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Exclusive: Google alums raise $5m to build ‘the UX for GenAI’

Heywa's founder previously served as CTO at travel platform Trainline


Freya Pratty

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Milena Nikolic

London-based Heywa Labs, which is building the user experience (UX) for generative AI, has secured a $5m seed round led by Cherry Ventures.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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