Microsoft has;invested in Builder.ai, a no- and low-code builder startup that uses an AI assistant called Natasha to help users create apps.
;Their;new partnership will see Natasha integrated into Microsoft Teams, where users could ask the bot to help create custom business apps within the platform.
- Natasha suggests features and breaks down the development process for software builders.
- The system also compiles and tests the generated code to ensure an app is compatible and meets requirements.
- Through its strategic collaboration with Builder, Microsoft will also provide AI algorithms to enhance Natasha's voice and make it sound more human-like.
- As well, Builder.ai and its clients will use Microsoft's Azure cloud computing services and gain access to Microsoft-backed OpenAI's AI services.
- Similarly, Azure users will have the opportunity to utilize Builder.ai's network of experts.
- On Friday, London-based Builder;announced;an equity investment of an undisclosed amount from Microsoft.
- Sources told TechCrunch that the investment was "significant."
- Builder.ai securedp;$100M in funding;last year in a Series C round led by Insight Partners.