Poke AI Agent Revolutionizes Automations: Text-Based Personal Assistant via iMessage, SMS, Telegram – $25M Funded for Everyday AI

The innovative AI agent Poke from The Interaction Company has gone public, enabling users to automate daily tasks as simply as sending a text message.

Available on iMessage, SMS, Telegram, and select WhatsApp markets, Poke serves as a proactive personal assistant with a friendly personality.

Poke's Seamless Workflow

Users text natural language commands to Poke for reminders, fitness tracking, smart home control, or email alerts, with the agent dynamically selecting the optimal AI model.

Install pre-made "recipes" in one click for integrations with Gmail, Google Calendar, Strava, Philips Hue, and developer tools like GitHub.

Evolution from Email to General AI

Launched as an email assistant a year ago in 2025, Poke pivoted after beta users demanded broader features like medication reminders and weather-based alerts.

The 10-person Palo Alto team, co-founded by Marvin von Hagen and Felix Schlegel, has grown its user base 10-fold in recent months.

Robust Funding Fuels Expansion

Following a $15 million seed, Poke raised $10 million more at a $300 million valuation from Spark Capital and General Catalyst.

Backers include Stripe founders, OpenAI's Joanne Jang, and Vercel co-founder Guillermo Rauch, signaling strong industry confidence.

Impact and Billion-User Vision

By making agentic AI accessible without technical hurdles, unlike complex tools such as OpenClaw, Poke empowers non-experts with personalized automations.

Future plans include full WhatsApp expansion amid EU regulations, recipe creator incentives, and scaling to a billion users with usage-based pricing starting free.