An index of frontier and emerging AI labs.
Voice
Conversational voice models (Maya, Miles) and a smart-glasses platform. Founded by Oculus alumni; $250M Series B led by Sequoia and Spark in Oct 2025 pushed valuation above $1B.
| Name | Sesame |
|---|---|
| Aliases | Sesame AI |
| Space | Voice |
| Founded | 2023 |
| Latest valuation | >$1B |
| Stage | — |
| Status | active |
| HQ | San Francisco |
| Founders | Brendan Iribe, Ankit Kumar, Ryan Brown |
| Website | https://www.sesame.com |
| Careers | https://www.sesame.com/careers |
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| X / Twitter | — |
| Date | Round | Amount ($M) | Valuation | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | >$1B | reported | — |
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| Date | Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-14 | added | Sesame added to tracker Latest valuation: >$1B. | — |
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| Lab | Valuation | Founded |
|---|---|---|
| ElevenLabs | $11B | 2022 |
| Cresta | $1.6B | 2017 |
| Deepgram | $1.3B | 2015 |
| Kyutai | >$1B | 2023 |
| AssemblyAI | ~$650M | 2017 |
| Inworld AI | ~$500M | 2021 |
| Hume AI | ~$220M | 2021 |
| Bland AI | ~$200M | 2023 |