Waveforms, AI Voice Startup by Alexis Conneau and Ilya Sutskever, Valued at $200 Million After $40 Million Funding from Andreessen Horowitz

Dec 9, 2024, 03:41 PM

A new AI voice startup, Waveforms, founded by Alexis Conneau, a former researcher at OpenAI, has achieved a valuation of $200 million after securing $40 million in funding. Conneau, who previously developed the voice for ChatGPT, aims to advance emotional intelligence in AI technology. The startup's mission is to create AI that can communicate with human-like emotional understanding, inspired by the technology depicted in the film 'Her'. The investment has been backed by prominent venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, highlighting the growing interest in emotionally intelligent AI solutions.