Yahoo前執行長梅麗莎·邁爾東山再起，創辦AI助理新創Dazzle，獲800萬美元種子輪融資
前Yahoo執行長梅麗莎·邁爾在關閉前公司Sunshine後，創立了專注於AI個人助理的新創公司Dazzle。該公司已在種子輪募得800萬美元，由頂級投資人Kirsten Green領投，劍指消費級AI市場。
前執行長重返生成式戰場。根據TechCrunch報導，在經營照片共享與聯絡人管理新創「」六年未果後，這位科技界的傳奇領袖已關閉該公司，轉而創辦專注於下一代個人助理的新創「」。該公司已完成一輪的種子輪融資，公司估值達。
本輪融資由的知名投資人領投，Kleiner Perkins、Greycroft等機構參投。儘管邁爾本人亦有出資，但她特別強調此輪由格林主導。格林以發掘Warby Parker、Chime等指標性消費品牌而聞名，在普遍被視為失敗後，她的投資無疑為提供了強而有力的信譽背書。
格林曾向媒體表示，雖然企業級在此波技術週期中拔得頭籌，但面向消費者的是個「後起之秀」，如今終於迎來爆發時機。此次投資，正顯示她對能掌握此趨勢的信心。
回顧的經歷，該公司自2018年成立以來，共募得，但因產品涉及從公共資料庫抓取用戶住址引發隱私爭議，始終未能打開市場。邁爾坦言，解決的問題過於「平凡」，格局不夠大。
據悉，團隊在2025年夏天開始的原型開發後，迅速意識到其潛力遠超舊業。曾是第20號員工、主導搜尋介面與地圖服務開發的邁爾表示：「我有幸待過兩家真正改變世界的公司，我渴望能再次打造出具有那種影響力的產品。」預計將於2026年初正式亮相。
在矽谷的競技場，創辦人的聲望與人脈是無形資產。儘管前次創業未竟全功，邁爾仍能吸引頂級投資人押注，這凸顯了一項趨勢：在AI等熱門賽道，投資人更看重的是經驗豐富的「騎師」，而不僅是新穎的「馬」。這次東山再起，正是資深創業者如何將過往教訓轉化為下一次成功籌碼的最佳例證。
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