Meta acquired WaveForms for its voice research; Conneau's team joined MSL
The deal was reported in August 2025, after WaveForms raised $40 million from a16z; Alexis Conneau says some of the team's work is set for Meta Connect.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: X
Why it matters
WaveForms' path from a $40 million seed to Meta's AI lab shows how platform companies can acquire scarce voice-model talent before a startup proves a standalone product. Conneau's post confirms the team joined MSL, while leaving the purchase price and the technology's eventual role undisclosed.
Meta's acquisition of voice-AI startup WaveForms was reported in August 2025. On September 23rd, 2026, co-founder Alexis Conneau (@alex_conneau), in a post on X, described WaveForms' team as having joined Meta Superintelligence Labs and said some of its work would appear at Meta Connect. The post brings a founder's account of the integration, more than a year after the deal first became public.…
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