Rime
San Francisco, United States
◆ Total Raised
$24M
◆ Stage
seed
◆ Location
San Francisco, United States
◆ Founded
2022
◆ Team size
11-50
◆ Links
◆ About Rime
Enterprise voice AI company that records conversational training data and uses phoneme-based architecture for industry-specific terminology without retraining.
◆ What sets it apart
Rime's models are trained on a proprietary dataset of real conversations with everyday speakers rather than audiobook narrators, producing authentic laughs, sighs, and filler prosody that traditional TTS cannot replicate.
◆ Sectors
◆ Business
ModelSaaS
CustomerEnterprise call centers, fast food chains, healthcare providers, and telecom companies running customer experiences at scale
◆ Notable
- Raised $5.5M seed round led by Unusual Ventures in May 2025
- Powers 100M+ phone conversations monthly for clients including Domino's and Wingstop
- Served over 1 billion cumulative calls
- SOC 2 Type II certified and HIPAA compliant
- Offers on-premise deployment option with sub-100ms latency
◆ Backing funds on Raise
- Unusual Venturesseries-a
◆ Funding rounds
15 Jul 2026
Led by M13, M13 Ventures
With Twilio Ventures, Corazon Capital, Unusual Ventures
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◆ FAQ
What does Rime do?
Enterprise voice AI company that records conversational training data and uses phoneme-based architecture for industry-specific terminology without retraining.
Where is Rime based?
Rime is based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2022.
How much has Rime raised?
Rime has raised $24M in tracked funding and is currently at the seed stage.
Who has invested in Rime?
Investors in Rime include Unusual Ventures, Founders You Should Know, Cadenza Capital, Aaron King and Alex Levin.