When was AssemblyAI founded?

AssemblyAI was founded in 2017 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is AssemblyAI located?

AssemblyAI is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Who is the current CEO of AssemblyAI?

Dylan Fox of AssemblyAI. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does AssemblyAI have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at AssemblyAI is 107.

Is AssemblyAI a funded company?

AssemblyAI is a funded company, having raised a total of $115M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on 2017.

When was the latest funding round of AssemblyAI?

AssemblyAI's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Dec 04, 2023, with participation from 7 investors.

Where does AssemblyAI rank among its competitors?

AssemblyAI ranks 6th amongst 241 active competitors, of which 57 are funded. It stands 6th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was ElevenLabs, which secured $11.5M in Jun, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of AssemblyAI?

AssemblyAI's top competitors include ElevenLabs, SoundHound and Otter.ai. Among them, ElevenLabs secured the most recent funding round in June, 2026.

AssemblyAI - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of speech-to-text solutions. It offers API and SDK to integrate speech recognition features into applications or hardware devices for transcription. Its solution can also be deployed via the cloud and on-premise approach. It claims that its engine can understand multiple industry-specific keywords and phrases without additional training.

Website: www.assemblyai.com/
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Founded Year

2017

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$115M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Dec 04, 2023, $*****

Investors

Accel & 11 more

Ranked

6^th among 241 active competitors

Employee Count

107 as on Jun 30, 2026

Similar Companies

ElevenLabs & 4025 more

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AssemblyAI is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
ASSEMBLYAI INC CIN: 814983050 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	59 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

AssemblyAI has raised a total funding of $115M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2017. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Dec 04, 2023 for $*****. 7 investors participated in its latest round. AssemblyAI has 7 institutional investors and 5 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of AssemblyAI:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Dec 04, 2023	3277404	Series C	3482613	8978338	8411905	7201198
Jul 14, 2022	4440595	Series B	8725477	7699266	3351386	Y Combinator & 1 more
Mar 04, 2022	3466291	Series A	6192926	1146275	Accel	Y Combinator & 4 more

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The founders of AssemblyAI is Dylan Fox. Dylan Fox is the CEO of AssemblyAI.

Here are the details of AssemblyAI's key team members:

Dylan Fox: Founder & CEO of AssemblyAI.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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AssemblyAI's employee count trend

AssemblyAI has 107 employees as of Jun 26. Here is AssemblyAI's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of AssemblyAI include ElevenLabs, SoundHound and Otter.ai. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of AssemblyAI, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	ElevenLabs 2022, New York City (United States), Series D	AI platform for speech, voice cloning, music, and AI agents	$822M	Andreessen Horowitz, Credo Ventures & 50 others	77/100
2nd	SoundHound 2005, Santa Clara (United States), Public	Provider of cloud and AI-based sound recognition solutions for multiple applications	$191M	Walden Venture Capital, Nomura & 25 others	76/100
3rd	Otter.ai 2016, Los Altos (United States), Series B	Developer of an AI meeting agent providing transcription and summarization	$70M	Spectrum Equity, Horizons Ventures & 25 others	75/100
4th	Sarvam 2023, Bengaluru (India), Series B	Developer of artificial intelligence models for speech and document processing	$275M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, Avvanti Advisors ... & 11 others	71/100
5th	Sanas 2020, Palo Alto (United States), Series B	AI powered accent translation software	$121M	Insight Partners, Human Capital & 13 others	68/100
6th	AssemblyAI 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Provider of speech to text solutions	$115M	Insight Partners, Accel & 10 others	67/100
7th	iFLYTEK 1999, Hefei (China), Public	Provider of AI-based speech and language interaction technology	-	Infotech Ventures, Fosun Capital & 7 others	65/100
8th	Unisound 2012, Beijing (China), Public	Provider of AI-backed voice solutions for multiple industries	$302M	Qiming Venture Partners, Trustbridge Partners ... & 15 others	64/100
9th	AudioEye 2005, Tucson (United States), Public	Platform offering cloud-based digital accessibility for businesses	$11.5M	Kaplan Group Investments	62/100
10th	Sensory 1994, Santa Clara (United States), Funding Raised	Provider of embeddable speech and vision technologies for consmer products	-	Norwest, Convergent Capital	59/100