Something's cooking HappyRobot

Voice AI will be the most prevalent interface for engaging with information systems in 2025. We are solving this in logistics already with millions of calls handled by Happyrobot's AI workers. Proud to be part of this team. Let's go! 🚀

🚀HappyRobot has just announced their $15.6 million Series A fundraise, led by a16z - one of the most reputable VC firms in the world. It’s incredible to think that just a year ago, Pablo Palafox (CEO & Co-Founder) first slid into my DMs. Next Monday, December 9th,

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In this week’s episode of The FreightCaviar Podcast, we talk with brothers Javier and Pablo Palafox, the Co-Founders of HappyRobot. They share insights on: 1. How their groundbreaking software works.  2. The innovative process behind creating their human-like audio.   3. The

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Pablo Palafox dives into the innovative process behind creating audio that sounds remarkably human. Listen to our interview with Pablo and Javier Palafox on 'The FreightCaviar Podcast' available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.

🚨 New a16z thesis - an update on AI voice agents! 2024 was a huge year for voice agents, with massive model breakthroughs + hundreds of new startups. How has the space evolved, and where do we see opportunity in 2025? Our update + market maps for B2B and B2C 👇

Just laissez-faire

"Robotics companies now are where LLM companies were five years ago. Sometimes in the next five years we will see the ChatGPT moment for robots." —Bob McGrew

Super happy to announce that I’ve joined HappyRobot and moved to San Francisco! 🌉 After working remotely for a couple months and opening an office in Madrid, I have finally joined the team in person in SF. Read for a bit more context on what we are building!🧵

The classic software startup writes code to solve users' problems. If AI makes writing code more of a commodity, understanding users' problems will become the most important component of starting a startup. But it already is.

Why work on the 127th SaaS tool when you can build mission-critical 10x software for a huge industry that runs on Windows 95 and duck-tape?

Our end-of-turn detection model performs at 94% vs off-the-shelf models at 70%. 🧵

Marathon completed!

HappyRobot's AI workers just got even smarter! 🧠⚡

Running an AI startup today using a SaaS-era playbook or even previously “best-in-class” speed is like gaming on dial-up. By the time your GTM feels comfortably dialed-in or your strategic bets seem sure, the match is over. Markets are moving (and being won) at meme speed.

We need memetic GTM

NBER legend William Nordhaus found innovators keep just 2.2 % of the value they create. Every $1 in billionaire profit delivers ≈ $45 to workers + consumers. Billionaires = net-positive spillovers.