{
  "id": 16821450,
  "title": "Helmut Marko invests in AI start-up after Red Bull F1 exit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/helmut-marko-invests-in-ai-start-up-after-red-bull-f1-exit",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-28T00:26:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/helmut-marko-invests-in-ai-start-up-after-red-bull-f1-exit/10868955/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko, who departed from the company at the end of the 2023 season after a two-decade-long tenure, has now become an investor in an Austrian artificial intelligence start-up. The 83-year-old investor made the announcement at a launch event for Lebensstimmen GmbH, held at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Vienna on October 20th. Lebensstimmen, based in Graz and operating globally under the name Words That Remain, offers a platform that enables individuals to record or write personal messages during their lifetime, which are then delivered to chosen recipients following the individual's death. The company's AI-driven eulogy tool, known as the Fabertar, is designed to assist when human speakers are not available. Marko praised the company's approach to end-of-life planning, highlighting the company's commitment to leveraging new technologies for the betterment of people. Lebensstimmen GmbH, founded by Philipp Berkessy, Markus Pinter, and Lukas Stern, aims to launch its platform fully in Austria and internationally starting in the first quarter of 2027.",
  "summary": "Former Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko has become an investor in an Austrian artificial intelligence start-up that lets people leave personal messages to be delivered to loved ones after they die. The 83-year-old, who stepped down from his role at the Milton Keynes outfit at the end of last season after more than two decades with the company, was unveiled as a backer of Lebensstimmen ...…",
  "key_points": [
    "Helmut Marko, former Red Bull motorsport adviser, invests in Austrian AI start-up.",
    "Lebensstimmen GmbH offers AI-driven eulogy tool called Fabertar.",
    "Company aims to launch platform in Austria and internationally in Q1 2027."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Marko’s shift from motorsport management to artificial intelligence investment signals a new chapter for the veteran adviser as he pivots toward supporting emerging technologies in the end-of-life planning sector.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}