI-powered keyboard as personal context layer TNGlobal · 45d ago
- Acti Embeds AI Agents Directly Into Your Smartphone Keyboard, Raising $5.3 Million Bitcoin World · 45d ago
- Acti launches AI keyboard that runs agents during typing Межа. Новини України. · 45d ago
- Singapore startup develops AI-powered smartphone keyboard with custom agent shortcuts The Indian Express · 45d ago
- Acti puts AI agents directly into your smartphone keyboard TechCrunch · 45d ago
Answered
What is Acti?
Acti is a Singapore-based startup that has developed an AI-powered smartphone keyboard capable of running AI agents.
How much funding has the company raised?
The company has raised $5.3 million in a seed funding round.
What does the keyboard do?
It functions as a personal context layer, allowing users to execute AI agents and utilize custom shortcuts directly within the keyboard interface.
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