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Sesame
Conversational speech AI building lifelike voice companions and AI glasses.
Stage
series b
Status
private
Coverage
full
Why Sesame is interesting
Founded by Oculus alumni, Sesame's sub-300ms CSM targets emotionally expressive dialogue — a16z led early rounds before Sequoia/Spark co-led the 2025 mega-round.
Key facts
- Series B (Oct 2025): $250M co-led by Sequoia and Spark Capital (Sacra)
- Series A (2025): $47.5M led by a16z with Spark, Matrix (Sacra)
- Source: https://sacra.com/c/sesame-ai/
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Industries
AI & Machine Learning Consumer
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Last updated: 2026-07-24