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Nuance Labs
Seattle, US · Founded 2024 · 21 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
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Nuance Labs is building an audiovisual "human foundation model" with emotional intelligence that reads tone, expression, and hesitation, and responds in real time. Its full-duplex engine aims to enable natural, face-to-face AI interaction that sees, hears, reasons, speaks, and expresses simultaneously.
Founders & leadership
Nuance Labs was founded in 2024 by Fangchang Ma, Edward Zhang, and Karren Yang.
Investors · 5
How we know: Accel's portfolio page · funding news · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$56.4M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2025–2026
▶$46.7MraisedMar 2026 · 9 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Nnamdi IregbulemDirector
- Karren YangExecutive Officer
- Edward ZhangExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Fangchang MaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $60.8M
- Amount sold
- $46.7M
- First sale
- Mar 2026
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2024
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$9.8MraisedJul 2025 · 5 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Edward ZhangExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Fangchang MaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $11M
- Amount sold
- $9.8M
- First sale
- Jul 2025
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2024
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
In the news
Nuance Labs Raises $50M Series Athesaasnews.com · Sep 2026
Seattle's Nuance Labs raises $50M to give AI models human expression and nuance – GeekWiregeekwire.com · Sep 2026
Nuance Labs bags $50M in funding to fix the awkwardness of AI avatars - SiliconANGLEsiliconangle.com · Sep 2026
Nuance Labs raises $50M to teach AI avatars how humans actually talkruntimewire.com · Sep 2026
Nuance Labs Raises $50M Series A to Build the Foundation Model for Human Conversation and Expression - WOWTALEen.wowtale.net · Sep 2026Frequently asked questions
- What does Nuance Labs do?
- Nuance Labs is building an audiovisual "human foundation model" with emotional intelligence that reads tone, expression, and hesitation, and responds in real time. Its full-duplex engine aims to enable natural, face-to-face AI interaction that sees, hears, reasons, speaks, and expresses simultaneously.
- Who founded Nuance Labs?
- Nuance Labs was founded by Fangchang Ma, Edward Zhang, Karren Yang in 2024.
- Who are Nuance Labs's investors?
- Nuance Labs's investors include Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, NVIDIA, South Park Commons, Define Ventures.
- How much funding has Nuance Labs raised?
- Nuance Labs has disclosed $56.4M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Nuance Labs headquartered?
- Nuance Labs is headquartered in Seattle, US.