Andreessen, Sequoia Recently Discussed Funding Voice AI Startup Sesame

Sesame, a startup developing artificial intelligence voice assistants and wearable devices, is in talks to raise a new funding round, according to a person familiar with the discussions. Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and Northstar.vc, a four-year-old investment firm that has backed messaging app Discord, recently discussed investing in the startup, this person said.

Sesame recently discussed raising at least $200 million, said two people familiar with the talks, though the deal isn’t finalized and the terms and participating investors could change. The company at one point discussed a multibillion-dollar valuation, one of these people said.