Paris-based startup Pyannote AI, which provides advanced speaker diarization solutions for voice AI, has secured $9 million in funding backed by Crane Venture Partners, Serena, and Motier Ventures.
- Launched in 2024 by Hervé Bredin and Vincent Molina, Pyannote AI specializes in advanced speaker diarization technology, which detects, segments, labels, and separates speakers in any language.
- Optimized for developers, the platform offers features like speaker identification, overlapping speech detection, real-time diarization, and confidence scoring.
- The platform utilizes pretrained models to deliver high accuracy, speed, and cost-efficiency, making it ideal for use cases such as transcription, voice AI training, and real-time streaming.
"The story began with Hervé Bredin’s decade of research, turned into an open-source framework now used by 100,000+ developers worldwide. Today, the company is moving from open-source to enterprise — bringing speaker-aware AI to every product team building with voice," Kima Ventures' team, commented on LinkedIn.
- Pyannote AI is trusted by 100,000 users worldwide and serves clients such as Gladia, MediVox, Esensia, and Upmeet.
Details of the deal
- The fresh funding was backed by London-based VC Crane Venture Partners, Paris's VC Serena, Paris-based VC Motier Ventures, Kima Ventures, and Pareto Holdings.
- Notable business angels, including Julien Chaumond, Alexis Conneau, Jean-Louis Quéguiner, and Laura Modiano, also joined the round.
- Pyannote AI will use the $9 million in funding to scale its speaker-aware AI technology, expand into the US and Europe, and enhance product features.
