YC Spring 2026 (P26) founder

Cassidy Dalva

Founder of Miso Labs, Emotive foundation voice models

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Cassidy Dalva is listed as a founder of Miso Labs. Miso Labs is building the world’s most emotive foundation models for voice. We believe that the next generation of AI interactions shouldn't just be functional—they should be human. By bringing warmth and lightning-fast speed to the voice layer, we empower developers to build voice agents that users truly love.

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    Cassidy Dalva (@cassidydalva) on X

    Last year, teen jobs were the lowest ever recorded in nearly 80 years of Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and last week Forbes reported that this is Show more [7:10 PM · Jun 12, 2026](https://x.com/cassidydalva/status/2065512132800549034)[112...

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    Car-centric parts of America have no public transit. With both parents at the poverty line working full time, using the family's sole car, parents can't front the cash for the car their teen needs to get to a job. Used cars cost $5-7k. Just paying the car back takes three Show more

    Car-centric parts of America have no public transit. With both parents at the poverty line working full time, using the family's sole car, parents can't front the cash for the car their teen needs to get to a job. Used cars cost $5-7k. Just paying the car back takes three Show...