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Deepslate raises €7.7M seed funding led by 42CAP to develop speech-to-speech AI model in Europe.

PRIVATEOct 01, 2026

Amount Raised

€7.7 Million

Round Type

Seed

GermanyArtificial IntelligenceAudioMachine Learning

Investors

SIVenturesAlstin Capital42 Cap

Description

Deepslate, a Berlin-based voice AI laboratory, has raised €7.7 million in seed funding with 42CAP from Munich leading the round. Alstin Capital, SIVentures, and several business angels also participated in the funding. The company has developed its own speech-to-speech model that operates on servers in Germany, achieving a response time of 0.44 seconds. Deepslate currently has 17 employees and focuses on direct speech-to-speech generation without intermediate text translation steps.

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Deepslate raised €7.7 Million in a Seed round, dated October 1, 2026. Investors: SIVentures, Alstin Capital and 42 Cap. Deepslate is based in Germany.

How much did Deepslate raise?
Deepslate raised €7.7 Million in a Seed round on October 1, 2026.
Who invested in Deepslate?
SIVentures, Alstin Capital and 42 Cap are named as investors in this round.
What does Deepslate do?
Deepslate is a Berlin-based voice AI laboratory that has developed a speech-to-speech model using projection models, enabling direct audio processing without text translation.
Where is Deepslate based and how big is it?
Deepslate is based in Germany. Fundz records about 11 employees.

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Who else raised in Audio and Artificial Intelligence around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Deepslate that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • NationA raised $5.9M (Series A) on October 22, 2026.
  • MixRoom raised an undisclosed amount (Seed) on October 15, 2026.
  • Rebel Audio raised $10M (Series A) on October 8, 2026.
  • Ocular AI raised $2M (Pre-Seed) on October 6, 2026.
  • CurvetAI raised $620K (Pre-Seed) on October 6, 2026.
  • Clipto.AI raised $15M on September 1, 2026.

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Company Information

Company

Deepslate

Location

Germany

About

Deepslate is a Berlin-based voice AI laboratory that has developed a speech-to-speech model using projection models, enabling direct audio processing without text translation. The company runs its models on servers in Germany through Deutsche Telekom's cloud infrastructure, offering sovereignty and data privacy for regulated industries. With 17 employees, Deepslate achieves a response time of 0.44 seconds and operates with ISO 27001 certification. The startup's innovative approach preserves voice sentiment, prosody, and timbre by processing speech directly rather than using traditional three-stage pipelines.

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