Who are Unusual's investors?

Unusual's investors include Corazon Capital, M13, Twilio Ventures, Sputnik ATX, BoxGroup, Long Journey Ventures, Phosphor Capital, Y Combinator.

How much funding has Unusual raised?

Unusual has disclosed $3.6M raised across 1 round.

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Founded 2018 · 38 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors

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Rime develops voice synthesis technology using a linguistics-first approach for enterprise applications, powering voice agents for healthcare and financial services providers requiring high accuracy on complex terminology and compliance-compliant natural-sounding conversations.

AI & Machine Learning Enterprise Software Healthtech

Founders & leadership

Unusual was founded in 2018 by Jyoti Bansal, John Vrionis, Lily Clifford, Brooke Larson, and Ares Geovanos.

Jyoti Bansal FounderJyoti Bansal founded AppDynamics, an application performance monitoring company acquired by Cisco for $3.7 billion in 2017, and later founded Harness, an AI-powered software delivery platform, as well as the venture capital firm Unusual Ventures. He holds a BS in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

John Vrionis Co-founderFounder & General Partner at Unusual Ventures

Lily CliffordCEO

Brooke LarsonCo-Founder

Ares GeovanosCo-Founder

Calvin Ling VP of Finance at Unusual Ventures

Investors · 8

Corazon Capital✓ confirmed by UnusualChicago · $150K – $500K

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M13✓ confirmed by UnusualNew York · $4M – $7M

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Twilio Ventures✓ confirmed by Unusual$1M – $5M

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Sputnik ATXlisted by Sputnik ATXAustin · $100K

BoxGroupreportedNew York · $250K – $1M

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Long Journey VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $1M

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Phosphor Capitalreported

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Y CombinatorreportedSan Francisco · $500K

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$3.6M disclosed across 1 round · 2026

$3.6Mearly-stage fundingJan 2026 · 4 sources
BoxGroup, Long Journey Ventures, Phosphor Capital, Y Combinator
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Founder mafia

7 people who came through Unusual went on to found or lead other companies.

Jyoti BansalFounderFounded Harness +4 Sarah LearyVenture PartnerFounded Fanbase +1 John VrionisCo-founderFounded Resolve AI Lars AlbrightGeneral PartnerFounded Session M Wei Lien DangGeneral PartnerFounded Stackrox Moe KhalilUniversity Founder FellowFounded Webhound Trishala JainFounder Academy FellowFounded Buildbox

Frequently asked questions

What does Unusual do?: Rime develops voice synthesis technology using a linguistics-first approach for enterprise applications, powering voice agents for healthcare and financial services providers requiring high accuracy on complex terminology and compliance-compliant natural-sounding conversations.
Who founded Unusual?: Unusual was founded by Jyoti Bansal, John Vrionis, Lily Clifford, Brooke Larson, Ares Geovanos in 2018.
Who are Unusual's investors?: Unusual's investors include Corazon Capital, M13, Twilio Ventures, Sputnik ATX, BoxGroup, Long Journey Ventures, Phosphor Capital, Y Combinator.
How much funding has Unusual raised?: Unusual has disclosed $3.6M raised across 1 round.