When was Nuance founded?

Nuance was founded in 1992 and raised its 1st funding round 6 years after it was founded.

Where is Nuance located?

Nuance is headquartered in Burlington, United States.

How many employees does Nuance have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Nuance is 3301.

Is Nuance a funded company?

Nuance is a funded company, having raised a total of $15.6M across 6 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series B round, raised on May 11, 1998.

When was the latest funding round of Nuance?

Nuance's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on May 28, 2021, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is Healthcare IT. In United States, the Healthcare IT sector has seen $6.9B in funding in 2026 to date.

What is the annual revenue of Nuance?

Annual revenue of Nuance is more than $1B as on Sep 30, 2021

Where does Nuance rank among its competitors?

Nuance ranks 2nd amongst 1266 active competitors, of which 108 are funded. It stands 10th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Suki, which secured $90M in Oct, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Nuance?

Nuance's top competitors include Ambience, Eleos Health and Suki. Among them, Suki secured the most recent funding round in October, 2026.

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Q: Is Nuance an acquired company?

Nuance got acquired by Microsoft on Apr 11, 2021.

Company Details

Developer of speech recognition software for healthcare and productivity applications. This software converts spoken language into text to assist physicians, radiologists, and office workers with documentation tasks. These applications facilitate information capture and data entry to support professional workflows.

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Key Metrics

Founded Year

1992

Location

Burlington, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$15.6M in 6 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, May 28, 2021, $*****

Investors

Intel & 21 more

Ranked

2^nd among 1266 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$1B+ as on Sep 30, 2021

Employee Count

3,301 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Saykara & 44 more

Similar Companies

Ambience & 793 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Microsoft (Apr 11, 2021)

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Nuance is associated with 9 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
WINSCRIBE INC. LIMITED CIN: 1104328 , New Zealand, Active	Dec 11, 2000	-	-
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS IRELAND LIMITED CIN: 21.760.927/0001-08 , Brazil, Active	Jan 27, 2015	-	-	-
Cerence Services (India) Llp CIN: AAH-5595 , India, Active	Oct 06, 2016	₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-
Nuance Communications, Inc. CIN: 736094 , United States, Active	Jan 09, 2023	-	3922 (As on Dec 31, 2022)	-
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS UK LIMITED CIN: 4090152 , United Kingdom, Active	Oct 09, 2000	£0 - £1M (As on Sep 30, 2025)	73 (As on Sep 30, 2023)
NUANCE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U64200DL2008PTC422365 , India, Amalgamated	Apr 24, 2008	₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2023)	1 (As on Aug 31, 2023)
NEAR INTELLIGENCE PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200KA2021PTC152422 , India, Active	Sep 29, 2021	₹10 - ₹50 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-
DELIVERHEALTH SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74210KA1998PTC075631 , India, Active	May 22, 1998	₹10 - ₹50 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	140 (As on Mar 31, 2024)
Nuance Communications, Inc. CIN: 1002517 , United States, Active	Sep 20, 1995	$1B+ (As on Sep 30, 2021)	-	-

Nuance got acquired by Microsoft on Apr 11, 2021 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Nuance has raised a total funding of $15.6M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 11, 1998. Nuance has 22 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Nuance:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 28, 2021	8429612	Post IPO	3931032	9047547	1278410	8842514
Aug 16, 2016	9829581	Post IPO	1122347	2466200	3086555	6039480
Dec 02, 2015	9116558	Post IPO	8658299	6486641	8949918	2605000

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The founders of Nuance are Steve Ricketts and Mike Cohen.

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

Steve Ricketts: Co-Founder, VP of Marketing and Business Development of Nuance and founder of 1 other company.
Mike Cohen: Founder, VP Dialog R&D of Nuance and founder of 1 other company.
Mark Benjamin: CEO of Nuance.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Nuance's employee count trend

Nuance has 3,301 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Nuance's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Nuance include Ambience, Eleos Health and Suki. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Nuance, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Ambience 2020, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Provider of AI-based medical scribe software for providers	$313M	Kleiner Perkins, Oak HC/FT & 14 others	71/100
2nd	Nuance 1992, Burlington (United States), Acquired	Developer of speech recognition software for healthcare and productivity applications	$15.6M	Intel, Goldman Sachs & 20 others	70/100
3rd	Eleos Health 2019, Boston (United States), Series C	AI-based behavioral health diagnosis and management system for providers	$126M	F-Prime Capital, aMoon & 16 others	70/100
4th	Suki 2017, Redwood City (United States), Series E	Developer of an AI assistant for clinical documentation and reasoning	$258M	Venrock, First Round Capital & 20 others	68/100
5th	Lifen 2015, Paris (France), Series C	Online platform facilitating digital exchange of medical documents	$89.9M	Serena, Creadev & 13 others	67/100
6th	Cirdan Imaging 2010, Lisburn (United Kingdom), Series B	Laboratory Information System for clinical laboratories	$27.6M	Invest Northern Ireland, Kernel Capital & 41 others	65/100
7th	Ovation 2009, Cambridge (United States), Series B	Provider of a cloud-based laboratory information and data management platform for researchers and clinicians	$33.3M	SignalFire, Madrona & 8 others	65/100
8th	Quartzy 2009, Hayward (United States), Series C	Provider of web-based platform for labs management	$56.9M	Eminence Capital, Orthogonal Thinker & 20 others	65/100
9th	Uncountable Data 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Developer of a unified platform for research and development data management	$27M	Sageview Capital, MK Capital & 4 others	63/100
10th	CallMiner 2002, Waltham (United States), Series D	Developer of conversation intelligence and automation software for customer experience	$152M	Inflexion Partners, Sigma Partners & 11 others	61/100

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Nuance has not made any investments yet. Nuance has made 45 acquisitions.

Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Feb 08, 2021	Acquisition	Saykara	2015	Seattle (United States)
May 18, 2018	Acquisition	VoiceBox Technologies	2001	Bellevue (United States)
2017	Acquisition	iScribes	2014	Durham (United States)