June 19, 2026

Rejected by 180 investors, Bland just raised $50M to prove voice AI is the future

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Isaiah Granet spent three weeks at Y Combinator getting turned down by 180 investors. Their reason was always the same: phone calls would not exist in a year. He has now raised more than $100mn to prove them wrong. His startup, Bland, has closed a $5...