# Speech Ocean

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/speech-ocean

- Industry: Business Support Services
- Headquarters: Beijing, China
- Website: www.speechocean.com
- Latest round: Series C (Dec 26, 2019)
- Investors on record: 9

## About

Based in Beijing, China and founded in 2005, Speech Ocean is a provider of AI data resource and services to enterprises and scientific research institutions. The founder and chairman Lin He, she graduated from Peking University, and she has been working in the Institute of Acoustics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The chief executive officer Difei Tang, he graduated from University of Science and Technology of China, and he has been working in Lenovo, Microsoft, and Alibaba. In July 2021, the company raised RMB 395 million in an IPO.

The company's business involves various domains such as speech recognition, speech synthesis, computer vision, lexicon, and natural language processing and provides relevant services for the design, collection, transcription, annotation, etc. of data.

The products and services of the company have been applied to various AI domains, such as smart home, smart speaker, autopilot, and vehicle navigation. Its customers cover more than 400 technology companies, AI enterprises and scientific research institutes.

The company has global business support and delivery capabilities and its product line include over 150 languages and dialects in many countries and regions.

## Funding rounds

- Series C, Dec 26, 2019 — China Internet Investment Fund, ALAN AMC, Zhongyi Equity Fund
- Series B, May 31, 2017 — Yinxinggu Capital, Silan Venture Capital, Xiaomi Group
- Series A, Apr 20, 2016 — Richen Capital, Beijing Qingde Investment Center, Shanghai Fengwan Investment Partnership

## Investors

- Richen Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/richen-capital) — Series A
- Beijing Qingde Investment Center — Series A
- Shanghai Fengwan Investment Partnership — Series A
- Yinxinggu Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/yinxinggu-capital) — Series B
- Silan Venture Capital — Series B
- Xiaomi Group — Series B
- China Internet Investment Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/china-internet-investment-fund) — Series C
- ALAN AMC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/alan-amc) — Series C
- Zhongyi Equity Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/zhongyi-equity-fund) — Series C