Fish Audio Completes $52 Million Seed Round to Advance AI Voice Model R&D and Enterprise Services

TechFlow news, July 28, according to TechCrunch, AI speech model company Fish Audio announced the completion of a $50 million seed funding round, led by Coreline Ventures and Capital Today, with participation from institutions such as 359 Capital, Parable, and Play Time. The company stated that its cumulative users for open-source and hosted models have currently exceeded 8 million, with annual recurring revenue reaching $21 million.

Fish Audio launched 5 models in the past year, including 4 speech generation models and 1 speech-to-text model, among which 3 have been open-sourced, while the latest S2.1 Pro model is provided via a paid API. The company's products target creators, developers, and enterprise clients, with application scenarios covering AI avatars, game character voiceovers, and voice agents, among others.

Regarding the issue of unauthorized voice uploads that previously occurred on the platform, Fish Audio stated that it has automated the takedown process; after rights holders submit voice samples or relevant contracts, processing can be completed within 3 minutes. The company plans to launch audio understanding models and speech-to-speech models in the future.