capital · May 13, 2026
Vellum AI Raises $25 Million for Personal Intelligence Platform
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Akash Sharma announced on May 7, 2026, that Vellum AI raised $25 million to develop the world's first Personal Intelligence, introducing AI assistants that belong to individual users. The funding supports a pivot from enterprise AI tools to consumer-facing personal AI agents, with each assistant featuring its own personality, name, and X account for direct interaction. CEO Akash Sharma's assistant, @ash_vellum, handles strategy, product execution, and personal tasks like tracking lifting programs and diets. Vellum AI, founded in 2023 with headquarters in New York, previously secured $20 million in seed funding in July 2023 and $30 million in Series A in July 2025 led by Leaders Fund.
The body justifies a notable significance with a named $25M funding round and strategic pivot to consumer AI, but falls short of major status as it's under $50M and the impact on B2B competitive intelligence is moderate rather than company-defining. It contains numerous verifiable specifics including company name (Vellum AI), CEO (Akash Sharma), dates (May 7, 2026; July 2023; July 2025), funding amounts ($25M, $20M, $30M), investor (Leaders Fund), and product details like @ash_vellum, easily exceeding 3 concrete facts. The analysis field is explicitly '(none)', providing no strategic insight beyond the headline, warranting a zero score.