Sesame

Sesame

San Francisco, CA, USA
120 employees
Consumer
Growth · $392M

About Sesame

Sesame is an AI company building emotionally intelligent voice companions — Maya and Miles — powered by its proprietary Conversational Speech Model (CSM), delivering sub-300ms, context-aware dialogue with human-like expressivity. The company is developing a vertically integrated platform combining software voice agents with forthcoming AI-powered smart glasses hardware. It targets individuals and developers seeking natural, lifelike human-computer voice interaction for personal assistance, entertainment, and beyond.

Company details

Team Size120
LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
IndustryConsumer

Funding

Total raised

$392M

Last stage

Growth

Investors

Sequoia Capital
Andreessen Horowitz
Spark Capital
General Catalyst
MMatrix

Founders

Brendan Iribe

Brendan Iribe

Former Oculus co-founder and CEO, now leading Sesame to create conversational AI agents with natural-sounding human voice interaction.

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Ankit Kumar

Former CTO of AR startup Ubiquity6, working on conversational AI and smart glasses technology at Sesame.

Nate Mitchell

Nate Mitchell

Co-founder of Oculus VR; brings extensive experience in consumer hardware and software.

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.