Privacy-focused AI assistant Ollie will shut down on November 6
Original title: Ollie, a privacy-focused AI assistant, is shutting down
Customers will get export and refund instructions; the startup raised a $7.5 million Khosla-led seed round.
Ollie, a subscription AI assistant built to help families stay organized while emphasizing privacy, will shut down on November 6, co-founder and CEO Bill Lennon said on X. The app linked to email and calendars and supported bookings, meal planning, and bill payments, with household budgeting planned later. Lennon said the company could not keep up as Muse, Instinct, and others entered the market and capital became harder to raise.
- The app officially shuts down on November 6.
- Khosla Ventures led a $7.5 million seed round discussed in September.
- Ollie was among early mainstream apps to achieve SOC 2 via an independent audit.
- Customers will receive data-export and refund instructions in the coming days.
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As an increasing number of AI assistants flood the market, the founder of Ollie, an assistant that respected its users' privacy, says it will be shutting down in a week.
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