# Phonic

Company record · Presspool · https://presspool.ai/companies/phonic-ai

The speech-to-speech model company. Website: https://phonic.ai

## Funding

Latest announced financing: $27.5 million, Series A, led by First Round, announced October 29, 2026.

- **$27.5 million Series A**, announced October 29, 2026. Led by First Round. Participation from Lux Capital, Felicis, Definition, and Essence VC; $31.5 million total funding is not the round amount. Listed in the [AI startup funding roster for October 26–31, 2026](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-10-26). Sources: [Phonic announcement](https://phonic.ai/blog/phonic-1), [Explainx editorial report](https://explainx.ai/blog/phonic-1-speech-to-speech-27-5m-series-a-artificial-analysis-87-1-index-600ms-claimed-vs-verified-2026).

Of the 61 Series A rounds with exactly stated amounts in dollars on Presspool's weekly rosters since September 21, 2026, Phonic's $27.5 million is the joint 23rd largest; their median is $21 million.

## Whether AI names Phonic

- Machine Relations Index: Not cited in any Machine Relations Index answer, May 10, 2026 to October 30, 2026.

A company counts when an AI answer names it or cites its website. Answers vary from run to run, so each count is a dated sample.

## Related records

- Closest rounds in the [roster for October 26–31, 2026](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-10-26): [Vera Health](https://presspool.ai/companies/verahealth-ai) ($28.5 million Series A, October 27, 2026), [Avante](https://presspool.ai/companies/avante-ai) ($30 million Series A, October 27, 2026), [SuperMe](https://presspool.ai/companies/superme-ai) ($20 million Series A, October 29, 2026), [Bites](https://presspool.ai/companies/mybites-io) ($40 million Series A, October 29, 2026), [Hyphenate](https://presspool.ai/companies/hyphenate-ai) ($45 million Series A, October 27, 2026), [ClarityCare](https://presspool.ai/companies/claritycare-ai) ($16.5 million Series A, October 26, 2026).
- [Lux Capital](https://presspool.ai/investors/lux-capital), named as an investor in this round, led [Flapping Airplanes](https://presspool.ai/companies/flappingairplanes-com) ($1 billion Series A, October 21, 2026) and [Crosby](https://presspool.ai/companies/crosby-ai) ($60M Series B, March 31, 2026).
- [Felicis](https://presspool.ai/investors/felicis), named as an investor in this round, led [LMArena](https://presspool.ai/companies/arena-ai) ($150M Series A, January 6, 2026), [DeepJudge](https://presspool.ai/companies/deepjudge-ai) ($41.2M Series A, November 4, 2025) and [Mercor](https://presspool.ai/companies/mercor-com) ($350M Series C, October 27, 2025). It is also named as an investor in [Arda Industries](https://presspool.ai/companies/arda-ai) ($160 million Series A, October 20, 2026).

## Sources

- [Phonic announcement](https://phonic.ai/blog/phonic-1)
- [Explainx editorial report](https://explainx.ai/blog/phonic-1-speech-to-speech-27-5m-series-a-artificial-analysis-87-1-index-600ms-claimed-vs-verified-2026)

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