Guac vs ElevenLabs
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US YC AI grocery demand forecasting at 0.95 MAE with 38% food waste reduction for 300-location chain; $2.3M seed Dec 2023 1984/YC/Collaborative/Instacart angels using sports betting odds and weather for inventory competing with Afresh.
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Guac is a United States-based AI demand forecasting platform for grocery retailers — backed by Y Combinator with $2.3 million in seed funding in December 2023 from 1984 Ventures, Y Combinator, Collaborative Fund, and angel investors from Instacart, Roblox, Jane Street, and Citadel Securities — providing grocery chains, delivery companies, and supermarkets across North America, Europe, and the Middle East with machine learning-powered daily sales predictions that achieve 0.95 unit mean absolute error (MAE) average forecast accuracy, delivering 38% food waste reduction for a 300-location supermarket chain customer. Founded by Euro Wang and Jack Solomon, Guac applies unconventional data signals (sports betting odds, weather forecasts, local event calendars) to grocery demand prediction where traditional moving-average forecasting fails.
$500M Series D at $11B valuation (Feb 2026) — largest voice AI funding round ever. $330M ARR; 1M+ developers using the API. Enterprise customers: Deutsche Telekom, Revolut, Meta, Salesforce. Voices in 32 languages; real-time cloning from 1 second of audio.
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ElevenLabs was founded in 2022 by Piotr Dabkowski and Mati Staniszewski, two former Google and Palantir engineers who set out to break the language barrier using AI voice technology. The company specializes in AI-powered voice synthesis, cloning, and dubbing, enabling developers and enterprises to generate human-quality speech in over 30 languages. Its core technology combines deep learning models trained on massive speech datasets to produce natural-sounding voices indistinguishable from real humans.\n\nElevenLabs offers a suite of products including its flagship text-to-speech API, voice cloning tools, and an AI dubbing platform that localizes video content while preserving the speaker's original voice. Its products target a broad audience—from indie developers building audio apps to large enterprises deploying voice interfaces at scale. Key differentiators include ultra-low latency streaming synthesis, fine-grained voice customization, and a growing library of pre-built AI voices across accents and styles.\n\nElevenLabs has grown rapidly, surpassing $330M in annualized revenue and serving over 1 million developers. Enterprise clients include Deutsche Telekom, Spotify, and leading media companies. In February 2026, the company closed a $500M Series D at an $11B valuation, cementing its position as the market leader in AI voice. Its APIs power podcasts, audiobooks, video games, and customer service bots worldwide, making ElevenLabs the default infrastructure layer for AI-generated audio.
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