Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium raises initial $100 million, backed by Nvidia | TechCrunch0

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• July 10, 2026

Gradium, a Paris-based startup that offers voice AI models, reopened its seed round to new investors, including Nvidia, and has now raised $100 million in total for the round, it said Thursday. The company is using the cash to open an office in the Bay Area and compete for talent there, “strengthening its position at