Jarvie
A group-chat agent that coordinates dinners and trips and remembers the group
Jarvie is an AI agent you reach on iMessage and SMS. To start, add a number to a group. It messages you first rather than waiting to be asked.
At a glance
| Channels | |
|---|---|
| How you start | Add a number to a group |
| Who starts it | Messages you first |
| Is there an app | No app Nothing to install at any point |
| Categories | Group agents, Social and introductions |
| Can do | Group threads,Bookings and reservations,Persistent memory |
| Connects to | None named publicly |
| Pricing | Unknown |
| Number type | Unknown |
| Contact number | Unknown |
| First message, pre-written | None published |
| Runs on | Not disclosed |
| Browses with | Not disclosed |
| Number carrier | Unknown |
| Status | Live |
Who is behind it
| Company | Jarvie |
|---|---|
| Founders | Ken Chong |
| Based in | Unknown |
| Funding | $8.3M seed, a16z, with Base10 and Lightspeed |
| Investors | a16z, Base10, Lightspeed |
| Traction | Unknown |
Data and policy
| Trains on your conversations | Not stated in the policy |
|---|---|
| Data of people who never signed up | Addressed“In a group, Jarvie processes the thread's messages to respond, and its replies are visible to everyone.” |
| If you cancel | Kept only as long as needed, then deleted or de-identified. No period stated. |
| Model providers named | None named |
| Jurisdiction | Not stated in the policy |
| Availability | Not stated |
Read from the published policy on 2026-09-06. Quotes are verbatim. We report what the document says and link it; we do not interpret its legal effect, and policies change.
How it works
Jarvie's own positioning is that "AI is better with friends." You add its number to a group thread and it coordinates plans such as dinners and trips, summarises what it has read, and builds persistent memory of the group's dynamics and the individuals in it.
Onboarding is the low-friction kind: no app and no account for the other people in the thread, who arrive already inside the conversation. Founded by Ken Chong; the $8.3M seed led by a16z closed on 30 June 2026.
Source: heyjarvie.com, checked 2026-09-06. Channel support is inferred from public descriptions rather than stated by the vendor. How we source this.