Cast Insights Raises $4.5M Pre-seed

Cast Insights, a San Francisco-based AI startup that transforms global ephemeral speech data into real-time competitive intelligence, has raised $4.5 million in pre-seed funding.

The round was led by Abstract Ventures, with participation from HF0, Village Global, Max Ventures, Embassy Ventures, and Stratus Ventures.

The company will use the capital to accelerate its mission to ingest and analyze publicly available spoken word content at a global scale.

Founded in 2025 by CEO Otávio Costa Miranda, Cast Insights provides an AI-powered platform that indexes spoken audio from sources such as podcasts, radio stations, and television broadcasts. The platform identifies convergences and divergences in public narratives to help institutional decision-makers, including investors and policy teams, track emerging trends before they reach market consensus.

Funding Details

Company Website: https://castinsights.com

Company: Cast Insights

Raised: $4.5M

Round: Pre-seed

Funding Date: July 23, 2026

Lead Investor: Abstract Ventures

Additional Investors: HF0, Village Global, Max Ventures, Embassy Ventures, Stratus Ventures

Company Website: https://castinsights.com/

Software Category: Artificial Intelligence