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Text.ai

AI in your group chats

We're building the first AI agent that thinks like a group. While everyone else is stuck with boring individual chatbots, we've cracked the impossible: AI that reads the room, understands each person, and creates custom intelligence for every group chat. text.ai doesn't just answer questions - it lives in your conversations, silently learns what makes each friend tick, and becomes the perfect agentic AI for YOUR specific crew. Jump in right now: Works instantly in SMS, WhatsApp, and Telegram. Zero downloads. Zero setup. Just pure ambient group genius. 🍕 "Find pizza spots we'll ALL actually like" (remembers Sarah's gluten-free, Jake's spice tolerance, everyone's budget) 🎉 "Plan something epic for Saturday" (knows the group's energy, who's free, what you actually enjoy) 🔥 "Roast my terrible movie suggestion" (adapts to your group's humor style and inside jokes) Every group chat gets its own brain. Every friend gets understood. Every plan actually works. The future isn't prompt → response. It's presence → understanding → creation. Try it now. Your friends will thank you.
Active Founders
Rushi Shah
Rushi Shah
Founder
Co-Founder/CEO at Text.ai. Ex-Tesla & NASA. Ran my own podcast interviewing leaders from across the world. CS & Business from CPP
Paras Maniar
Paras Maniar
Founder
cofounder of text.ai | 3x Exit Experience - Venture, Publicly Traded & Private Equity | ex JPMorgan, McKinsey, Gannett/USA Today | JD/MBA Northwestern + BA UC Berkeley | sucker for #reesespieces
Prahar Patel
Prahar Patel
Founder
CTO @ text.ai | Ex Engg. Leader @ Walmart, Eventbrite, Opentable, Amazon
Company Launches
Text.ai - AI in your group chats
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👋 Hey everyone,

I'm Rushi, CEO & co-founder of text.ai. We're thrilled to share what we've been building, AI that lives where you already chat, no downloads needed.

TL;DR

💡 What is text.ai?

We've brought AI directly into SMS (US & CA for now), WhatsApp (worldwide), and Telegram (worldwide) which over 5.5 billion people use daily.

No new apps to download, no learning curve, just text and go.

Watch our YouTube product video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFOBlc6extw

We also just made the top 5 on Product Hunt this past week!

✅ How to try it:

1. Save our contact card: [text.ai]

2. Text directly or add to your group chats

3. That's it! Works on [SMS], [WhatsApp], | [Telegram]

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🤔 Why did we build this?

Ever tried explaining to your mom how to download and use a new AI app? Yeah... that's why we built text.ai.

I built the first version just for fun, a personal travel companion for when I was hunting for hidden veggie restaurants on my first solo trip to Spain & Portugal (I'm vegetarian) and had no internet. It was ridiculously simple but solved a real problem for me.

Then something unexpected happened. Friends started adding our AI to their group chats. They used it to plan Vegas trips, settle restaurant debates, and even as a digital wingman for date nights.

The magic? No one had to download a thing. AI just showed up where they already were. In their messages.

Now we're obsessed with one mission: making AI accessible to everyone.

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🚀 Real magic happens in groups

"TextAI saved our Friday night! Eight people with different diets, and it found this amazing Thai fusion place everyone loved. Even suggested dishes for our vegetarian friend. Now it's our go-to for plans!" - Jackie

No more endless screenshots. No more one person having to take charge. And finally, a solution for that friend who says "I'm okay with anything" and then rejects every suggestion!

We help your group actually make decisions instead of just talking about them.

Or you can use it to roast them.

Either way it works well.

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👥 The team behind the magic

Founded by myself ( @rushishah , ex-Tesla), @praharpatel (Ex-Walmart Labs, Eventbrite, Opentable), and @maniar (ex-Gannett Media, McKinsey).

We're three friends who've been building products together since college. We're building text.ai because we've experienced firsthand how technology that's meant to connect people often ends up creating more friction instead.

We believe AI should fit into your life, not the other way around.

🔮 What's next?

We're working towards going from just answers to action.

Soon, from that same group chat, you'll be able to book a restaurant reservation directly without ever leaving the conversation, get group reminders, book each other's calendars, and even purchase items together.

🙏 We'd love to hear from you:

  • What is the first thing you’d ask text.ai?
  • What group chat would you add text.ai to first?
  • Which feature would make this indispensable for you?
  • Who in your life would find this most helpful?

👉 Try it now: [WhatsApp] | [Telegram] | [SMS(Only US & CA for now)]

Jobs at Text.ai
San Francisco, CA, US / Remote (Los Angeles, CA, US)
$100K - $150K
0.20% - 1.00%
3+ years
Text.ai
Founded:2024
Batch:Spring 2025
Team Size:4
Status:
Active
Primary Partner:Tom Blomfield