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Snapshot 2026-11-01- Startup SignalsRankedof 2,267
- Vertical ModelsRankedof 96
- AudioRankedof 56
- Speech Models#10of 12
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Deepgram, founded in 2015 in the USA, builds voice AI models and APIs including speech-to-text (STT) and text-to-speech (TTS).
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Timeline
- 2026-10-29M&AAcquired Daily
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Funding history
- 2026-01Series C$130M
Investors · Twilio, SAP, Alumni Ventures, AVP, Columbia University, Princeville CapitalSource · SVTR Weekly #140 ↗
Comparable companies· by market
This company
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Deepgram
Voice AI models and APIs (STT, TTS, etc.)
Series C · $130M · 2026-01
$130M
United States
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Fish Audio
In-house voice generation models for text-to-speech and instant voice cloning, serving creators and enterprises such as HeyGen, LiveKit and Retell
Seed · $52M · 2026-07
$52M - AssemblyAI
AI voice models that integrate into enterprise applications and services
Undisclosed · $50M · 2023-12
$50M - Cartesia
SSM-based real-time multilingual voice AI
Series B · $188M · 2025-10
$188M
China
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Mosi
Omni-modal/speech foundation model development; MaaS open model APIs, with customer use cases in AI toys, consumer electronics, smart vehicles, embodied AI and AI companionship; consumer AIGC platform Mossland.
Pre-Series A · 2026-10
— - AISpeech
Voice interaction for smart mobility, office and IoT via DFM dialogue LLM and DUI customization platform, plus in-house AI office notebooks
Strategic · $28M · 2024-01
$28M
Europe
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Gradium
Ultra-low-latency audio language AI models and real-time voice interaction capabilities
Seed · $70M · 2025-12
$70M - Reson8
Automatic speech recognition models that incorporate contextual data and adapt to conversational settings
Pre-Seed · $11M · 2026-03
$11M - Respeecher
Voice cloning and real-time text-to-speech APIs for film, game dubbing and voice agents
Series A · $1M · 2023-12
$1M
Other / unspecified
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Smallest.ai
Multilingual voice AI models automating customer conversations, transcription and speech generation
Series A · $21M · 2026-07
$21M - Sarvam AI
Builds large language models that support Indian languages
Series B · $275M · 2026-06 · Valuation $1.5B
$275MValuation $1.5B - PlayAI
AI voice generation and voice cloning (formerly PlayHT)
Undisclosed · $20M · 2024-11
$20M
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M&A deals
- 2026-10AcquirerDailyAcquisition
Investors that may fit
Andreessen Horowitz
14 Vertical Models deals in the last 24 months · 4 at a nearby stage · 13 in California
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13 Vertical Models deals in the last 24 months · 2 at a nearby stage · 8 in California
Request intro →Index Ventures
10 Vertical Models deals in the last 24 months · 4 at a nearby stage · 9 in California
Request intro →HongShan
10 Vertical Models deals in the last 24 months · 2 at a nearby stage · 1 in California
Request intro →Sequoia Capital
9 Vertical Models deals in the last 24 months · 5 at a nearby stage · 9 in California
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7 Vertical Models deals in the last 24 months · 3 at a nearby stage · 7 in California
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