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Andrew Lawrence

Co-founder, Voiceflow

Conversational AI

Andrew Lawrence is one of four co-founders of Voiceflow, the Toronto company that builds software for designing and running chat and voice AI agents. Lawrence started the company in June 2018 with Braden Ream, Tyler Han and Michael Hood, a group that first met building Amazon Alexa apps together while in college.

Andrew hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Andrew co-founded Voiceflow, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

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Voiceflow, a platform for building conversational AI experiences, raises $15MTechCrunch
2023
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Toronto-Based Voice App Company Voiceflow Raises $3.5 MillionPulse 2.0
2019

Quick answers

Did Andrew Lawrence co-found Voiceflow?

Yes. A Pulse 2.0 article published April 28, 2019 says Voiceflow was founded by Braden Ream, Tyler Han, Michael Hood and Andrew Lawrence in June 2018. TechCrunch, on August 15, 2023, also names Lawrence among the four who co-launched the company.

What did the founders set out to build at first?

In an Ivey Business Review interview published April 6, 2021, Braden Ream is asked about fellow co-founders Lawrence, Hood and Han, who the interviewer says first envisioned the company as an interactive children's entertainment company before it became a tool for building voice apps.

How did the co-founders meet?

TechCrunch reported on August 15, 2023 that the founders joined forces in college to build apps for Amazon Alexa, then left college together to build a tool for creating conversational agents.

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