OriginalVoices Raises £1M Pre-seed

OriginalVoices, a London-based human insight platform for AI, has raised £1 million in pre-seed funding. The company provides a platform that enables AI models and teams to integrate real-time human opinions and perspectives into their workflows, helping to ground AI outputs in actual human context rather than synthetic data.

Investors

This round was led by Iona Star, a venture capital firm specializing in data strategy and AI tooling.

OriginalVoices Use of Funds

OriginalVoices plans to use the new capital to scale its team, expand its digital twin network, forge new industry partnerships, and grow its customer base with a specific strategic focus on expansion into the United States market.

About OriginalVoices

Founded in 2025 by David Dobrin and his team, OriginalVoices provides a human context layer for AI. Through its consumer app, Twineo, the company allows users to create and manage digital twins of themselves. These twins serve as a proprietary, real-time data source for AI agents and enterprise tools, ensuring that AI decisions are informed by genuine human feedback and sentiment.

Funding Details

Company Website: https://originalvoices.ai

Company: OriginalVoices
Raised: £1,000,000
Round: Pre-seed
Funding Date: September 15, 2026
Lead Investor: Iona Star
Software Category: Artificial Intelligence
Source: OriginalVoices