YCF25ยท OtherKalpa Labs
Scaling Generalist Speech models
Founders
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Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
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Overlapping tags, a different niche.
The Agentic Data Co.F26Training Data For Speech Models.Shared: speech, modelActive
AssemblyAIS17The best way to build Voice AI appsShared: speech, text, modelActive
PlayAIW23Our mission is to make Voice AI accessible and useful to all.Shared: speech, cloning, modelAcquired
SpekoS26OpenRouter for Voice AI: one API, every call on the best speech modelShared: speech, text, modelActive
DeepgramW16Building foundational AI for speech transcription and understanding.Shared: speech, alongsideActive
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About Kalpa Labs
We're building the next frontier of speech models. Generalist speech models that unlock in-context learning & strong instruction following for speech models alongside unifying existing speech capabilities like speech to text, text to speech, voice cloning, etc.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Kalpa Labs: questions
Which YC batch was Kalpa Labs in?
Kalpa Labs was in Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch (F25).
Is Kalpa Labs still active?
Y Combinator lists Kalpa Labs as active.
Where is Kalpa Labs based?
Kalpa Labs lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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