Modulate Raises $25 Million to Expand Voice Deepfake Detection
Summary
Modulate raised $25 million to expand its audio AI platform, which the company says can detect synthetic speech in real time and support other safety applications.
Key points
- The funding round was led by Future Ventures, with participation from Hyperplane and Lakestar, bringing Modulate’s total funding to $60 million.
- Modulate says its Velma platform combines more than 100 specialized models, including models for detecting synthetic speech.
- The company says its systems analyze more than 10 million hours of audio monthly and have analyzed over 600 million hours in total.
- Modulate claims its platform is twice as accurate as traditional LLMs and produces seven times fewer false positives; the article provides no independent validation of these claims.
- The company plans to use the funding to expand its team and infrastructure and develop its models, APIs, SDKs, integrations, and deployment options.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Funding announcement
- Impact
- Modulate raised an additional $25 million from Future Ventures, with participation from Hyperplane and Lakestar, bringing its total funding to $60 million. The company says it will use the funding to grow its team and infrastructure and expand development of its audio AI models and developer offerings. Its Velma platform is intended to detect synthetic speech and harmful voice interactions; Modulate says it is already used to help protect organizations from deepfake attacks.