๐ป Technology Live Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile TE TechCrunch 30 Jul 2026 10 days ago 1 min read TechCrunch โ 30 July 2026 Text: Aโ A+ 22 0 0 ๐๏ธ Listen ๐ Translate ๐ Translate: ๐ฌ๐ง EN ๐ธ๐ฆ AR ๐ต๐ฐ UR ๐ฎ๐ณ HI ๐ซ๐ท FR ๐ช๐ธ ES ๐ฉ๐ช DE ๐น๐ท TR ๐จ๐ณ ZH ๐ท๐บ RU ๐ง๐ท PT โ ๐๏ธ AI Podcast โ Two-Host Discussion Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100โฆ Kokoro TTS ยท ~5 min episode ยท American English voices โ ๐ค Voice Selectionโผ tap to expand Choose voices for Host A and Host B. Changes take effect on next play. Host A ๐ฅ Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Fenrir (Rich, authoritative) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Onyx (Strong, broadcast) Liam (Youthful, conversational) Bella (Warm, expressive) Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Daniel (Polished, clear) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) Alejandro (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) Siwis (F, expressive) Alpha (F, clear) Gongitsune (F, natural) Kumo (M, deep) Xiaobei (F, bright) Yunyang (M, warm) Alpha (F, natural) Omega (M, clear) Sara (F, expressive) Nicola (M, rich) Dora (F, warm) Alex (M, clear) Host B ๐ฆ Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Bella (Warm, expressive) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Dora (F, warm) Alejandro (M, clear) Siwis (F, expressive) Nezuko (F, bright) Tebukuro (F, calm) Kumo (M, deep) Yunxi (F, energetic) Yunyang (M, warm) Omega (M, clear) Alpha (F, natural) Nicola (M, rich) Sara (F, expressive) Alex (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) ๐๏ธ Regenerate with Selected Voices A Now Speaking โ Generating podcastโฆ Synthesising speech โ will play automatically when readyโฆ โถ 0:00 / 0:00 1ร Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile Read Full Story at TechCrunch โ Advertisement Syntheticuser startup Simile raises 200M valuation months after React: ๐ฅ0 ๐ฎ0 ๐ข0 ๐ก0 โค๏ธ0 ๐ค0 Read original story at TechCrunch Sources TechCrunch Sponsored Related Stories ๐ป Technology Hanwha Group and LG CNS tokenize trade receivables to enhance supply chain finance CoinDesk ยท 14 days ago ๐ป Technology 7 Statesโ Water Systems Hit by Cyberattacks Likely Tied to Iran Wired ยท 8 days ago ๐ป Technology Trump administration exempts SpaceX's Starlink from foreign router ban Ars Technica ยท 13 days ago ๐ป Technology Altra Running Promo Codes: 10% Off July 2026 Wired ยท 12 days ago ๐ป Technology X Money launches in US with Apple Wallet support 9to5Mac ยท 13 days ago ๐ป Technology I've been buying foreclosed properties for almost 10 years. Here's what you should know before buying one. Business Insider Mkt ยท 8 days ago