Rime Raises $24M Series A

Rime Raises $24M Series A

Rime, a San Francisco-based enterprise voice AI platform, has raised $24 million in Series A funding to advance its linguistics-first conversational speech models. The company, which processes over 100 million interactions monthly, aims to scale its infrastructure and expand its research capabilities.

The funding round was led by M13, with participation from Twilio Ventures, Corazon Capital, and Unusual Ventures.

The company plans to use the new capital to invest in its proprietary conversational dataset and make strategic hires in engineering and research to support its growing infrastructure.

Founded in 2022 by Lily Clifford, Brooke Larson, and Ares Geovanis, Rime specializes in enterprise-ready voice AI. The company applies a linguistics-first approach to speech-to-speech modeling, focusing on accuracy and naturalness for complex sectors such as healthcare and financial services.

Funding Details

Company Website: https://rime.ai

Company: Rime

Raised: $24M

Round: Series A

Funding Date: July 15, 2026

Lead Investor: M13

Additional Investors: Twilio Ventures, Corazon Capital, Unusual Ventures

Company Website: https://rime.ai/

Software Category: Artificial Intelligence