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AethexAI raised $3M pre-seed to rebuild voice AI infrastructure from scratch for Africa and the Middle East, where mainstream tools keep failing on accents, connectivity, and real-world telephony conditions.
UK startup AethexAI raised $3M to build voice AI infrastructure purpose-built for Africa and the Middle East, where existing tools from global providers consistently fail. Their Kora 1 model stack handles noisy networks, code-switching, and regional dialects that break conventional systems.
AethexAI raised $3M pre-seed to rebuild voice AI from the ground up for Africa and the Middle East, where mainstream tools keep failing on accents, connectivity, and real-world telephony conditions.
