ASPEN, CO, April 15, 2023 - Barton Technology Ventures Corp (“Barton TVC”) announced today that it has completed an additional strategic investment in Direqt, Inc. ("Direqt"), a leading chatbot publishing platform. The investment expands on the initial seed financing round that Barton TVC participated in and significantly expands Barton TVC’s position as an investor in Direqt.
"Direqt has created a market leading solution for building and publishing chatbots that can be accessed by billions of mobile devices globally. We are looking forward to supporting Direqt’s continued innovation as it scales for its next phase of growth and development. This is one of the most exciting technology investments we have made thus far and we believe Direqt has a compelling, first-to-market position." said Chris Barton, Managing Partner at Barton TVC who will oversee the investment. Barton TVC will hold a board observer role at Direqt as part of the investment.
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About Barton TVC:
Barton Technology Ventures Corp, is wholly owned subsidiary of Barton Holdings, Inc. a diversified venture capital and private equity investment firm. Barton TVC focuses on making private investments in companies in artificial intelligence, fintech, telecommunications, healthcare, energy, water and consumer technologies. Barton TVC works with its investment and portfolio company partners to bring capital as well as strategic and operational expertise to startup and mid-market technology-driven businesses.
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About Direqt:
Driven by AI, chat is quickly becoming our primary interface to the digital world. Direqt is the platform the world's top media brands rely on to succeed in this chat-first internet. Our end-to-end chatbot publishing platform makes it easy for publishers to build, grow and monetize conversational AI bots that can be distributed through any chat app, website, or app with just a few clicks. Driven by AI, chat is quickly becoming our primary interface to the digital world. Direqt is the platform the world's top media brands rely on to succeed in this chat-first internet. Our end-to-end chatbot publishing platform makes it easy for publishers to build, grow, Visit www.direqt.ai for additional information.