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PitchBook: AI voice startups raised $7B in Q1 2026, up from $1B in Q1 2025, as OpenAI and Google bet on voice as the main interface for next-gen AI agents

OpenAI and Google invest heavily in voice systems as main way to interact with a new generation of AI agents.

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