Voice startup Phonic raises $27.5M Series A as monthly call minutes spike
graceisford · x · 2026-10-30
Phonic raised a $27.5M Series A led by First Round with LUX, Felicis, and DEFINITION, plus angels including Erik Bernhardsson (Modal), Clement Delangue (Hugging Face), Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox), Amjad Masad (Replit), Guillermo Rauch (Vercel), and Naval Ravikant. The company now powers high-stakes calls across six continents for Ashby, Maven AGI, Rho, and a Fortune 50 IT infrastructure firm, with monthly minutes exploding through September 2026.
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