VoiceRun Bags $5.5M Seed to Build the 'Assembly Line' for AI Voice Agents
VoiceRun secures $5.5M seed funding to revolutionize voice agents. By moving from no-code to code-based development, they are building the 'Model T' of AI voice tech.
The "Model T" moment for voice automation has arrived. VoiceRun announced on January 14, 2026, that it closed a $5.5 million seed round led by Flybridge Capital. The company aims to move past the era of brittle, ineffective automated voices by providing a platform where voice agents are coded, validated, and optimized by coding agents.
VoiceRun $5.5M Seed Round: Why Code Beats No-Code
Founders Nicholas Leonard and Derek Caneja noticed a gap in the market. No-code tools like Bland were fast but low-quality, while low-level tools like LiveKit were too complex for many. "Developers needed an alternative," Leonard said. By letting users code agent behavior instead of clicking through visual boxes, VoiceRun offers unparalleled flexibility, enabling agents to handle nuanced tasks like specific dialects or complex business logic.
| Feature | No-Code Platforms | VoiceRun |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | Visual Diagrams | Direct Code |
| Flexibility | Limited by GUI | Near-Infinite |
| AI Integration | Prompt Boxes | Native Coding Agents |
| Deployment | Fast but Brittle | One-click & Scalable |
Scaling Human-Like Interaction
A Five9 survey showed 75% of people still prefer talking to a human because automation has historically been poor. VoiceRun is changing this by empowering enterprise developers to create sophisticated tools, such as AI phone concierges for restaurant reservations. Leonard believes voice agents won't become ubiquitous until the "voice agent factory" is fully built.
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