"Tech Startups Secure Millions in Funding, Super Bowl Advertising's Impact, and Shopify's Subscription Price Hike"

San Francisco-based conversational AI startup Vocode, founded in 2023, has raised $3.25 million in seed funding without a formal pitch deck. The company, which offers open-source products for developers to create conversational AI tools, was initially admitted to Y Combinator without a business plan. The funding, secured from investors including Y Combinator, Base10, GV, Gradient, Accel, and Liquid2, will be used to expand the team and further integrate with tech companies in the US.