内容来源：https://www.geekwire.com/2025/ai-scheduling-assistant-howie-raises-6m-launches-publicly-with-1000-paying-customers/

内容总结：

【AI秘书“霍维”获600万美元融资，用邮件智能协调会议日程】

本周，一款名为“霍维”（Howie）的新型人工智能邮件助手引发关注。它能够像真人秘书一样嵌入邮件往来中，自动协调视频会议时间、更新日历、跟进确认甚至检测日程冲突，用户仅需在邮件中抄送即可激活服务。

这款由西雅图初创公司开发的AI工具，目前已拥有超1000家付费客户，近日成功完成600万美元种子轮融资。本轮由True Ventures领投，Perplexity首席执行官Aravind Srinivas、Superhuman创始人Rahul Vohra等知名投资者跟投。

据公司介绍，“霍维”专为频繁安排外部会议的职场人士设计，其特色在于高度定制化与精准度。用户可通过开放式文档设定个性化偏好（如“融资会议设为25分钟并默认使用Zoom”），系统通过多轮精细调优的语言模型处理任务，疑难案例则由人工复核，以此实现接近真人助理的可靠性。

数据显示，自推出私有测试版以来，“霍维”每周为付费用户协调超5000场会议，2025年月均收入和使用量增速达50%。其标准版月费25美元，高级版（支持自定义助手名称等功能）月费95美元。

公司联合创始人奥斯汀·彼得史密斯与戴夫·纽曼早在2015年曾尝试开发AI助手，但认为当时市场尚未成熟。如今他们判断时机已至：“现在入场正逢其时。”

目前团队共9人，其中5人为连续创业者，包括两位Y Combinator校友。公司总部位于西雅图弗里蒙特社区，其客户群体涵盖初创公司创始人、风险投资人、记者及咨询顾问等需高频协调会议的专业人士。

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中文翻译：

本周早些时候，我正通过邮件与人协调视频会议时间。对方写道："@Howie可以安排45分钟的通话时间"。经过几轮邮件沟通，霍威协助确定了具体时间，并主动询问："是否需要将相关材料或议程添加至会议描述中？"

这看似是再普通不过的邮件往来协调过程，但霍威并非真实存在的人类。这款新型人工智能助手常驻用户邮箱，致力于成为高频会议人士的首选AI秘书。其开发团队——西雅图初创企业在积累超千家付费客户后，刚完成600万美元种子轮融资。

本轮融资由True Ventures领投，跟投方阵容亮眼：包括杰森·卡拉卡尼斯、Perplexity首席执行官阿拉文德·斯里尼瓦桑、TBPN的乔迪·海斯、Superhuman的拉胡尔·沃赫拉等知名投资人。霍威软件专为频繁进行外部通话的职场人士设计，宛若虚拟行政助理。用户只需在邮件中抄送霍威，系统便能协调时间、添加日历事项、必要时进行跟进，甚至自动检测日程冲突。

当前客户群体涵盖多方奔走的初创企业创始人、管理投资流程的风投人士、安排采访的媒体记者，以及咨询顾问和招聘专员。自推出非公开测试版以来，霍威每周为付费用户安排的会议已超5000场。该公司透露，其2025年度月度经常性收入和使用量均实现月均50%的增长。

这款产品的核心竞争力在于个性化定制与精准度的结合。用户可通过开放式文档设置偏好（例如"路演会议设为25分钟并使用Zoom"），使霍威适配个人工作流程。系统底层采用多组精调语言模型处理任务，疑难案例会转交人工审核。这种人机协同模式旨在提供媲美人类行政助理的可靠性服务。

霍威标准版月费25美元，高级版（含自定义助手名称等功能）月费95美元。首席执行官奥斯汀·彼得史密斯与联合创始人戴夫·纽曼早在2013年Assembly共事期间便展开合作，2015年曾开发AI助手原型，但当时判断市场尚未成熟。彼得史密斯向GeekWire表示："如今时机正好，我们便再次出发。"

这家驻扎西雅图弗里蒙特区的初创公司现有9人团队，其中包含五位连续创业者，包括两位Y Combinator校友。彼得史密斯此前创立的Capiche已被Vendr收购。本轮其他投资方还包括信托基金的索菲亚·阿莫鲁索、Banana Capital的特纳·诺瓦克、Rostra的加比·戈德伯格、Foundry Group的林德尔·伊克曼、希尔·莫诺、Resolute Ventures、PJC及Roo Capital等机构。

英文来源：

Earlier this week I was on an email thread with someone trying to schedule a video call. “@Howie can arrange time for a 45min chat,” they wrote.
After a few emails, Howie helped confirm a time. “Any materials or agenda items you would like me to add to the meeting description?” Howie asked.
This seemed like a typical back-and-forth email-based coordination. Except Howie isn’t a real person.
Howie is a new AI-powered assistant that lives in your email inbox and wants to establish itself as the go-to AI secretary for anyone who schedules a lot of meetings.
The Seattle startup that developed the tool just raised $6 million in seed funding after racking up more than 1,000 paying customers.
The round was led by True Ventures, with participation from a roster of well-known investors including Jason Calacanis; Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity; Jordi Hays of TBPN; Rahul Vohra of Superhuman; and others.
Howie’s software acts like a virtual executive assistant for busy professionals who spend much of their time on external calls. Users can simply cc Howie on an email thread, and the system will coordinate times, add events to calendars, follow up if needed, and even audit schedules to flag conflicts.
Customers include startup founders juggling fundraising and sales, venture capitalists managing deal flow, journalists scheduling interviews, and consultants and recruiters.
Since its private beta, Howie has been scheduling more than 5,000 meetings each week for its paying customers. The company says it has grown monthly recurring revenue and usage by an average of 50% month-over-month in 2025.
The startup pitches its differentiator as a mix of customization and accuracy. Customers define preferences in an open-ended document — such as “if it’s a pitch call, set it to 25 minutes and use Zoom” — that lets Howie adapt to individual workflows.
Behind the scenes, the system runs tasks through multiple fine-tuned language models, escalating uncertain cases to human reviewers. That hybrid approach is designed to deliver reliability on par with a human executive assistant.
Howie charges $25/month for its standard offering and $95/month for a premium version that allows users to rename Howie, among other features.
CEO Austin Petersmith and co-founder Dave Newman first worked together at Assembly in 2013, and even prototyped an AI assistant in 2015 — ultimately deciding the market wasn’t ready. They believe now is the right time. “Now it’s not too early, so here we are,” Petersmith told GeekWire.
Howie is based in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood. Its nine-person team includes five former founders, including two Y Combinator alums.
Petersmith previously founded Capiche, which was acquired by Vendr.
Other investors in Howie include Sophia Amoruso of Trust Fund; Turner Novak of Banana Capital; Gaby Goldberg of Rostra; Lindel Eakman of Foundry Group; Sheel Mohnot; Resolute Ventures; PJC; and Roo Capital.