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Foley Represents Samsung Ventures as Investor in Series A Round for Cartesia

March 11, 2025 Media Contacts:

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Foley & Lardner LLP represented Samsung Ventures as an investor in the $64 million Series A funding round for Cartesia, a voice-enabling AI startup. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins.

The new funding will help Cartesia expand their team and invest in research to build the next generation of models, infrastructure, and products for voice, starting with the launch of their latest voice generation model — Sonic 2.0.

The Foley team was led by partners Louis Lehot and Brian Wheeler and included associate Wesley Choi.

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