Deepgram Raises $130M Series C, Reaches $1.3B Valuation as Voice AI Race Heats Up
Summary
Deepgram secures $130M Series C funding at $1.3B valuation while acquiring restaurant AI voice platform OfOne, as the startup races to pass the Audio Turing Test within a year amid intensifying competition in voice AI technology that promises more natural human-computer interactions across industries.
Key Points
- Deepgram raises $130 million in Series C funding, bringing total funding to over $215 million and valuing the voice AI platform at $1.3 billion
- The company acquires OfOne, an AI voice platform for restaurants and drive-throughs, while aiming to pass the Audio Turing Test within a year
- Voice AI emerges as the next frontier beyond chatbots, with applications ranging from call centers to consumer apps as companies seek more natural human-computer interfaces