Gradium Startup Program 2026

About

An incubation program designed to support startups in the voice AI sector by providing funding, resources, and engineering support to help integrate advanced audio technologies into their products. Participants will benefit from free access to Gradium's services and tools, enabling them to build and scale their voice-first solutions effectively.

Benefits

• 🎁Free Gradium M Plan
• 6months of Gradium's M Plan for free
• 💳Monthly Free Credits
• 9M Monthly Free Credits: Flexible usage across Streaming STT and Expressive TTS
• 🚀Concurrent Requests
• 10 Concurrent Requests: Robust capacity to handle your first wave of production users
• 🎤Pro Voice Cloning
  High-fidelity, fine-tuned clones to create your unique brand voice
• 📜Commercial Rights
  Full ownership of the audio generated for your business.

Eligibility Criteria

• Funding: You have successfully raised a Seed or Seed + Series A round
• Team Size: You have fewer than 25 employees
• Voice-First Mission: Voice must be a core component of your offering with a clear monetization strategy
• Commercial Intent: This program is for companies building products; one-off or experimental side projects are not eligible.

Participation Commitments

• Accepted founders will have direct access to Gradium Engineering Support to help integrate audio-native models
• Access to previews of the next generation of models from the applied research team.

Target Region

Global

Target Sector

Voice AI