Kin raises $1.1M to pioneer the world's first personal AI that can be trusted with your deepest secrets

Formerly known as: Hyphen / Hyphen.id

Experienced entrepreneurs backed by high-profile investors

Kin’s mission is backed by prominent investors such as Lars Seier Christensen (founder of Saxo Bank and Concordium), Nikolaj Højer Nielsen (founder of Penneo) as well as VC firms like Accelerace, The Aventures, Morph Capital, and some international investors out of London, Singapore, and Sweden.

“The future of AI needs privacy and data ownership. Kin’s team is well-positioned to tackle this, aligning technology with user-first values. It's the right mission for this team.” says Lars Seier Christensen

Leading the company are seasoned entrepreneurs Kasper Juul, Simon Westh Henriksen, and Yngvi Karlson. In collaboration with Morph Capital, and Thorbjørn Rønje, they began working on Kin in late 2021.

"With our shared vision and collective experience in building startups, venture capital, and working with institutions like MIT CSAIL and Harvard, we believe we have the right blend to pioneer this personal AI revolution," says CEO Kasper Juul.

Everyone will have a personal AI

The future with personal AI is no longer a distant dream, but an imminent reality. These intelligent AI companions, as integral to daily life as smartphones, will elevate our thinking, augment human intellect, and handle tasks on our behalf. The future of Artificial Intelligence is deeply personal, demanding our control and trust to unleash an unparalleled era of mental empowerment and productivity.

With Kin, you own your data

What sets Kin apart as an AI chatbot is its unwavering commitment to data privacy. Users will automatically store their data in personally owned, encrypted databases, inaccessible to anyone, including Kin. This ensures total control and privacy over users' information.

"For us, Kin is solving the last barrier for personalized AI which is the privacy aspect of our personal data. None of us really trust big tech with our most intimate information and that is why the winners will be companies that build their brand on consumer confidence” - David Today, fund manager & partner at Accelerace

Danish values: trust and privacy

Why a Danish startup for such a global challenge and not one from Silicon Valley? The answer lies in the EU’s forefront position in privacy regulations and values. Kin’s origin is a strategic advantage, aligning the AI assistant with principles of individual privacy and control.

Kin is launching its beta version of the private, personal AI end of 2023. You can currently sign up for a waitlist on mykin.ai or wait until Kin opens up to the full public in Q1 2024.