Splice acquires Kits AI to bring ethical voice cloning to 7 million music creators.

Key Highlights:

• Splice acquired Kits AI on January 21, 2026, adding AI voice cloning and vocal generation to its platform.
• Kits AI has processed over 80 million minutes of vocals for 7 million users since its 2021 founding.
• The deal follows Splice’s $50 million Spitfire Audio acquisition and December 2025 Universal Music Group partnership.

Splice acquired Kits AI voice cloning tool, bringing Fairly Trained-certified vocal technology to its music creation platform. The deal marks Splice’s second major acquisition in under a year, following its Spitfire Audio acquisition for a reported $50 million in May 2025. Kits AI co-founders Evan and Kyle Dhillon join Splice alongside their team. The platform’s Licensed Artist Voice Models and zero-shot voice cloning technology will integrate with Splice’s existing sample library and virtual instruments.

“It was important to us to find a team that shared Splice’s creator-first values, and that was equally committed to the responsible development of AI, including artist compensation,” said Kakul Srivastava, CEO of Splice. The acquisition builds on Splice’s December 2025 Universal Music partnership to develop AI-powered creation tools. Kits AI attracted backing from Andreessen Horowitz, Steve Aoki, Wyclef Jean, and 3LAU before the sale.

This acquisition reflects broader AI music industry consolidation as established platforms absorb startups with licensed training data. BeatStars acquired Lemonaide AI the same week. For producers and artists, Splice’s focus on ethical AI tools that pay artists signals that licensed, consent-based vocal AI is becoming the industry standard.”