contracting / under pressure
Founder/CEO Eugenia Kuyda stepped aside Oct-2025 to launch a separate company (Wabi, a $20M pre-seed raise that is NOT Replika/Luka capital); Dmytro Klochko named CEO. Third-party ARR estimate shows revenue falling (~$14M in 2024 -> ~$4.8M estimated 2026, per GetLatka/Sensor Tower store-revenue read), though other revenue trackers disagree sharply (see gravity). Regulatory pressure continues: Italy's Garante fined Luka Inc. ~€5M/$5.6M in May-2025 and reaffirmed its Replika ban in Jun-2025 over children's-privacy concerns, echoing the original Feb-2023 Italy ban/erotic-content pull. No new funding round found since ~2018-2022, so financially the company reads as running on legacy VC + subscription revenue rather than fresh growth capital.
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- Business Insider via Google News CEO of 'AI companion' startup Replika is stepping aside to launch a new company
- Wikipedia — Replika Dmytro Klochko became CEO (after Kuyda stepped aside)
- Reuters via Google News Italy's data watchdog fines AI company Replika's developer $5.6 million
- IAPP / Techerati / Silicon UK / BABL AI via Google News Italy's DPA reaffirms ban on Replika over AI and children's privacy concerns
- TechCrunch via Google News Replika founder raises $20M pre-seed for Wabi, the 'YouTube of apps' (separate company, launched late 2025)
the working
Basis
Founder/CEO Eugenia Kuyda stepped aside Oct-2025 to launch a separate company (Wabi, a $20M pre-seed raise that is NOT Replika/Luka capital); Dmytro Klochko named CEO. Third-party ARR estimate shows revenue falling (~$14M in 2024 -> ~$4.8M estimated 2026, per GetLatka/Sensor Tower store-revenue read), though other revenue trackers disagree sharply (see gravity). Regulatory pressure continues: Italy's Garante fined Luka Inc. ~€5M/$5.6M in May-2025 and reaffirmed its Replika ban in Jun-2025 over children's-privacy concerns, echoing the original Feb-2023 Italy ban/erotic-content pull. No new funding round found since ~2018-2022, so financially the company reads as running on legacy VC + subscription revenue rather than fresh growth capital.
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