ElevenLabs raises $500M from Sequoia at an $11 billion valuation
Voice AI company ElevenLabs said today it raised $500 million in a new funding round led by Sequoia…
Google reportedly snags up team behind AI voice startup Hume AI
The top talent behind yet another promising AI startup has been gobbled up by an incumbent. As part…
Deepgram raises $130M at $1.3B valuation and buys a YC AI startup
Usage of voice AI in sales, marketing, customer support, and consumer applications has shot up in the last…
The best AI-powered dictation apps of 2025
In some ways, 2025 was when AI dictation apps really took off. Dictation apps have been around for…
Known uses voice AI to help you go on more in-person dates
Celeste Amadon and Asher Allen were working on an app that used AI to book restaurants for dates…
Meta Buying Voice AI Startup PlayAI
Meta has reportedly acquired voice technology/artificial intelligence (AI) startup PlayAI. The “entire PlayAI team” is due to join…