Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a leading American multinational technology company based in Redmond, Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a diverse range of software products and services. Its offerings include the Windows operating system, Microsoft Office suite, and a variety of enterprise solutions through Microsoft Dynamics, which encompasses customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Additionally, Microsoft provides gaming hardware like Xbox consoles, as well as cloud services via Microsoft Azure. The company also runs several global accelerator programs, such as those in London, Seattle, Beijing, and Paris, aimed at nurturing startups by providing mentorship, technical support, and resources to foster growth and innovation. With a commitment to empowering entrepreneurs, Microsoft for Startups offers free access to its cloud services and facilitates connections with its extensive partner ecosystem. Founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975, Microsoft has established itself as a pivotal player in the technology sector, serving both consumer and commercial markets worldwide.

Erin Burchfield

Global Director, Microsoft Philanthropies - Tech for Social Impact

Alexia Cambon

Senior Director, Research

Shinesa Cambric

Principal Product Manager

Puneet Chandok

Corporate Vice President of Microsoft India and South Asia

Yuval Eldar

Partner GM IoT / OT Security

Bill Gates

Co-Founder

Nir Giller

Partner and Director of IoT and OT Security

Scott Guthrie

Executive Vice President

Rashida Hodge

VP, Azure Data and AI | Customer Success

Philip Meyer

Partner Technology Strategist - Hosting and Cloud

Brandon Middaugh

Senior Director, Climate Innovation Fund

Ashok Misra

Principal PM Manager

Satya Nadella

CEO

Patricia Obermaier

Vice President, US Health and Life Sciences

Emily Rich

Director of Startups

Mohammed Saleh

Health Director

Brad Smith

President

Emilia Zarei

Founder and CEO

Past deals in Speech Recognition

Nuance Communications

Acquisition in 2021
Nuance Communications specializes in conversational and cognitive artificial intelligence solutions that enhance daily work and life. The company offers a range of products aimed at understanding, analyzing, and responding to user interactions, thereby improving productivity and security. Its Healthcare segment focuses on clinical speech and language understanding tools, such as Dragon Medical One and Dragon Ambient eXperience, which streamline the clinical documentation process and enhance patient record accuracy. In the Enterprise segment, Nuance provides automated customer engagement solutions utilizing speech recognition and natural language understanding across various channels, including voice and messaging. The company serves diverse industries, including healthcare, financial services, telecommunications, government, and retail, and markets its offerings through a direct sales force and a network of resellers. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, Nuance Communications has established itself as a leader in the AI space, working with thousands of organizations worldwide to improve customer and workforce experiences.

Saarthi.ai

Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Saarthi.ai, recognized as 1 of top 20 Conversational AI vendors worldwide, is on the mission to bridge the internet's language divide. We help Enterprises automate Marketing, Lead Generation, Sales and Support in 22 Languages reliably, on all digital platforms and IVR. Besides, we provide a host of agent-side apps and analytics dashboards for holistic management of multilingual customer interactions. With upto 80% automation, amplified reach to vernacular users and enhanced customer experiences, our partners from Telecom, e-Commerce, BFSI and Media/Entertainment love what we are doing. To learn more about our mission and the solutions we offer, write to us at hello@saarthi.ai.

Syntiant

Series B in 2018
Syntiant is moving artificial intelligence and machine learning from the cloud to edge devices. Syntiant’s advanced chip solutions merge deep learning with semiconductor design to produce ultra-low-power, high performance, deep neural network processors for always-on applications in battery-powered devices, such as smartphones, smart speakers, earbuds, hearing aids, and laptops. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Semantic Machines

Acquisition in 2018
Semantic Machines is developing fundamental, next generation Conversational AI technology. We provide novel models for dialogue and NLP; as well as new approaches for automatically generating limitless AI Assistant system capacity. The mission of Semantic Machines is to revolutionize human-to-computer interaction, by creating the first viable, scalable, conversational computing paradigm. This new paradigm will enable dramatic improvements - in terms both customer experience and costs - in the areas of customer service and home automation.

Voicea

Series A in 2018
Voicea is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-based enterprise voice assistant software designed to enhance meeting productivity. Its flagship product, the Enterprise Voice Assistant (EVA), functions as an intelligent meeting facilitator by listening, taking notes, and identifying key decisions and action items during meetings. This capability allows users to make meetings searchable and ensures that discussions translate into actionable initiatives. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Voicea was formerly known as Voicera until its rebranding in December 2018. The company operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc., and is led by professionals with experience from major technology firms.

