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== History ==
== History ==


The company was founded in 2005 by [[Keyvan Mohajer]], a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford studying speech recognition. In 2009, the company's ''Midomi'' app was rebranded as SoundHound.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rollison|first1=Damian|title=Tune identifier SoundHound announces new version with Pandora, tour dates|url=https://venturebeat.com/2010/01/27/tune-identifier-soundhound-announces-version-3-1-with-pandora-tour-dates/|accessdate=1 March 2016|publisher=Venturebeat|date=27 January 2010}}</ref> In 2012, SoundHound announced it had over 100 million users globally.<ref>{{Cite web|title = SCREENVISION ACTIVATES SOUNDHOUND PARTNERSHIP TO CONNECT MOBILE MOVIEGOERS TO BIG SCREEN ADS {{!}} Screenvision|url = http://screenvisionmedia.com/screenvision-activates-soundhound-partnership-to-connect-mobile-moviegoers-to-big-screen-ads}}</ref> In 2014, SoundHound became the first music-search product available as a [[Wearable technology|wearable]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = SoundHound First Music Discovery Service to Be Live on Wearables {{!}} Business Wire|url = http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150313005592/en/SoundHound-Music-Discovery-Service-Live-Wearables#.VXFFhVxVikq|website = www.businesswire.com|accessdate = 2015-06-05}}</ref> Later, SoundHound became the first music recognition service shipping in autos, in a partnership with [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]], in the new 2015 [[Hyundai Genesis|Genesis]].<ref name="engadget.com">{{Cite web|title = Hyundai and Kia tap SoundHound to help you identify music in your car|url = https://www.engadget.com/2014/01/14/hyundai-kia-soundhound-music-tagging/|website = Engadget|accessdate = 2015-06-05}}</ref> By May 2016, SoundHound had over 300 million users globally.<ref>{{Cite web|title = SoundHound now lets you use your voice to find music on the road {{!}} VentureBeat|url = https://venturebeat.com/2016/05/17/soundhound-now-lets-your-voice-find-music-when-youre-on-the-road}}</ref> In 2018, SoundHound Inc. announced partnerships with [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], and [[Honda]] to provide voice interaction for their products using its Houndify voice AI platform.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en/news/news-room/news/hyundai-motor-collaborates-with-soundhound-inc.-to-develop-%25E2%2580%2598intelligent-personal-agent%25E2%2580%2599-voice-control-technology-0000015645|title=Hyundai Motor Collaborates with SoundHound Inc. to Develop ‘Intelligent Personal Agent’ Voice-Control Technology|website=HYUNDAI MOTORS|language=en|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mbrdna.com/mercedes-benz-new-infotainment-system-mbux/|title=First-look into a new Infotainment System from Mercedes-Benz, MBUX, powered with voice-enabled AI from SoundHound Inc.|date=2018-09-14|website=MBRDNA|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hondainnovations.com/news/hondainnovations-soundhound/|title=Honda R&D Innovations, Inc. {{!}} SoundHound Inc. and Honda Partner on Development of a Voice-Enabled AI Assistant|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>
The company was founded in 2005 by [[Keyvan Mohajer]], a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford studying speech recognition. In 2009, the company's ''Midomi'' app was rebranded as SoundHound.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rollison|first1=Damian|title=Tune identifier SoundHound announces new version with Pandora, tour dates|url=https://venturebeat.com/2010/01/27/tune-identifier-soundhound-announces-version-3-1-with-pandora-tour-dates/|accessdate=1 March 2016|publisher=Venturebeat|date=27 January 2010}}</ref> In 2012, SoundHound announced it had over 100 million users globally.<ref>{{Cite web|title = SCREENVISION ACTIVATES SOUNDHOUND PARTNERSHIP TO CONNECT MOBILE MOVIEGOERS TO BIG SCREEN ADS {{!}} Screenvision|url = http://screenvisionmedia.com/screenvision-activates-soundhound-partnership-to-connect-mobile-moviegoers-to-big-screen-ads}}</ref> In 2014, SoundHound became the first music-search product available as a [[Wearable technology|wearable]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = SoundHound First Music Discovery Service to Be Live on Wearables {{!}} Business Wire|url = http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150313005592/en/SoundHound-Music-Discovery-Service-Live-Wearables#.VXFFhVxVikq|website = www.businesswire.com|accessdate = 2015-06-05}}</ref> Later, SoundHound became the first music recognition service shipping in autos, in a partnership with [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]], in the new 2015 [[Hyundai Genesis|Genesis]].<ref name="engadget.com">{{Cite web|title = Hyundai and Kia tap SoundHound to help you identify music in your car|url = https://www.engadget.com/2014/01/14/hyundai-kia-soundhound-music-tagging/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEo_-JbarpaZt1rXasWm0zxhbTUI-1CrVFQEhGD9Q0MaP34s6_u0ZOHIW7tGsgDeDEg0VnJd8zOulKxBbX0UzbirDV6DNM5VZX7oWYCQ3BmQvvbMxMabYowh7M6cGWCuJyZvluCleKCjmNPejQJ7BLQO_enbuoc3eTPwKogqCFMH|website = Engadget|accessdate = 2015-06-05}}</ref> By May 2016, SoundHound had over 300 million users globally.<ref>{{Cite web|title = SoundHound now lets you use your voice to find music on the road {{!}} VentureBeat|url = https://venturebeat.com/2016/05/17/soundhound-now-lets-your-voice-find-music-when-youre-on-the-road}}</ref> In 2018, SoundHound Inc. announced partnerships with [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], and [[Honda]] to provide voice interaction for their products using its Houndify voice AI platform.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en/news/news-room/news/hyundai-motor-collaborates-with-soundhound-inc.-to-develop-%25E2%2580%2598intelligent-personal-agent%25E2%2580%2599-voice-control-technology-0000015645|title=Hyundai Motor Collaborates with SoundHound Inc. to Develop ‘Intelligent Personal Agent’ Voice-Control Technology|website=HYUNDAI MOTORS|language=en|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mbrdna.com/mercedes-benz-new-infotainment-system-mbux/|title=First-look into a new Infotainment System from Mercedes-Benz, MBUX, powered with voice-enabled AI from SoundHound Inc.|date=2018-09-14|website=MBRDNA|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hondainnovations.com/news/hondainnovations-soundhound/|title=Honda R&D Innovations, Inc. {{!}} SoundHound Inc. and Honda Partner on Development of a Voice-Enabled AI Assistant|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>


