2019 Voice Year in Review with Jargon, Voxly, and Voicebot – Voicebot Podcast Ep 128 January 2019 started out with unbounded optimism around voice technology with rapid smart speaker adoption and Google announcing over 1.. AI 23 Dec 2
The Phantom of the Opera Becomes the First Broadway Show With an Alexa Skill “The Phantom of the Opera” is teaching the music of the night to Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant, launching the first.. AI 23 Dec 3
Finnish Voice Recognition Startup Speechly Closes €2M Funding Round Helsinki-based voice technology startup Speechly closed a €2 million seed funding round. The round, led by German venture capital firm.. AI 20 Dec 7
Gaming Voice Assistant Startup Fridai Joins Microsoft Accelerator Ahead of Xbox Launch Video game voice assistant developer Fridai will be part of the next Microsoft for Startups accelerator cohort. The Berlin-based startup.. AI 20 Dec 4
Speech Analytics Firm CallMiner Raises $75M From Goldman Sachs Speech analytics technology firm CallMiner has closed a $75 million funding round solely from Goldman Sachs. The funding is aimed.. AI 19 Dec 3
Deepfake Security Concerns Are Limiting Voice ID Adoption: Survey Worries about deepfake voice fraud may be slowing the adoption of voice as identification, according to a new survey produced.. AI 19 Dec 5
Synthetic Speech Startup Replica Studios Closes $2.5M Funding Round Speech synthesis startup Replica Studios has closed a $2.5 million seed funding round led by The Venture Reality Fund. Replica.. AI 18 Dec 4
Hearables and Voice with Dave Kemp and Andy Bellavia – Voicebot Podcast Ep 127 What are hearables? They are wireless earbuds and headphones that provide always-available voice assistant access. Think AirPods, Pixel Buds, Echo.. AI 18 Dec 2
Coca-Cola’s Investment Arm Chooses Voice AI Startup Aider for First Funding New Zealand digital assistant developer startup Aider was chosen as the first investment for a new fund created by Coca-Cola’s.. AI 17 Dec 2
AI Assistant Startup Fireflies.AI Closes $5M Funding Round AI transcription and analyses startup Fireflies.ai has closed a $5 million seed round led by Canaan Partners. The funding is.. AI 17 Dec 3