Cyrano is the first voice-based AI companion that autonomously adapts to individual users, delivering personalized interactions by continuously learning from conversations. It integrates psychology to create AI companions that evolve with user preferences and emotional needs. Built on a Nexus of Models, it uses real-time knowledge graphs and memory systems to provide empathetic responses and tailored emotional support. Cyrano’s real-time guidance aims to make companionship more accessible for all.

Ralph Garvin Jr. is a fourth-time founder with two exits. Ralph has raised over $21 million in venture capital for his startups, was a lecturer in computer science at Stanford, and holds patents in AI, relational theory, and human-computer interaction. Abel Dagne is an NLP researcher at Stanford and helped implement features for Google’s RCS protocol that are now used by a billion users. Jonathan Dinh is an engineer at Berkeley’s AI Lab researching machine translation for petroglyphs and worked on Amazon’s OpenSearch infrastructure.

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A marquee accelerator and showcase for young early-stage founders from all backgrounds.

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A marquee accelerator and showcase for young early-stage founders from all backgrounds.

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A marquee accelerator and showcase for young early-stage founders from all backgrounds.