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Newo, founded in 2023 in San Francisco, CA, provides AI voice and text agents serving as a virtual receptionist and call handler for small and medium-sized businesses.
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Investor· 4
Founders / team· 1
Funding history
- 2026-02Series A$25M
Investors · Constructor, Aloniq, Acrobator Ventures, s16vcSource · SVTR Weekly #144 ↗
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