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Voice
Real-time AI for contact centers, built on Ocean-1, Cresta's domain-adaptive language model. Stanford AI Lab spinout; raised $125M Series D in Nov 2024.
| Name | Cresta |
|---|---|
| Aliases | Cresta AI |
| Space | Voice |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Latest valuation | $1.6B |
| Stage | — |
| Status | active |
| HQ | San Francisco |
| Founders | Zayd Enam, Tim Shi, Sebastian Thrun |
| Website | https://cresta.com |
| Careers | https://cresta.com/careers |
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| X / Twitter | — |
| Date | Round | Amount ($M) | Valuation | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | $1.6B | reported | — |
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| Date | Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-14 | added | Cresta added to tracker Latest valuation: $1.6B. | — |
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| Lab | Valuation | Founded |
|---|---|---|
| ElevenLabs | $11B | 2022 |
| Deepgram | $1.3B | 2015 |
| Kyutai | >$1B | 2023 |
| Sesame | >$1B | 2023 |
| AssemblyAI | ~$650M | 2017 |
| Inworld AI | ~$500M | 2021 |
| Hume AI | ~$220M | 2021 |
| Bland AI | ~$200M | 2023 |