Huxly is a creative tech studio founded by Mia Pokriefka and Elissa O’Dell.
Pokriefka and O’Dell are the founders of Huxly, a Shorty Award-winning creative tech studio that specializes in OneOnOne Conversations™, the first relationship-building chatbots in Instagram DM and Messenger. Leading an all-female team of designers and storytellers, we’ve worked with everyone from New York Times bestselling authors to mainstream nonprofits.
As children of the 90s, we loved chatting with friends and strangers alike on AOL Instant Messenger. In those overlapping grey and white squares, we held intimate, one-on-one conversations, swapping stories and building relationships.
We’re still doing that today. Taking over where AIM left off, we’ve been creating relationship-building chatbots since 2017.
We are passionate about helping brands and creators build a deeper level of intimacy with their audience and combining effective, cutting-edge technology with a nostalgia-forward human touch. combining effective, cutting-edge technology with a nostalgia-forward human touch. We’re driven by the transformative power of conversation-first — not just as a bot, but as a medium for storytelling, seamless product placement, and interactive, choose-your-own-adventure gamification.
Interested in working with us?