Hey Dashi provides AI‑powered messaging and content creation tools for small businesses, automatically drafting replies to social media messages based on the business’s knowledge base and sending them to the owner for approval via WhatsApp or SMS. It also generates videos, captions, and translations for posts, enabling quick cross‑posting from platforms like Xiaohongshu to Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok while allowing users to review and edit before publishing.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Small businesses often struggle to keep up with customer messages across multiple social platforms and to create engaging social media content quickly, leading to missed opportunities and inefficient marketing efforts.
Solution
Dashi offers an AI-driven platform that connects to a business’s social media accounts, drafts reply suggestions based on a custom knowledge base, and sends the drafts to the owner via WhatsApp or SMS for approval before sending. The same AI engine can transform uploaded photos into short slideshow videos with generated captions, and automatically translate and cross‑post content from Xiaohongshu to Western platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Users can also enable a “Quick Create” mode that selects underused images and produces ready‑to‑publish posts, while retaining full control to edit or reject any content before it goes live. By centralizing messaging and publishing workflows, Dashi helps small businesses respond faster and maintain a consistent social presence with minimal manual effort.
Target Audience
Primary users are small business owners and solo entrepreneurs who manage customer communications and social media marketing across multiple platforms, including Etsy sellers and local retailers.
Features
- AI drafts customer replies using a business‑specific knowledge base and routes drafts to WhatsApp or SMS for owner approval
- Integrated notification system ensures no inbound message is missed
- Photo‑to‑video conversion creates slideshow videos with AI‑generated captions
- Automatic translation and cross‑posting from Xiaohongshu to Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
- “Quick Create” feature that selects least‑used photos and auto‑generates posts
- Full edit and approval controls before any message or post is published