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KeithLopez
December 2, 2025

French AI startup Gradium launched from stealth with a $70 million seed round led by FirstMark Capital and Eurazeo. Backed by investors including Xavier Niel and Eric Schmidt, the company focuses on developing ultra-low latency audio language AI models for realistic, responsive voice generation. Founded in late 2025 by a former Kyutai and Google DeepMind researcher, Gradium aims to provide fast, accurate multilingual voice AI for developers, initially supporting English, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese. It enters a competitive market with established players like OpenAI and ElevenLabs.

French AI startup Gradium launched from stealth with a $70 million seed round led by FirstMark Capital and Eurazeo. Backed by investors including Xavier Niel and Eric Schmidt, the company focuses on developing ultra-low latency audio language AI models for realistic, responsive voice generation. Founded in late 2025 by a former Kyutai and Google DeepMind researcher, Gradium aims to provide fast, accurate multilingual voice AI for developers, initially supporting English, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese. It enters a competitive market with established players like OpenAI and ElevenLabs.
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