Astro raises $8.3 million for its email app with AI assistant

Astro is making its debut today with a smart email app and a bot that chats with you about trends in your activity, missed tasks, and networking opportunities.
Both Astro and its Astrobot assistant are available for download for Mac and iOS for the first time today.
The company formed in 2015 and has raised $8.3 million in a funding round that is also being announced today.
“This is sort of a communications assistant,” said cofounder Ross Dargahi. “As things are happe