AVP partners and Deepgram leadership underscored the company’s role in powering the emergent Voice AI economy and its potential to become a foundational AI company of the decade.

Deepgram plans to expand globally and strengthen restaurant-focused capabilities by acquiring Ofone, a YC-backed startup that delivers AI-powered voice ordering for quick-service restaurants, boasting over 93% order-processing accuracy.

The company provides AI models and infrastructure that enable real-time, contextual voice conversations at scale for enterprises and developers, including the ability to build custom voice agents.

Key enterprise drivers include improved customer experience and reduced operating costs, with contact centers and sales development identified as primary areas for deployment.

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Demand for AI voice agents is growing across sectors like retail, fintech, and healthcare, fueling interest in call centers and customer service applications.

Deepgram opened a new Voice AI Collaboration Hub in San Francisco to host hands-on sessions, live demos, executive briefings, community meetups, and hackathons, signaling a push to engage customers, partners, and developers.

Management emphasizes that voice AI adoption is accelerating across enterprise functions such as contact centers, sales support, and customer service, underscoring the strategic value of Deepgram’s offerings.

Deepgram has raised $130 million in a Series C at a $1.3 billion valuation, with participation from a broad roster of investors, signaling strong confidence amid growing demand for voice AI across sales, marketing, and support.

Industry leaders from Deepgram, AVP partners, Twilio, and OfOne emphasize a vision of a trillion-dollar B2B Voice AI economy built on real-time, fully duplex conversations with broad impact on restaurant drive-thrus and other enterprise applications.

CEO Scott Stephenson said Deepgram was cashflow positive last year and did not need the funding round, but pursued strategic investors to accelerate growth and deepen partnerships for implementing voice AI.

Stephenson noted that voice AI has become mainstream and demand is rising as products increasingly integrate voice alongside text fields and button interfaces.