Former PLAUD China CEO raises $26 million to make AI work directly in meetings.

Beating AI News Flash: Mistlabs, an AI company founded by former PLAUD China CEO Mo Zihao, has announced cumulative funding of $26 million, led by Guanghe Ventures and smart device manufacturer Huaqin Technology. The company's product Ambi aims to advance AI from post-meeting recording organization to proactively offering suggestions and executing tasks during meetings.

Ambi can continuously capture audio after the user actively enables it, and provides assistance by combining calendars, meeting records, knowledge bases, and web information. For example, when a meeting discusses competitors, the Agent can simultaneously verify facts, compare products, and even draft a proposal before the meeting ends. The company also aims to let users start a task on Mac and then switch to phone or watch to continue without having to restate the context.

Ambi starts with software first, then launches its own wearable hardware. The new device is planned to be equipped with a screen, camera, microphone, and speaker to capture more environmental information. The company also plans to let different users' Agents directly exchange information during meetings, identify disagreements between both sides, and even negotiate solutions, though this capability has not yet launched. Currently, the official website already offers Mac and Windows client downloads, but the iPhone version is still marked as coming soon, which differs from the launch wording in the company's press release.

Continuous listening also brings privacy issues. Ambi disables background audio capture by default, and users can enable it themselves. According to the official privacy policy, voice is uploaded to third-party services for real-time transcription, and the original audio is deleted after listening ends, but the transcribed text, summaries, and long-term memory are usually retained until the user actively deletes them. Mo Zihao also admitted that the product cannot ensure that people around the user know they are being recorded, and users still need to proactively inform other participants and obtain necessary permission.