Investors are backing Skye’s AI home screen app for iPhone ahead of launch

Skye, an iPhone app still in private testing, wants to change how people interact with artificial intelligence on their smartphones. Even before its launch, it has already attracted interest online, from investors, and “tens of thousands” of users, according to its creator — a sign that consumers might want a more AI-conscious iPhone.

Instead of launching an app or talking to an AI chatbot, the startup is designing a “proxy home screen” for the iPhone, using iOS widgets as its interface.

With these tools, Skye will bring a kind of ambient intelligence to your device, offering personalized insights about the local weather, your current context, your health, and more, according to a post from its creator, who goes by Signüll on Its creator also claims that it can provide location-specific recommendations and additional information about local businesses, neighborhoods, and attractions while you’re abroad.

Much of this data will be pulled through authorized connections given by the user.

The app, created by a small team at startup Signull Labs, has already attracted investor interest, although there is no public product yet.

According to an SEC filing, the startup raised up to $3.58 million in seed funding, in a round that closed in September 2025. Pitchbook also currently lists New York-based Signull Labs’ funding along with a post-money valuation of $19.5 million.

Since announcing the startup’s plans on If this metric is accurate, it indicates strong consumer interest in a more AI-conscious iPhone. (And there’s probably a chance for a new type of AI device, like the rumored OpenAI smartphone might have a chance.)

TechCrunch spoke to Signüll, who shared more about the product and funding, on the condition that his pseudonym be protected. TechCrunch declined, as Signull’s name was publicly listed in SEC filings that created Signull Labs. (TechCrunch said we’d be happy to publish an interview with him when he’s ready to record it.)

The founder noted that he previously worked at Google and Meta, although he does not have a visible presence on LinkedIn. He also told TechCrunch that early backers of Skye included a16z (Andreesen Horowitz), True Ventures, SV Angel, and other individuals. We also found that Offline Ventures includes Signull Labs in its online portfolio.

Since announcing Skye, Savjani has appeared on the TBPN podcast as his avatar and has been posting on X about his use of the app.

He told TechCrunch that Skye plans to launch into user queue soon, though he declined to provide details.