Skye, an iPhone app still in private testing, wants to change how people interact with AI on their smartphones. And even before it\u2019s launched, it\u2019s already attracted interest online and from investors and \u201ctens of thousands\u201d of users, according to its creator \u2014\u00a0a sign that consumers might want a more AI-aware iPhone.<\/p>\n
Instead of launching an app or speaking to an AI chatbot, the startup is working to design an \u201cagentic homescreen\u201d for the iPhone, using iOS widgets as its interface.<\/p>\n
Through those widgets, Skye would bring a sort of ambient intelligence to your device, offering personalized insights about your local weather, your current context, your health, and more, according to a post from its creator, who goes by sign\u00fcll on X. The app can also draft email replies, help you with your meeting prep, send reminders, and flag suspicious charges in your bank accounts. Its creator also claims it can provide location-specific recommendations and additional information about local businesses, neighborhoods, and attractions while you\u2019re out and about.<\/p>\n
Much of this data would be pulled in through authorized connections granted by the user.<\/p>\n
The app, which is being built by a small team from the startup Signull Labs, has already attracted investor attention, despite not yet having a public product.<\/p>\n
According to an SEC filing, the startup has raised north of $3.58 million in pre-seed funding, in a round that closed in September 2025. Pitchbook also currently lists New York-based Signull Labs\u2019 funding along with a post-money valuation of $19.5 million.<\/p>\n
Since announcing the startup\u2019s plans on X, sign\u00fcll, whose name TechCrunch confirmed as Nirav Savjani according to the SEC filings and other documents, claims the app has added \u201ctens of thousands\u201d of users to the waitlist. This metric, if accurate, would suggest strong consumer interest in a more AI-aware iPhone. (And potentially, the possibility that a new type of AI device, like the rumored OpenAI smartphone, could have a chance.)<\/p>\n holy fuck the response to yesterday’s lunch has been absolutely unreal. ~million views on our video, tens of thousands added to a waitlist that was already 25k+, & hundreds & hundreds of emails & DMs from investors & ppl genuinely excited about what we’re building. our discord is\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/jqtU9zELqH<\/p>\n\n
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