
Our mission is to build the next generation of AI: ubiquitous, interactive intelligence that runs wherever you are. Try Sonic at https://play.cartesia.ai and join our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/cartesia.

Our mission is to build the next generation of AI: ubiquitous, interactive intelligence that runs wherever you are. Try Sonic at https://play.cartesia.ai and join our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/cartesia.
Founded: 2023
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Employees: 87
Product focus: Real-time, multimodal developer APIs (text-to-speech 'Sonic', speech-to-text 'Ink')
Recent funding: $27M total raised (seed round Dec 2024 led by Index Ventures)
Real-time multimodal AI for conversational and voice-enabled applications.
2023
Artificial intelligence; developer platform / APIs
$27M (total raised; $22M closed in Dec 2024 reported for the round)
Dec 2024 round reported as $22M led by Index Ventures bringing total raised to $27M; company blog lists participation from Lightspeed, Factory, Conviction, General Catalyst, A*, SV Angel and ~90 angels.
Database entries list a Series A with Kleiner Perkins among lead investors.
“Participation from prominent VCs including Index Ventures, Lightspeed, Conviction, General Catalyst, A*, Kleiner Perkins and Greycroft (per reporting and company disclosures).”
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