Phonic introduced Phonic-1, which it calls the most advanced speech-to-speech model for agentic tasks, with a $27.5 million Series A led by First Round with Lux and Felicis. Willow raised an $8.5 million seed for pay and AI agents for the trades, and Minti...
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Funding: Phonic raises $27.5M for a speech-to-speech agent model; Willow and Mintive raise seeds
Phonic introduced Phonic-1, which it calls the most advanced speech-to-speech model for agentic tasks, with a $27.5 million Series A led by First Round with Lux and Felicis. Willow raised an $8.5 million seed for pay and AI agents for the trades, and Minti...
Phonic introduced Phonic-1, which it calls the most advanced speech-to-speech model for agentic tasks, with a $27.5 million Series A led by First Round with Lux and Felicis. Willow raised an $8.5 million seed for pay and AI agents for the trades, and Mintive raised a $7 million seed led by Cowboy Ventures for...
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