SoundHound

Not to be confused with SoundCloud.

SoundHound AI, Inc.
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: SOUN
Industry
FoundedSeptember 2005; 19 years ago (2005-09)
Founder
  • Keyvan Mohajer
  • Majid Emami
  • James Hom
HeadquartersSanta Clara, California, United States
Key people
Keyvan Mohajer (CEO)
Mike Zagorsek (COO)
Tim Stonehocker (CTO)
Nitesh Sharan (CFO)
Products
  • SoundHound Chat AI
  • Smart Answering
  • Smart Ordering
  • Dynamic Drive Thru
RevenueIncrease US$45.9 million (2023)
Number of employees
700 (2024)
Websitesoundhound.com
Footnotes / references
[1]

SoundHound AI, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOUN) is a voice artificial intelligence (AI) company founded in 2005. It is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. SoundHound provides a voice AI platform that enables businesses to offer customized conversational experiences to consumers.[2]

SoundHound's technologies are used in a variety of voice-enabled products and services, primarily in automotive, TV, IoT, restaurant, customer service, healthcare, finance, and retail industries.[3] The company holds more than 250 technology patents[4] and supports voice AI in 25 languages.[5]

SoundHound offers a range of AI-driven products, including Smart Answering,[6] Smart Ordering,[7] Dynamic Drive Thru,[8] and SoundHound Chat AI, a voice assistant incorporating generative AI technology.[9]

  1. ^ "SoundHound AI, Inc. 2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. March 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Houndify Voice AI Powers a World of Voice-Enabled Products—Project Voice Worldwide 2021". YouTube. May 8, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "10-K Annual Report Fri Mar 01 2024". Last10K.com. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "SoundHound Patents – Insights & Stats (Updated 2024)". Insights;Gate. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  5. ^ Yu, Jea (February 8, 2023). "Is SoundHound Voice AI the Next Big Thing?". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Demo: SoundHound for Restaurants Smart Answering — Never Miss a Call". YouTube. May 1, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  7. ^ Lucas, Peter (May 5, 2023). "Presto Rolls Out Voice Ordering; SoundHound Integrates Voice Ordering With Oracle's POS". Digital Transactions. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  8. ^ Godwin, Cody (December 2, 2022). "Does the future of drive-thrus look less human? AI software shows off order-taking skills". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "New SoundHound Chat AI Platform Uses Breakthrough Technology To Offer Powerful Voice Assistant To Businesses and Brands". www.businesswire.com. March 23, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2024.