Ex Roam Digital veterans launch Ryft, an AI-first venture studio

Ex Roam Digital veterans launch Ryft, an AI-first venture studio
Ryft co-founders (from left) Chris Moore, Lucas Coelho and Ben Morreau were execs at Roam Digital, which was acquired in 2021 for A$44m.
Ben Moore
Ryft Limited, a new Auckland-based venture studio, has launched its first startup, Jane, which sells a conversational call answering service for busy contractors.Ryft was founded by three former executives from digital product development firm Roam Digital.Chris Moore was a co-founder and chief executive at Roam, Ben Morreau was co-founder and chief digital officer, and Lucas Coelho was chief experience officer.In 2021, Roam Digital was acquired for A$44 million (NZ$48m) by Projekt202, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed Israeli-founded company Amdoc...

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