Observed Signal · Oct 1, 2026 · Funding · Source: Tech.eu (European Tech & Deals) · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Deepslate raises €7.7M for European voice AI
Berlin-based voice AI company Deepslate has raised €7.7 million in a seed round led by Munich-based investor 42CAP, with participation from Alstin Capital, existing investor SIVentures, and business angels. Founded in 2023 by Paskal Paesler and Jan Brachthäuser, Deepslate develops end-to-end speech-to-speech AI models that process spoken language directly without converting to text first, emphasizing European languages and EU-hosted infrastructure. The company claims a 440ms response time in benchmarks and best error rates for European languages. Its technology is used by insurers, contact centres, and platforms, offering self-service API and enterprise hosting. Deepslate hosts models in Telekom Cloud in Germany for data sovereignty, is ISO 27001 certified, and claims costs up to 2 cents per conversation minute. The 15-person team will use funding to expand model training, European data programs, sales/marketing, and production infrastructure in EU data centers.
Highlights a niche AI application (speech-to-speech) with European data sovereignty focus, relevant to voice-enabled customer experiences and call centers, but impact is limited to a specific segment.
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- Deepslate raised €7.7 million in a seed round led by 42CAP, with participation from Alstin Capital, SIVentures, and business angels.
- Deepslate develops end-to-end speech-to-speech AI models that process audio directly, bypassing text conversion.
- Founded in 2023 by Paskal Paesler and Jan Brachthäuser, the company uses a modular architecture with trainable projectors to an exchangeable language model.
- Deepslate claims 440ms response time and best error rates for European languages; costs are up to 2 cents per conversation minute.
- Funding will expand model training, European data programmes, and production infrastructure in EU data centres; Deepslate is ISO 27001 certified and uses Telekom Cloud in Germany.
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