“GECAD Group led the round of seed funding that brought Gluru $1.5 million ahead of the market launch of its first app,” the company said in a statement Monday.
Shazam chief technology officer Chee Wong also participated in the funding and is joining the board of directors along with the lead investors
The first app the company plans to release is Gluru Assistant, which lets users make and receive calls, manage their calendar and contacts, and immediately see the files and text-based content relevant to these activities. Gluru Assistant pulls the important content from everywhere when it’s needed using machine-learning and natural language processing.
The app will be available during the first quarter of this year.
“Gluru will do for your own personal and business data what Google Now is attempting for web data – instantly assess and continuously learn about the information you need, to predict and deliver it when you need it, often before you realize it yourself,” said Tim Porter, founder and CEO of Gluru.
GECAD Group was founded in 1992 and is owned by Romanian businessman Radu Georgescu.