Riley AI Secures $3 Million in Seed Round

Riley AI, a San Francisco, CA-based AI-powered product insights assistant, has emerged from stealth mode with $3 million in seed funding.

The round was led by Vertex Ventures US, with participation from NextView Ventures, Hyphen Capital, and leading product angel investors.

Founded in 2015, Vertex Ventures US is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, specializing in seed and early-stage investments. The firm focuses on enterprise and deep tech companies.

With this funding, Riley AI plans to integrate additional data channels and enhance its AI capabilities.

Founded by Claudia Natasia and Kevin Ma, Riley AI offers an AI-powered product insights assistant designed to help teams analyze and act on customer data. The platform consolidates insights from surveys, interviews, support tickets, and usage analytics into one unified system. By leveraging machine learning, Riley AI delivers actionable recommendations to guide product strategies.

Funding Details

Company: Riley AI, Inc.

Raised: $3.0M

Round: Seed Round

Funding Date: January 2025

Lead Investors: Vertex Ventures US

Additional Investors: NextView Ventures, Hyphen Capital

Company Website: https://www.askriley.io/

Software Category: Product Management