Fish Audio raises $52M seed to build AI voice models for creators and enterprises
Fish Audio, a Palo Alto-based startup, offers over 15,000 natural language controls for AI-generated voice models, catering to both creative and enterprise use cases, and has raised $52 million in a seed round. The company's open-source and hosted models have over 8 million users and generate $21 million in annual recurring revenue. Its latest S2.1 Pro model is available only through its paid API, with paid monthly plans and an enterprise version for organizations like HeyGen and Sanas. Fish Audio emphasizes tailored models for use cases such as realism, expressiveness, and low-latency voices. The company has automated voice takedown processes, allowing creators to remove their voices in less than three minutes, but still
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