Acti

What Acti does

Acti (developed by TypeX Limited) is a Singapore-based AI startup that has built what it claims is the world's first "agentic" smartphone keyboard. The product replaces the traditional space bar with an ActiBar AI trigger, allowing users to invoke AI-powered actions directly within any text field across messaging, email, and social apps without context switching. The platform includes programmable Skill Keys, a no-code Acti Skill Builder that lets users mash up APIs in plain language, and a community Skill Hub marketplace for sharing custom Skills. Architecture emphasizes local-first on-device data storage for user privacy and supports integrations with Notion, Gmail, Calendly, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, and various APIs.

Name

Acti

Legal name

Acti

Website

https://openacti.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Acti is a Singapore-based AI startup that has built an "agentic" smartphone keyboard for iOS and Android, embedding AI actions directly into any text field. The freemium consumer app offers programmable Skill Keys, a no-code Skill Builder, and a community Skill Hub for sharing custom AI workflows.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Productivity Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Agents & Autonomous Workflows (Tool Use, Planning, Multi-Agent) (HDAAACAF)

Keywords

• AI keyboard app
• Agentic mobile keyboard
• AI productivity tools
• Smartphone automation
• AI workflow shortcuts

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Free Base Tier: The keyboard app is offered free to all users, enabling broad adoption and community growth. The free tier includes core keyboard functionality and AI trigger capabilities.
2. Premium Subscriptions: Premium subscriptions are planned for future monetization, offering additional features beyond the free tier. Pricing details and tier specifics have not yet been publicly disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Acti develops and distributes an "agentic" AI-powered smartphone keyboard for iOS and Android that turns any text field into an AI action layer. The keyboard replaces the traditional space bar with an ActiBar AI trigger, allowing users to invoke AI-powered actions, insert live data, and run programmable Skill Keys directly within messaging, email, and social media apps without context switching. Users can create custom automations via the Acti Skill Builder and share or download them through the Acti Skill Hub.

Product overview

Acti offers a unified platform centered on the Acti Agentic Keyboard — the world's first keyboard that embeds AI agent capabilities directly into the mobile typing experience. The core keyboard (available for iOS and Android) is powered by the ActiBar AI trigger and supports programmable Skill Keys. The platform includes the Acti Skill Builder for developer customization and the Acti Skill Hub as a marketplace for community-shared skills. The ecosystem supports integrations with productivity tools (Notion, Gmail, Calendly), social platforms (Twitter, LinkedIn), and various APIs, all operating on a local-first architecture with data stored on-device for user control.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Acti Agentic Keyboard The world's first agentic keyboard for iOS and Android that embeds AI agent capabilities directly into the mobile typing experience. Available as a free app on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, designed for individual smartphone users worldwide.
• Acti Skill Builder A no-code developer tool that allows users to create custom Skills by mashing up APIs and applications using plain language instructions, then deploy them to extend the Acti ecosystem.
• Acti Skill Hub A community marketplace where Acti users can browse, download, and share custom Skills created by other community members. Top creators have accumulated up to 1.1 million downloads.

Quantifiable outcome

• Early access users created over 1,000 Skills within two weeks of launch
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Google AI StartupsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerActi was selected for Google AI Startups, a program that supports promising AI startups with Google Cloud resources, mentorship, and visibility. This recognition provides strategic support for the company's AI development roadmap.
• NotioncoreTechnology or IntegrationActi's Skill Builder supports integration with Notion, allowing users to create Skills that connect to their Notion workspace directly from the keyboard for seamless document and note automation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Adept AI: Adept is an AI agent startup building models that can take actions across software applications on a user's behalf. It is an emerging player comparable to Acti because both pursue an "agentic" vision of AI that executes workflows rather than just generating text, though Adept focuses on enterprise desktop agents rather than mobile keyboard input.
• Rabbit: Rabbit developed the r1 device and a Large Action Model for executing user intents across apps. It is an emerging player with a closely comparable "agent that takes actions on your behalf" positioning, though Rabbit's hardware-first approach targets a different input surface than Acti's keyboard.
• Reworkd AI: Reworkd AI builds autonomous AI agents for web-based task execution. It is an emerging player in the same agentic AI category as Acti, with overlapping technology underpinnings (LLMs, tool use, multi-step planning), though it targets web workflows rather than mobile keyboard actions.

Direct peers

• Wispr Flow: Wispr Flow is an AI-powered voice-to-text keyboard/dictation tool for mobile and desktop that lets users speak naturally and have AI-polished text inserted anywhere. It is the closest direct peer to Acti because both wrap an AI capability layer around the keyboard input surface, targeting the same productivity-focused consumer on iOS.
• Grammarly Keyboard: Grammarly Keyboard is an AI-powered mobile keyboard that provides grammar, tone, and rewriting suggestions directly in any text field. It is a direct peer because it competes in the same category (AI-augmented mobile keyboard) with overlapping target users (writers, professionals, students) and similar distribution via app stores.

Broad incumbents

• Apple QuickType: Apple's built-in QuickType keyboard now includes Apple Intelligence features such as Writing Tools and Genmoji. It is the most consequential incumbent threat because it ships pre-installed on every iPhone and is the default keyboard, with full access to iOS keyboard extension APIs that Acti depends on.
• Microsoft SwiftKey: SwiftKey is Microsoft's AI-powered mobile keyboard with predictive text, translation, and Copilot integration. It is a broad incumbent because it competes for the same keyboard slot on Android/iOS but as part of Microsoft's much wider productivity portfolio, with native OS-level distribution advantages over Acti.
• Superhuman AI: Superhuman is an AI-powered email client with AI triage, reply drafting, and productivity features. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with Acti's "Super Writer" persona and has covered Acti's launch, signaling competitive attention between AI productivity tools and agentic input layers.
• Microsoft Copilot: Microsoft Copilot is a general-purpose AI assistant spanning web, mobile, and Office, with growing agentic capabilities. It is a broad incumbent that competes with Acti for AI-on-mobile mindshare but does not specialize in the keyboard-layer input experience.
• Gboard (Google): Gboard is Google's default Android keyboard, which has been progressively integrating Gemini-powered AI features (translation, rewriting, smart reply). It is a broad incumbent that could constrain Acti on Android through native AI features and on-device processing advantages.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/openacti1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/openacti

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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