CEO · Founder, Curious Thing
Stories naming Sam Zheng. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Voice AI company Curious Thing has secured $7 million in a pre-Series A round led by Hawkstone, with Blacksheep Capital, January Capital and returning backers Reinventure and Qualgro, to fund hiring and expansion.
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