Heeyo: AI Chatbot Catered To Kids

Heeyo is an AI chatbot specifically catered to children around the ages of three to eleven. The startup, created by Xiaoyin Qu is an interactive AI chatbot that provides children with fun learning experiences and entertainment.

There are more than two thousand games and other fun activities offered to the children. Some of these fun activities include reading books, learning new things, and even creating their own stories. Parents can also join in on the process by creating games with various kinds of input such as the children’s interests and their age. Children can even make their own ‘buddies’ and these characters can be customised according to the child’s preferences.

The AI chatbot supports over twenty languages and a team of child psychologists has been employed to train the AI model. The company has also stated that it adheres to the rules and regulations of COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act). Thus, the AI removes the children’s data such as details of their demographics and their voices, almost immediately. The service also does not ask for any personal information about the child, whether that be the child’s name or which state they live in.

Heeyo is powered by various AI models such as OpenAI, ElevenLabs, Microsoft Azure and Stable Diffusion. All of these AI models serve different functions. For instance, Stable Diffusion has been utilised by Heeyo for text-to-picture image generation and OpenAI has been used to interact with the children.

Heeyo: Background on the company

Heeyo has already raised $3.5 million from a seed round with investors that include Charge Venture, OpenAI Startup Fund, Pear VC and Alexa Fund. The app is available globally for download on both iOS and Android smartphones and tablets.

The AI startup was founded by Xiaoyin Qu in 2024 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. It consists of around 10 employees and three associated members.

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