Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium raises $100M seed, backed by Nvidia
TechCrunch (AI) · July 9, 2026
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Gradium, a voice AI startup spun from French lab Kyutai, closed a $100M seed round including Nvidia, bringing total funding to $100M since December launch. The company focuses on ultra-low-latency speech synthesis for conversational AI agents and has already secured customers including Renault. It is opening a Bay Area office to compete for talent near major AI labs.
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