Tab — personal AI assistant emerges from stealth at $300M valuation
A consumer AI assistant you text on iMessage/WhatsApp; it has its own phone number, computer, and wallet and executes tasks (groceries, bookings, calls) rather than advising.
Why it matters
Trust as the product: user data never trains AI, card lives in a vault Tab can't see, and nothing irreversible happens without explicit user approval.
What you could build with it
A consumer-tech startup building a concierge-style assistant could adopt Tab's trust-first architecture — separate phone number and wallet for the agent, plus mandatory approval for irreversible actions. The concrete result: an assistant users can delegate real tasks to without surrendering financial control.
Does it hold up?
Launched today with TechCrunch coverage and word-of-mouth growth claimed; no public product reviews yet. Too early to judge — real usability hinges on how well the trust guardrails survive everyday delegation.
Learn more
First spotted on article: source.
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