# Ambi Secures $26M for Always-Listening AI Assistant

> Ambi, a startup by ex-Plaud exec Peter Mo, raises $26m to build AI that listens continuously during meetings.
- Title: Ambi Secures $26M for Always-Listening AI Assistant | Shortify
- Summary: Ambi, a startup by ex-Plaud exec Peter Mo, raises $26m to build AI that listens continuously during meetings. Ambi, founded by former Plaud executive Peter…
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- Source: AI Insider — https://theaiinsider.tech/2026/10/13/former-plaud-executive-peter-mos-ambi-secures-26m-to-build-always-listening-ai-assistant
- Author: James Dargan
- Published: 2026-10-13T14:59:40+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ambi, peter mo, plaud, luminous ventures, hualin, ai assistant, funding round, ai, technology
## Ambi Raises $26m
Ambi, an ai startup founded by former plaud executive peter mo, secured $26 million across multiple funding rounds.
## Funding Led by Luminous Ventures
The company is led by luminous ventures, an early backer of meituan and unitree robotics, and original design manufacturer huaqin.
## Ambi Releases Meeting Apps
Ambi is releasing apps for iphone, mac, and apple watch that function as meeting notetakers but can listen throughout the day.
## AI Agent Works During Meetings
Unlike conventional notetakers, ambi’s ai agent proactively offers suggestions during meetings using calendar, knowledge base, and web data.
## Peter Mo on AI Availability
Mo, the co-founder and ceo, said intelligence is often trapped on screens or delayed by recording uploads, and ambi makes ai available anytime.
## Ambi’s Privacy Features
Ambi’s ambient capture is off by default, recordings are not stored, and data is encrypted, though disclosure remains user’s responsibility.
## Key takeaway

Ambi, founded by former Plaud executive Peter Mo, secured $26 million to develop an AI assistant that captures context throughout the day without storing recordings.