Sesame

Sesame has raised $250 million in Series B funding, led by Sequoia, with participation from leading investors including NVentures, Analog Devices, IQT, Dauntless Ventures, Catalio Capital, Pennant Investors, and additional backers from the Abundance Membership network. Existing investors such as Flagship Pioneering, Alumni Ventures, ARK Venture Fund, General Catalyst, March Capital, and others also participated. The round fuels Sesame’s mission to build a personal, voice-first AI agent embedded in lightweight smart glasses. More than a million users have already tested Sesame’s expressive, real-time conversational AI voices.