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Lyrebird
Lyrebird pioneered AI voice cloning from minimal samples before Descript acquired it and a16z led Descript’s Series A.
Stage
acquired
Status
acquired
Coverage
full
Why Lyrebird is interesting
Montreal researchers made realistic synthetic voices from seconds of audio — Descript bought the tech for its Overdub podcast editing feature.
Key facts
- Seed (2017): YC-backed; a16z invested (Voicebot)
- Exit (Sep 2019): Acquired by Descript; a16z co-led Descript $15M Series A (TechCrunch)
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Last updated: 2026-07-24