# Gradium

The DeepMind mafia building startups in Europe
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Founder factories
September 9, 2026
The DeepMind mafia building startups in Europe
Google’s AI lab has had a big impact on the tech world, with countless staff branching out to launch their own ventures
Tom Nugent
Nvidia backs voice AI startup Gradium, bringing seed round to over $100m
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July 8, 2026
Nvidia backs voice AI startup Gradium, bringing seed round to over $100m
The Paris-based startup spun out of non-profit AI research lab Kyutai seven months ago
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
The race to dominate voice AI is heating up: ‘We have to go fast’
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Analysis
March 31, 2026
The race to dominate voice AI is heating up: ‘We have to go fast’
Paris-based Mistral released its first voice model last week amid intensifying competition
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt backs voice AI startup Gradium in $70m seed round
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December 2, 2025
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt backs voice AI startup Gradium in $70m seed round
Startup spun out of Paris-based non-profit lab Kyutai, which focuses on open source AI research
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet