Privacy-focused AI assistant Ollie to shut down in a week

Ollie, a privacy-focused AI assistant startup, will shut down on November 6. CEO Bill Lennon said it got close but couldn't stand out against Muse, Instinct and others. It had disclosed a $7.5M seed round led by Khosla Ventures in September and held SOC 2 compliance.

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