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Meta Acquires WaveForms AI to Enhance Audio Capabilities
ByAinvest
Friday, Aug 8, 2025 1:24 am ET1min read
Meta Platforms has acquired WaveForms AI, a startup that uses AI to understand and replicate emotion in audio. WaveForms AI was founded by Alexis Conneau and Coralie Lemaitre and received $40 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz. Following the acquisition, Conneau and Lemaitre will join Meta's Superintelligence Labs. The move is part of Meta's broader push to strengthen its capabilities in AI-powered audio.
Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) has made a strategic acquisition to bolster its capabilities in AI-powered audio. The company has acquired WaveForms AI, a startup specializing in using artificial intelligence to understand and replicate emotion in audio. The acquisition follows Meta's broader push to strengthen its AI capabilities, particularly in the audio domain.WaveForms AI was founded by Alexis Conneau and Coralie Lemaitre and had received $40 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz. Following the acquisition, Conneau and Lemaitre will join Meta's Superintelligence Labs, further enhancing the company's AI research and development efforts [2].
The acquisition of WaveForms AI is part of Meta's ongoing strategy to invest heavily in AI technologies. In recent months, Meta has reported significant investments in data center expansion and AI research, with a particular focus on generative AI (GenAI). The company has guided to a capital expenditure (capex) range of $66 billion to $72 billion for 2025, with a significant portion allocated to AI-related projects [1].
This move by Meta aligns with the broader trend of big tech companies investing heavily in high-performance computing to train AI models and applications. Microsoft, for instance, has announced plans to invest $80 billion in building out AI-enabled data centers [1].
The acquisition of WaveForms AI is expected to provide Meta with a competitive edge in the AI-powered audio space, allowing the company to offer more advanced and personalized audio experiences to its users. As Meta continues to expand its AI capabilities, investors are keeping a close eye on the company's stock performance. While the stock has gained over 30% this year, retail sentiment toward Meta remains neutral [1].
References:
[1] https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/meta-reportedly-taps-pimco-blue-owl-captial-for-louisiana-data-center-financing/chrV6aCRd3v
[2] https://news.az/news/ai-accounting-startup-rillet-raises-70-million-in-series-b-round-led-by-andreessen-horowitz-and-iconiq
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