Phonic Launches Phonic-1 Speech Model, Raises $27.5M Series A Led by First Round
graceisford · x · 2026-10-30
Voice AI company Phonic introduced Phonic-1, billed as the most advanced speech-to-speech model for agentic tasks. Alongside the launch it announced a $27.5M Series A led by First Round, with participation from Lux Capital, Felicis, and Definition. Supporters note the team's deep work on latency fundamentals like TTFT and TPS.
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