Voicea

Series A in 2018
Voicea is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-based enterprise voice assistant software designed to enhance meeting productivity. Its flagship product, the Enterprise Voice Assistant (EVA), functions as an intelligent meeting facilitator by listening, taking notes, and identifying key decisions and action items during meetings. This capability allows users to make meetings searchable and ensures that discussions translate into actionable initiatives. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Voicea was formerly known as Voicera until its rebranding in December 2018. The company operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc., and is led by professionals with experience from major technology firms.

Maluuba

Acquisition in 2017
Maluuba Inc is a company based in Waterloo, Canada, that specializes in designing and delivering deep learning applications for natural language processing. Founded in 2011, Maluuba focuses on enhancing machine capabilities to read and understand language similarly to the human brain through advanced deep learning algorithms and reinforcement learning techniques. Its applications facilitate various tasks, such as searching for weather, events, and stores, as well as organizing alarms and calendars. The company aims to advance machine understanding and decision-making through its technology, which emphasizes machine reading comprehension, dialogue understanding, and human-like intelligence traits such as memory and common-sense reasoning. As of early 2017, Maluuba operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation and collaborates with leading organizations across diverse sectors including communications, technology, and automotive.

Speecheo

Non Equity Assistance in 2013
Speecheo is a web application designed to enhance the learning experience for both attendees and speakers at events. It provides speech analytics that help event planners and speakers understand audience preferences, enabling them to improve their presentations and overall return on investment. The platform facilitates knowledge sharing and captures valuable insights from seminars, making it easier for users to learn and engage effectively. Speecheo gained recognition by winning the event tech competition at IMEX Las Vegas 2014 and has been associated with prestigious programs like Microsoft Ventures in Paris and Lisbon. The company was founded by Damien Chaillou, Raphaël Harmel, and Morgan Rosemberg.

Protection & Ease

Non Equity Assistance in 2013
Voice base app that enable visual impaired people to use smart phones.

RealSpeaker

Grant in 2013
RealSpeaker Ltd. operates an advanced artificial intelligence-based multilingual transcription platform that facilitates the conversion of speech to text without the need for a keyboard. Founded in 2016 and based in Galway, Ireland, the company offers a solution that aids professionals in making audio and video content accessible and searchable. RealSpeaker processes over 1,000 hours of audio daily across more than 50 countries, serving a diverse range of content owners, including small and medium enterprises and individuals. The platform enhances voice recognition accuracy by utilizing additional video information, streamlining workflows and enabling users to interact with their mobile devices through speech.

MD.Voice

Seed Round in 2013
MD.Voice has the tech to detect any problems with human throat on early stages using mobile devices or PCs anywhere and any time, no medical specialists required.

Wormhole

Seed Round in 2012
Downloads the first voice assistant

Tellme

Acquisition in 2007
Tellme provides voice recognition and instruction technology, fundamentally improving how people use the phone to get the information they need everyday. By combining Internet data and a voice interface, Tellme's services let people simply say what they want and get it. Some of the services running on Tellme's platform include business search on 411, information search on 1-800-555-TELL as well as customer service and ordering for companies like American Airlines, Merrill Lynch, and FedEx. Tellme powered billions of calls every year and is used by more than 40 month. Microsoft acquired Tellme in 2007, and Microsoft now uses Tellme's technology in Windows Phone's voice recognition, Bing voice search, Xbox voice recognition, and other Microsoft technologies.

Tellme

Acquisition in 2007
Tellme provides voice recognition and instruction technology, fundamentally improving how people use the phone to get the information they need everyday. By combining Internet data and a voice interface, Tellme's services let people simply say what they want and get it. Some of the services running on Tellme's platform include business search on 411, information search on 1-800-555-TELL as well as customer service and ordering for companies like American Airlines, Merrill Lynch, and FedEx. Tellme powered billions of calls every year and is used by more than 40 month. Microsoft acquired Tellme in 2007, and Microsoft now uses Tellme's technology in Windows Phone's voice recognition, Bing voice search, Xbox voice recognition, and other Microsoft technologies.

Entropic

Acquisition in 1999
Entropic is a speech recognition software company, which developed applications for voice-enabling the web via mobile operators.

Blue Ribbon SoundWorks

Acquisition in 1995
Blue Ribbon SoundWorks is a company that was acquired by Microsoft in 1995.
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