What it sells
Frontier Voice Input - write 4x faster than typing.
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
Individuals (Free/Pro/Max) and teams of 2+ (Business with centralized billing, SSO).
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
Typing is slow for AI prompts, coding and writing; claims 5x faster than typing and twice as accurate.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Hold a key (Space) and speak in any app; Aqua cleans the text in real time, with custom dictionary and instructions; developer vocabulary for tools like Claude Code and Cursor.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Freemium subscription, with student discount (70% off Pro and Max) and volume discounts above 20 users.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Self-serve Mac app download and sign-up, team creation for Business.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Winter 2024 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.