# SoundHound

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/soundhound

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Santa Clara, US
- Website: www.soundhound.com
- Total disclosed funding: $148M
- Latest round: Series D (Nov 29, 2017)
- Investors on record: 20

## About

Based in California, US, and founded in 2005, SoundHound Inc. is a company that operates in the fields of voice AI and conversational intelligence technologies. Keyvan Mohajer (CEO), James Hom (VP products), and Majid Emami (VP of engineering) are the co-founders of the company. In 2018, SoundHound Inc. raised USD 100 million in new funding from a group of strategic investors. In August 2020, SoundHound Inc. raised USD 4.03 million in Series D funding from unspecified investors.

The company offers Houndify, an independent voice AI platform, that allows developers to build custom voice assistants with a branded wake word for any product or service. The Houndify platform is built on Speech-to-Meaning and Deep Meaning Understanding technologies. The company also provides the Soundhound app, a music-playing mobile application, and the Hound app, a voice-search and assistant application. Additionally, more than 60,000 partners have registered on the Houndify platform since its launch. 

As of April 2021, the company plans to expand its Houndify voice AI platform to 22 languages—covering a majority of the world's common languages.

## Funding rounds

- Series D, Nov 29, 2017, $50M — Nomura Holdings, Mercedes-Benz Group AG, NVIDIA Corporation, HTC Corporation, KT Corporation, Recruit Holdings, Line Corporation, Naver, Samsung Strategy & Innovation Center, Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance
- Series A, Sep 23, 2016, $75M — Kleiner Perkins, Global Catalyst Partners, Walden VC, Nomura Holdings, TransLink Capital, Sompo Japan Insurance, NVIDIA Corporation, SharesPost, Recruit Holdings, Samsung Strategy & Innovation Center, MKaNN
- Series C, Oct 13, 2011, $7.4M — Global Catalyst Partners, Walden VC, TransLink Capital, Felicis Ventures
- Series B, Jul 14, 2009, $4M — Walden VC
- Series B, Aug 29, 2008, $1.9M — Global Catalyst Partners, TransLink Capital, Jaic America Inc.
- Series B, May 16, 2008, $5.1M — Global Catalyst Partners
- Series A, May 30, 2006, $5M — Global Catalyst Partners, Felicis Ventures, Amidzad Partners

## Investors

- Global Catalyst Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/global-catalyst-partners) — Series A, Series B, Series C
- Felicis Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/felicis-ventures) — Series A, Series C
- Amidzad Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/amidzad-partners) — Series A
- TransLink Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/translink-capital) — Series B, Series C, Series A
- Jaic America Inc. (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/jaic-america-inc) — Series B
- Walden VC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/walden-vc) — Series B, Series C, Series A
- Kleiner Perkins (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kleiner-perkins) — Series A
- Nomura Holdings — Series A, Series D
- Sompo Japan Insurance — Series A
- NVIDIA Corporation — Series A, Series D
- SharesPost — Series A
- Recruit Holdings — Series A, Series D
- Samsung Strategy & Innovation Center (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/samsung-strategy-innovation-center) — Series A, Series D
- MKaNN (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mkann) — Series A
- Mercedes-Benz Group AG — Series D
- HTC Corporation — Series D
- KT Corporation — Series D
- Line Corporation — Series D
- Naver — Series D
- Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance — Series D