Respeecher Secures $1 Million in Pre-Series A
Respeecher, a Ukrainian AI startup that creates voices for Holywood and AAA games, has secured $1 million in a pre-Series A funding round.
The investment was contributed by notable figures like entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk and funds such as ffVC, Bad Ideas, ICU, and SID Venture Partners.
The funds will be used for scaling and further development, focusing on ethical directions, including a voice marketplace and projects supporting patients with speech disorders.
Respeecher is a Ukrainian synthetic voice startup that specializes in using voice models to modify the speech of actors. Unlike traditional text-to-speech engines, Respeecher's approach involves working with actors who recreate the voice or character, and the technology acts more like a prosthetic voice rather than a generated one. The company utilizes AI technology to enable one person to speak in the voice of another person. Respeecher gained recognition for recreating voices for characters like Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker in Star Wars and Victor Vector in Cyberpunk 2077.
Funding Details
Company: Respeecher, Inc.
Raised: $1.0M
Round: Pre-Series A
Funding Month: December 2023
Investors: Gary Vaynerchuk and funds such as ffVC, Bad Ideas, ICU, and SID Venture Partners
Company Website: https://www.respeecher.com/
Software Category: Voice Cloning