Fluent.ai Gets $1.8M to Make Voice Tech Work Offline
Your smart speaker could soon understand you without the internet—and keep your data private.
Deep Dive
Fluent.ai announced it landed $1.8 million in seed funding from a high-profile group of investors that includes Ottawa-based BDC Capital, California’s Danhua Capital, and the Toronto-based Creative Destruction Lab and Maple Leaf Angels.
Key Points
- Fluent.ai raised $1.8 million to make voice recognition work on your device, not in the cloud.
- This means faster responses and better privacy, since your voice never leaves your gadget.
- The tech is still early and may not handle complex commands, so it might be a while before you see it.
Why It Matters
Your voice commands could become faster and more private, keeping your data on your device instead of online.