==Funding==
==Funding==

Revision as of 14:34, 23 October 2019

Not to be confused with SoundCloud.
SoundHound Inc.
Company typePrivately held company
Industry
FoundedSeptember 2005; 19 years ago (2005-09)
HeadquartersSanta Clara, CA, United States
Products
  • SoundHound
  • Hound
  • Houndify
Number of employees
246
Websitewww.soundhound.com Edit this at Wikidata

SoundHound Inc. is an audio and speech recognition company founded in 2005. It develops voice-recognition, natural language understanding, sound-recognition and search technologies. Its feature products are voice-AI developer platform Houndify, voice-enabled digital assistant Hound, and music recognition mobile app SoundHound. The company’s headquarters are in Santa Clara, California.[1]

History

The company was founded in 2005 by Keyvan Mohajer, a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford studying speech recognition. In 2009, the company's Midomi app was rebranded as SoundHound.[2] In 2012, SoundHound announced it had over 100 million users globally.[3] In 2014, SoundHound became the first music-search product available as a wearable.[4] Later, SoundHound became the first music recognition service shipping in autos, in a partnership with Hyundai, in the new 2015 Genesis.[5] By May 2016, SoundHound had over 300 million users globally.[6] In 2018, SoundHound Inc. announced partnerships with Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, and Honda to provide voice interaction for their products using its Houndify voice AI platform.[7][8][9]

Funding

According to an article of June 2015 SoundHound Inc. had raised a total of $40 million in funding from Global Catalyst Partners, Translink Capital, Walden Venture Capital, and other investors.[10] This included $7 million in a Series B funding round the company secured in October 2008, bringing total funds raised to $12 million at this time. The round was led by TransLink Capital with the participation of JAIC America and Series A investor Global Catalyst Partners. In 2009 it attracted additional funding from Larry Marcus at Walden Venture Capital, who had previously invested in music startups Pandora and Snocap. The $4 million funding round was led by Walden Venture Capital VII, with the participation of an unnamed device manufacturer.[11]

In January 2017, the company raised another $75 million in an investment round that included Nvidia, Samsung, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, and others.[12]

Announced in May 2018, SoundHound raised $100 million from a funding round led by Tencent and joined by Daimler AG, Hyundai Motors, Midea Group, and Orange S.A. [13] With this funding, the valuation of the company reached $1 billion.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ May, Patrick (3 June 2013). "Siri's got nothing on SoundHound's new app". The Mercury News. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ^ Rollison, Damian (27 January 2010). "Tune identifier SoundHound announces new version with Pandora, tour dates". Venturebeat. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. ^ "SCREENVISION ACTIVATES SOUNDHOUND PARTNERSHIP TO CONNECT MOBILE MOVIEGOERS TO BIG SCREEN ADS | Screenvision".
  4. ^ "SoundHound First Music Discovery Service to Be Live on Wearables | Business Wire". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  5. ^ "Hyundai and Kia tap SoundHound to help you identify music in your car". Engadget. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  6. ^ "SoundHound now lets you use your voice to find music on the road | VentureBeat".
  7. ^ "Hyundai Motor Collaborates with SoundHound Inc. to Develop 'Intelligent Personal Agent' Voice-Control Technology". HYUNDAI MOTORS. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  8. ^ "First-look into a new Infotainment System from Mercedes-Benz, MBUX, powered with voice-enabled AI from SoundHound Inc". MBRDNA. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  9. ^ "Honda R&D Innovations, Inc. | SoundHound Inc. and Honda Partner on Development of a Voice-Enabled AI Assistant". Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  10. ^ Winkler, Rolf (2015-06-02). "SoundHound App Emerges to Take On Apple and Google in Voice Search". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  11. ^ Wauters, Robin (25 August 2011). "Music Search Startup SoundHound Partners With Spotify For Instant Streaming". TechCrunch. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  12. ^ Yeung, Ken (2017-01-31). "SoundHound raises $75 million to expand access to its Houndify voice-powered platform". VentureBeat.com. VentureBeat. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  13. ^ Lynley, Matthew (2018-05-03). "SoundHound has raised a big $100M round to take on Alexa and Google Assistant". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  14. ^ Schleifer, Theodore (2018-01-24). "SoundHound, once just a music-recognition app, is now a billion dollar company". recode. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
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