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Poke, an AI agent that lets users automate tasks via text message, raised $10M, on top of a $15M seed last year, at a $300M post-money valuation (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

By TechMeme · 2026-04-08
Poke, an AI agent that lets users automate tasks via text message, raised $10M, on top of a $15M seed last year, at a $300M post-money valuation (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Why it matters: Poke's $300 million valuation signals significant investor confidence in text-based AI automation.
Poke, an AI agent enabling task automation via text message, has secured an additional $10 million in funding, building on last year's $15 million seed round, now valuing the company at $300 million post-money. TechCrunch's Sarah Perez suggests Poke aims to be an 'OpenClaw for the rest of us,' democratizing AI agent access.

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