Citibot, founded in 2016 by Bratton Riley, Lee Deas and Tom Wilson, is a provider of AI-powered civic engagement tools for governments and municipalities. Its platform spans web chat, text messaging, voice and WhatsApp, helping governments give residents instant answers, process service requests and improve engagement inclusively. In 2025 Citibot launched Citibot Refresh, a product that automates and streamlines municipal website maintenance. The company raised a seed round in March 2024 from investors including CreativeCo Capital, SC Launch, Civstart, Charleston Angel Partners and Meeting Street Capital.
Citibot
ActiveAI resident engagement for cities via chat, text, voice and WhatsApp
Total raised
$2.1M
1 round
Stage
Seed
Team
11-50
since 2016
Pricing
Freemium
free plan
Founded
2016
Charleston, United States
Agent-ready
API
Score 40/100
AI web chat for government websites
SMS/text-based resident engagement
Voice AI for inbound calls
WhatsApp channel support
Service request intake and routing
Citibot Refresh website maintenance automation
Multilingual resident support
Engagement analytics
40/100
Developing
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
— Seed $2.1M incl. Charleston Angel Partners +3
Capital network
$2.1M raised ·4 backers
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- What is Citibot?
- An AI resident engagement platform for governments across chat, text, voice and WhatsApp.
- When was Citibot founded?
- In 2016 by Bratton Riley, Lee Deas and Tom Wilson.
- Has Citibot raised funding?
- Yes, a seed round in March 2024 from investors including CreativeCo Capital and Charleston Angel Partners.
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