Robyn offers a mobile AI assistant that emulates an emotionally intelligent partner, drawing on founder-physician Jenny Shao’s neuroscience research to create an ‘emotional memory system’ that remembers user preferences and traits such as attachment style and love language. Available on iOS with a paid subscription of $19.99 per month or $199 per year, the app guides users through an onboarding questionnaire and then engages in ongoing chats to surface personalized insights and growth edges. Safety is a core focus: Robyn provides crisis-line information, refuses non-personal queries, and embeds guardrails to prevent over-anthropomorphism or clinical substitution. The product positions itself between generic chatbots and therapy apps, explicitly avoiding replacement of professional mental-health services while aiming to enhance self-reflection and real-world relationships. Since early 2024, the team has expanded from three to ten employees and has run private tests with select users ahead of today’s U.S. launch. Future plans include scaling the user base while refining guardrails and personalization features. The company has secured $5.5 million in seed funding to finance product development and growth.

Total raised

$6M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Nov 2025