# NVIDIA backs the French researchers who built voice AI’s foundations at $100M, 7 months after launch

> Source: <https://techfundingnews.com/gradium-100m-seed-nvidia-voice-ai-kyutai/>
> Published: 2026-07-10 06:52:19+00:00

The people who invented the plumbing that powers your AI voice assistant just raised $100 million to compete…