Morning VC Brief丨2024.12.13

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00. TL;DR

1/ AI Language Tutor Speak raises $78M Series C at $1B

2/ Mobile Service OS Gigs raises $73M Series B

3/ Email Security Startup Sublime Security raises $60M Series B

4/ SDKs Generator Stainless raises $25M Series A

5/ Customer Intelligence Platform Enterpret raises $20.8M Series A

6/ Voice AI for Group Meeting Vapi raises $20M Series A

7/ Agentic Infra Aampe raises $18M Series A

8/ Public Sector GenAI Platform Ask Sage raises $17M Series A

9/ Molecular Design Tool Rowan raises $2.1M Pre-Seed

01. Venture News

1/ AI Language Tutor Speak raises $78M Series C at $1B

Speak uses AI to help users practice speaking new languages aloud, providing instant feedback to improve pronunciation and conversational skills. This round was led by Accel with participation from OpenAI Startup Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more. Link

2/ Mobile Service OS Gigs raises $73M Series B

Gigs is building Stripe for phone plans. Enabling platforms to sell phone & data subscriptions to their users. This round was led by Ribbit Capital with participation from Gradient, BoxGroup, Speedinvest, and more. Link

3/ Email Security Startup Sublime Security raises $60M Series B

Sublime Security is an open, adaptable email security system. This round was led by IVP with participation from Index Ventures, Slow Ventures, Citi Ventures, and more. Link

4/ SDKs Generator Stainless raises $25M Series A

Stainless is on a mission to make it effortless for developers to work with APIs. This round was led by a16z with participation from Sequoia Capital, Felicis, Zapier, MongoDB Ventures, and more. Link

5/ Customer Intelligence Platform Enterpret raises $20.8M Series A

Enterpret connects to various feedback sources and applies algorithms to extract insights. This round was led by Canaan Partners with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Peak XV Partners, Wing Ventures, and more. Link

6/ Voice AI for Group Meeting Vapi raises $20M Series A

Vapi lets developers build, test and deploy voice agents in minutes rather than months. This round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Abstract, AI Grant, Y Combinator, and more. Link

7/ Agentic Infra Aampe raises $18M Series A

Aampe enables marketing and product teams to deliver continuous personalization across channels and surfaces without having to build and maintain complex segments and campaigns across multiple tools. This round was led by Theory Ventures with participation from Z47, and more. Link

8/ Public Sector GenAI Platform Ask Sage raises $17M Series A

Ask Sage uses generative AI to assist users in automating tasks such as generating compliance and cybersecurity documents. This round was led by Sapphire Ventures with participation from Mucker Capital, and more. Link

9/ Molecular Design Tool Rowan raises $2.1M Pre-Seed

Rowan is building molecular design and simulation tools for scientists to accelerate chemical innovation. This round was backed by Pillar VC and AI Grant. Link