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Rime
San Francisco, US · Founded 2022 · 51 employees on LinkedIn · 12 known investors
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Rime builds ultra-realistic voice AI models trained on a proprietary in-studio dataset of spontaneous, multilingual conversational speech, designed for enterprise communication use cases. It serves businesses across industries such as food service and healthcare, powering tens of millions of customer conversations monthly.
Founders & leadership
Rime was founded in 2022 by Lily Clifford and Brooke Larson.
Board
Investors · 12
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Also in the syndicate · 3
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$51.1M disclosed across 4 of 5 rounds · 2023–2026
- $2MSeed FundingAug 2026 · 2 sources
Seedra Ventures (lead), Sidra Ventures (lead), Athlah Investment, Unity Invest Partners
Source ↗ - $24MSeries AJul 2026 · 3 sourcesSource ↗
▶$22MraisedJun 2026 · 16 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Ares GeovanosDirector
- John VrionisDirector
- Morgan BlumbergDirector
- Lily CliffordExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $26.8M
- Amount sold
- $22M
- First sale
- Jun 2026
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2022
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$3.1MraisedJun 2023 · 22 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Sandhya HedgeDirector
- Lily CliffordExecutive Officer, Director
- Ares GeovanosDirector
- Offering amount
- $3.2M
- Amount sold
- $3.1M
- First sale
- May 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2022
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Founder mafia
3 people who came through Rime went on to found or lead other companies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Rime do?
- Rime builds ultra-realistic voice AI models trained on a proprietary in-studio dataset of spontaneous, multilingual conversational speech, designed for enterprise communication use cases. It serves businesses across industries such as food service and healthcare, powering tens of millions of customer conversations monthly.
- Who founded Rime?
- Rime was founded by Lily Clifford, Brooke Larson in 2022.
- Who are Rime's investors?
- Rime's investors include Unusual Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Corazon Capital, Moth Fund, Cadenza, M13, M13 Ventures, SEEDRA Ventures and 1 more.
- How much funding has Rime raised?
- Rime has disclosed $51.1M raised across 4 of its 5 known rounds.
- Where is Rime headquartered?
- Rime is headquartered in San Francisco, US.