Fish Audio Raises $52M Seed

Palo Alto-based Fish Audio, a company specializing in AI voice generation models for creators and enterprises, has raised $52 million in a seed round. Since its launch last year, the company has grown to serve over 8 million users and currently reports an annual recurring revenue of $21 million.

Investors

The funding round was co-led by Coreline Ventures and Capital Today. Additional participants included 359 Capital, Parable, Play Time, Alphalist Partners, Bayhouse Ventures, Carya Venture Partners, and HF0.

Fish Audio Use of Funds

Fish Audio plans to use the new capital to develop more advanced AI models and to expand its infrastructure to accommodate enterprise client demand. Specifically, the company aims to release an audio understanding model later this year and is currently developing a speech-to-speech model.

About Fish Audio

Founded by former NVIDIA researcher Shijia Liao and CEO Rissa Cao, Fish Audio focuses on creating highly expressive, steerable AI voice models. The company provides a library of natural language controls and offers services to creators and enterprise clients, including those in the AI avatar and gaming industries.

Funding Details

Company Website: https://fish.audio

Company: Fish Audio
Raised: $52M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: July 28, 2026
Lead Investor: Coreline Ventures, Capital Today
Additional Investors: 359 Capital, Parable, Play Time, Alphalist Partners, Bayhouse Ventures, Carya Venture Partners, HF0
Software Category: Artificial Intelligence
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/fish-audio-raises-50m-seed-to-build-ai-voice-models-for-creators-and-enterprises/