Q is headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Who is the current CEO of Q?

Aviad Maizels of Q. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Q have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Q is 219.

Is Q a funded company?

Q is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

The last known valuation of Q was $***** as of Jan 30, 2026.

Where does Q rank among its competitors?

Q ranks 12th amongst 176 active competitors, of which 42 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Sanas, which secured $65M in Feb, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Q?

Q's top competitors include SoundHound, Kairos and Sanas. Among them, Sanas secured the most recent funding round in February, 2025.

Q - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Q: Is Q an acquired company?

Q got acquired by Apple on Jan 29, 2026.

Company Details

Provider of AI for silent speech recognition and analysis of human facial expressions. It enables devices to recognize and analyze human speech and facial expressions, with applications in silent voice input and facial movement detection.

Website: q.ai
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Email ID: *****@q.ai

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Founded Year

2017

Location

Ramat Gan, Israel

Stage

Acquired

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Jan 30, 2026

Investors

Samsung NEXT & 1 more

Ranked

12^th among 176 active competitors

Employee Count

219 as on Jun 30, 2026

Similar Companies

SoundHound & 182 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Apple (Jan 29, 2026)

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Q is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Q (CUE) LTD CIN: 516571171 , Israel, Active	Feb 28, 2022	-	-	-

Q got acquired by Apple on Jan 29, 2026 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Q is a funded company. Q has 2 institutional investors.

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The founders of Q are Avi Barliya, Aviad Maizels and Yonatan Wexler. Aviad Maizels is the CEO of Q.

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

Avi Barliya: Co-Founder of Q and founder of 2 other companies, IQOQO and Dis.co. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Aviad Maizels: Co-Founder & CEO of Q and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Yonatan Wexler: Co-Founder & CTO & COO of Q. They serve on the board of 1 company.

Q's Board of Directors

Q's board has 3 active members. Avi Barliya, Aviad Maizels and Yonatan Wexler are part of team.

Here is the list of Q's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Avi Barliya	Team	-	Current	-
Aviad Maizels	Team	-	Current	-
Yonatan Wexler	Team	-	Current	-

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Q's employee count trend

Q has 219 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Q's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Q include SoundHound, Kairos and Sanas. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Q, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	SoundHound 2005, Santa Clara (United States), Public	Provider of cloud and AI-based sound recognition solutions for multiple applications	$191M	Naver, Nomura & 25 others	76/100
2nd	Kairos 2011, Miami (United States), Series A	Provider of AI-powered identity verification, document authentication, and biometric solutions	$19.6M	Beyond Capital Markets, 500 Global & 21 others	74/100
3rd	Sanas 2020, Palo Alto (United States), Series B	AI powered accent translation software	$121M	Quadrille Capital, Human Capital & 13 others	69/100
4th	AssemblyAI 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Provider of speech to text solutions	$115M	Accel, Insight Partners & 10 others	67/100
5th	iFLYTEK 1999, Hefei (China), Public	Provider of AI-based speech and language interaction technology	-	China Guoxin Holding, China Merchants Capital ... & 7 others	65/100
6th	Unisound 2012, Beijing (China), Public	Provider of AI-backed voice solutions for multiple industries	$302M	Qiming Venture Partners, CICC & 15 others	64/100
7th	AudioEye 2005, Tucson (United States), Public	Platform offering cloud-based digital accessibility for businesses	$11.5M	Kaplan Group Investments	62/100
8th	Affectiva 2009, Boston (United States), Acquired	Developer of emotion artificial intelligence solutions for media and behavioral research	$59.7M	Kantar, Horizons Ventures & 14 others	62/100
9th	Realeyes 2007, London (United Kingdom), Series A	Platform offering AI-powered attention measurement and identity verification solutions	$32.1M	Draper Esprit VCT, NordicNinja & 13 others	56/100
10th	Sensifai 2015, Leuven (Belgium), Seed	Provider of deep learning-based video analytics	$1M	Techstars, EIC Fund & 3 others	54/100
12th	Q 2017, Ramat Gan (Israel), Acquired	Provider of AI for silent speech recognition and analysis of human facial expressions	-	Samsung NEXT, Exor	51/100