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Rime

San Francisco, US ยท Founded 2022 ยท 51 employees on LinkedIn ยท 10 known investors

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.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Founders & leadership

Rime was founded in 2022 by Lily Clifford and Brooke Larson.

LCLily Clifford
Lily CliffordinCEO and Founder
BL
Brooke LarsoninFounder

Board

AG
Ares GeovanosCo-founder
JVJohn Vrionis
John Vrionisin๐•Board directorFounder & General Partner at Unusual Ventures
MBMorgan Blumberg
Morgan Blumbergin๐•Board directorPartner at M13
SH
Sandhya HedgeBoard director

Investors ยท 10

Unusual Venturesโœ“ verifiedMenlo Park ยท $1M โ€“ $15M
Corazon CapitalChicago ยท $150K โ€“ $500K
Moth FundSan Franciscovia Molly Mielke ยท inferred
M13reported ยท 2 sourcesNew York ยท $4M โ€“ $7M
M13 VenturesreportedBeverly Hills
SEEDRA Venturesreported ยท 2 sourcesRiyadh ยท $120K โ€“ $35M
Twilio Venturesreported$1M โ€“ $5M

Also in the syndicate ยท 3

Athlah InvestmentSidra VenturesleadUnity Invest Partners

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$51.1M disclosed across 4 of 5 rounds ยท 2023โ€“2026

โ–ถ$22MraisedJun 2026 ยท 16 investors ยท Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Rime Raises $24M Series A for Enterprise Voice AI - Fundraise Insiderfundraiseinsider.com ยท Jul 2026Rime Raises $24M Series Athesaasnews.com ยท Jul 2026
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • 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
Full filing on SEC EDGAR โ†—
โ–ถ$3.1MraisedJun 2023 ยท 22 investors ยท Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • 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
Full filing on SEC EDGAR โ†—

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.

John VrionisDirectorFounded Unusual +1Kumar DandapaniSeed InvestorFounded CadenzaMax ShapiroInvestorFounded Cadenza

In the news

West Asia Watch on X: "๐’๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข ๐€๐ˆ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐‘๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐‘๐š๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ $๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ž๐ž๐ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  Riyadh-based AI startup Rime has raised more than $2 million in seed funding, led by Seedra Ventures with participation from Athlah Investment, Unity Invest Partners and https://t.co/SxCawUySJ4" / Xx.com ยท Aug 2026Saudi Edge AI Startup Rime Raises Over $2M to Expand AIoT Platform for Operational Environmentsarabfounders.net ยท Aug 2026Saudi Startup Rime Secures Over $2 Million in Seed Funding Led by Sidra Ventures to Expand Its Edge AI Platform - ุฅู†ุช ุนุฑุจูŠ | entARABIentarabi.com ยท Aug 2026Voice AI Startup Rime Raises $24M Series A to Advance Speech-to-Speech Modelstheaiinsider.tech ยท Jul 2026Rime Raises $24M Series A for Enterprise Voice AI - Fundraise Insiderfundraiseinsider.com ยท Jul 2026Rime Raises $24M Series Athesaasnews.com ยท Jul 2026Rime picks up $24M Series A to help enterprises field customer calls | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com ยท Jul 2026Rime Raises $24M in Series A Fundingfinsmes.com ยท Jul 2026

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, Corazon Capital, Moth Fund, M13, M13 Ventures, SEEDRA Ventures, Twilio Ventures.
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.