--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "8e7466545cb4840da55941551008d65f04a526182390b9ceba176f82ce4182f9" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/8e746654?lang=en" title: "Nuance Labs Raises $50 Million Series A Led by Lightspeed for Emotional AI Avatars" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-09-15T00:06:21.000Z" category: "Funding" topics: ["funding","emotional-ai","avatars","nuance-labs"] source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/startups/nuance-labs-raises-50-million-series-a-led-by-lightspeed-for-emotional-a-33270149","https://huggingnews.com/startups/nuance-labs-raises-50-million-series-a-led-by-lightspeed-for-emotional-a-33270149"] summary: "A foundation model that allows machines to interpret human emotion in real time is the focus of a new investment in Nuance Labs. The company raised $50 million…" --- # Nuance Labs Raises $50 Million Series A Led by Lightspeed for Emotional AI Avatars > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-09-15T00:06:21.000Z **Category:** Funding **Topics:** funding, emotional\-ai, avatars, nuance\-labs ## Summary A foundation model that allows machines to interpret human emotion in real time is the focus of a new investment in Nuance Labs\. The company raised $50 million… ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]()