Tekedia Capital is excited to announce our investment in Kalpa Labs, a company building the next generation of scalable generalist speech models. Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase. The first era taught machines to read and write. The next era will teach machines to listen, understand, and converse naturally with humans. Speech is the most natural interface for people, and any platform that can make machines communicate with humans in a seamless, intuitive manner will unlock enormous opportunities across industries. Kalpa Labs is pursuing a bold mission: one model, natural prompts, infinite possibilities. The company is developing scalable generalist speech models designed to understand, adapt, and empower interactions across domains and use cases. We believe that speech intelligence will become a foundational layer in computing, powering everything from enterprise workflows and education to customer service, healthcare, and personal productivity. At Tekedia Capital, we invest in companies that remove frictions and expand the capabilities of individuals, firms, and markets. Kalpa Labs sits at the intersection of foundational AI and human-computer interaction, building infrastructure that can redefine how people engage with intelligent systems. We are thrilled to partner with the Kalpa Labs team on this journey and look forward to supporting their mission of making advanced speech intelligence accessible, scalable, and transformative. Welcome to Tekedia Capital, Kalpa Labs.