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STARTUP·2 min read·May 14, 2026

SoundHound: A Pioneer in Voice and Conversational Intelligence Powered by AI

SoundHound is a company that believes in enabling humans to interact with the things around them in the same way humans interact with each other: by speaking naturally to mobile phones, cars, TVs, music speakers, and every other part of the emerging “connected” world. SoundHound Inc. is a pioneer in

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SoundHound is a company that believes in enabling humans to interact with the things around them in the same way humans interact with each other: by speaking naturally to mobile phones, cars, TVs, music speakers, and every other part of the emerging “connected” world.

SoundHound Inc. is a pioneer in voice and conversational intelligence powered by AI. The company turns sound into understanding and actionable meaning.

The company’s Houndify voice AI platform and its Speech-to-Meaning technology are the results of a 10-year development period, as Keyvan Mohajer, the Co-founder and CEO of SoundHound Inc., envisioned a voice-enabled world long before Siri and Alexa were household names. Since then, SoundHound Inc. has raised over $215 million in funding from a strategic group of investors including Tencent Holdings Limited, Daimler AG, Hyundai Motor Company, Midea Group, and Orange S.A. These companies join SoundHound Inc.’s existing list of strategic investors including Samsung, NVIDIA, KT Corporation, HTC, NAVER, LINE, Nomura, Sompo Japan Nipponkoa, and Recruit.

SoundHound Inc. applies its technology to music with its SoundHound app, enabling people to discover, explore, and share the music around them, and even find the name of that song stuck in their heads by singing or humming. Through the Houndify platform, the company aims to bring voice-enabled artificial intelligence (AI) to everyone and enable others to build on top of it. SoundHound Inc.

In conclusion, SoundHound is a company that is at the forefront of voice and conversational intelligence powered by AI. Its mission is to enable humans to interact with the things around them in the same way humans interact with each other: by speaking naturally. The company’s Houndify voice AI platform and its Speech-to-Meaning technology are the results of a 10-year development period, and the company has raised over $215 million in funding from a strategic group of investors. SoundHound Inc. applies its technology to music with its SoundHound app, enabling people to discover, explore, and share the music around them, and even find the name of that song stuck in their heads by singing or humming.


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