Volley is a leading developer of voice-controlled AI games, pioneering a category where players interact with games entirely through speech rather than controllers or touchscreens. Its titles run on microphone-enabled devices such as smart TVs, voice remotes, smart speakers, and smartphones, turning the living room into a gaming platform. Volley's catalog includes well-known licensed and original games such as Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, 20 Questions, Song Quiz, and Question of the Day.
The company's core technology is AI-driven voice and conversational interaction, which lets players control games naturally by speaking. This approach makes games accessible to broad, casual, often multi-generational audiences who may not consider themselves gamers, and fits naturally into shared spaces like the living room. As large language models and voice AI have advanced, Volley has been positioned to make its experiences more conversational and dynamic, deepening the interactivity of voice-first play.
Volley has achieved significant commercial scale, with its games played in over 30 million homes and by more than five million people every month, making it one of the highest-grossing AI-powered games companies. This traction across smart-home and mobile platforms demonstrates durable consumer demand for voice-native entertainment, distinguishing Volley from many AI-gaming startups still proving product-market fit.
Volley raised a $55 million Series C co-led by Microsoft's M12 and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The backing of Microsoft's venture arm is notable given its smart-speaker and voice-platform interests, and the round reflects confidence in voice as a durable gaming interface. As conversational AI improves, Volley is positioned to lead the voice-gaming category it helped create.