Sesame Funding History
Sesame develops conversational voice AI, offered as personal AI companion mobile apps, with announced plans for smart eyewear devices.
Company Overview
Sesame
Founded 2023 · San Francisco, California, US
Official WebsiteSesame Funding Timeline
Series B
US$250 million
Sesame opened a limited beta alongside the funding announcement.
Led by Sequoia Capital.
Source · techcrunch.com ↗Seed
US$10,124,975 sold per Form D
Sesame reported in its SEC filing that it had sold the full amount of the disclosed equity offering to 22 investors.
Source · sec.gov ↗
Sesame Founding Team
Brendan Iribe had co-founded Oculus before starting Sesame with Ankit Kumar. Their team set out to build voice interfaces that feel more like conversation, starting with a model that generates conversational speech.
Sesame Company Development
Voice Companions Before Eyewear
Sesame put its conversational work into a mobile beta, where people could try extended spoken interactions. The company has also discussed smart eyewear, which would give the companion a different point of access than opening an app.
Sesame Competitive Landscape
A Conversation with No Menu
Tree-based voice interfaces guide callers through a defined transaction. Sesame's companion aims at ongoing, open-ended exchanges, where pacing and the ability to recover from an interruption are part of the experience.
