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David AI

YC S24

San Francisco, US · Founded 2024 · 10 employees · Hiring · 7 known investors

David develops audio datasets for AI applications, serving Fortune 100 companies and research labs working on speech recognition, translation, synthesis, and conversational AI. The company provides multilingual and multi-speaker conversation datasets designed for voice interaction systems.

Also known as David.AI · Invictus

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S24)

David AI was founded in 2024 by Tomer Cohen, Ben Wiley, Tomer C, and Tomer C..

TCTomer Cohen
Tomer CoheninCo-Founder, CEOHe previously served as Chief of Staff at Scale AI and as a consultant at McKinsey & Company.30 Under 30 2026
BWBen Wiley
Ben WileyinCo-Founder, CTOHe previously led engineering for Scale AI's Public Sector GenAI Platform and worked as a software engineer at Microsoft.30 Under 30 2026
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Tomer CFounder
TCTomer C.
Tomer C.inCo-Founder, CEO

Investors · 7

Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M
First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $7M
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Alt Capitalreported · 2 sourcesSan Francisco · $1M – $10M
NVIDIAreported · 2 sourcesSanta Clara

Also in the syndicate · 2

First RoundleadMeritech

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

The YC application· Summer 2024 batch

David AI: Powering the Voice Era of AI

YC Root Access

Competitors · 2

by search overlap
Fish Audio12 shared keywordsFish Audio provides AI voice generation and cloning software that creates studio-quality synthetic voices with emotional control and multi-language support. The platform serves creators, developers, and enterprises with tools for video narration, audiobooks, voice agents, and real-time applications.
SoundCloud9 shared keywordsAudio distribution and music-sharing platform for artists and creators.

Companies competing with David AI for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

In the news

David AI Secures $50M to Scale Audio Data for AIstartuphub.ai · Oct 2025David AI Raises $50 Million Series B From Meritech NVIDIA And Other Investors<!-- --> | TradedVCtraded.co · Oct 2025YC-backed David AI raises $50M to build diverse audio datasets for next-gen AI — TFNtechfundingnews.com · Oct 2025David AI Raises $50 Million to Bring Audio Data to AI Models - Bloombergbloomberg.com · Oct 2025David AI Is Cashing In On Feeding Frenzy For Audio AI Training Dataforbes.com · May 2025Announcing Our $25M Series A | David AI Blogwithdavid.ai · May 2025Announcing our $5M Seed Round Led by First Round - David AIwithdavid.ai · Jan 2025

Frequently asked questions

What does David AI do?
David develops audio datasets for AI applications, serving Fortune 100 companies and research labs working on speech recognition, translation, synthesis, and conversational AI. The company provides multilingual and multi-speaker conversation datasets designed for voice interaction systems.
Who founded David AI?
David AI was founded by Tomer Cohen, Ben Wiley, Tomer C, Tomer C. in 2024.
Who are David AI's investors?
David AI's investors include Amplify Partners, First Round Capital, Y Combinator, Alt Capital, NVIDIA.
Where is David AI headquartered?
David AI is headquartered in San Francisco, US.