GapMinder Fund II has invested in VoicePatrol, an Artificial Intelligence-based startup for real-time protection against toxic behaviors in multiplayer game voice chats. The funding round was an Early-Seed round, with the participation of GapMinder (lead investor) and the Hyperscope Ventures.
The first to invest in the company was Ruxandra Muys-Stoian, a Romanian woman relocated to the US, who is the co-founder of the WIT Angels Club, a Silicon Valley club for women investing in tech startups. She has been both financially and operationally involved in the development of VoicePatrol.
The startup product manages interactions in multiplayer environments, solving a key problem in the industry: protecting users from toxic behavior and harassment. Thus, the product increases player retention and revenues for game developers. The investment will enable its technology expansion, and commercial development in the US and Europe.
VoicePatrol continuously monitors voice conversations, instantly analyzing content and generating real-time alerts for toxic behavior, harassment or abuse. Through the use of Artificial Intelligence, it understands context and classifies incident severity in a centralized dashboard for easy incident management. The system is available in several languages.
VoicePatrol’s co-founders are Matei Trebien (31, CEO and Machine Learning engineer), a Romanian entrepreneur from Iași who currently lives in San Francisco and Cătălin Cășuneanu (29, CTO and Fullstack engineer), that previously worked as full-stack lead at BMW.
With the first fund having a total capitalization of EUR 50m, GapMinder has invested in companies including Druid.AI, FintechOS, TypingDNA, Veridion, Siena.Cx, Cyscale, Deepstash, SmartDreamers, Machinations, Frisbo, Innoship.io. GapMinder Fund II was launched in 2024 with a target capital of EUR 80 million.