Where is Speech located?

Speech is headquartered in Austria.

How many employees does Speech have?

As of Jul 01, 2024, the latest employee count at Speech is 11 - 50.

Is Speech a funded company?

Speech is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Grant (prize money) round on Jan 09, 2015.

When was the latest funding round of Speech?

Speech's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Jan 09, 2015, with participation from 0 investor.

Where does Speech rank among its competitors?

Speech ranks 24th amongst 324 active competitors, of which 24 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Wispr Flow, which secured $280M in Aug, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Speech?

Speech's top competitors include Otter.ai, Verbit and Wispr Flow. Among them, Wispr Flow secured the most recent funding round in August, 2026.

Speech - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Developer of hardware and software solutions for speech-to-text functionality. The company provides tools designed to simplify workflows through voice-based technology. These offerings aim to improve efficiency and allow users to concentrate on primary responsibilities. The company’s products include dictation and transcription software, along with professional dictation hardware.

Key Metrics

Location

Austria

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Jan 09, 2015, $*****

Ranked

24^th among 324 active competitors

Employee Count

11 - 50 as on Jul 01, 2024

Similar Companies

Otter.ai & 318 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Raiffeisen Invest Private Equity (May 15, 2012)

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Speech got acquired by Raiffeisen Invest Private Equity on May 15, 2012.

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Speech has raised funding over 1 round.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Speech:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 09, 2015	4017927	Grant (prize money)	4627509	1078977	6587556	4870930

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Speech's employee count trend

Speech has 11 - 50 employees as of Jul 24. Here is Speech's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Speech include Otter.ai, Verbit and Wispr Flow. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Speech, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	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	79/100
2nd	Verbit 2017, New York City (United States), Series E	Provider of cloud and AI-based natural language processing platform to develop speech recognition applications	$550M	Sapphire Ventures, HV Capital & 38 others	75/100
3rd	Wispr Flow 2021, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Developer of AI-powered voice dictation software for seamless text creation	$361M	Menlo Ventures, TriplePoint Capital & 27 others	68/100
4th	Deepgram 2015, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Provider of AI-based speech transcription software	$229M	Y Combinator, Wing Venture Capital & 30 others	66/100
5th	Descript 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Provider of an AI-powered platform for video and podcast creation	$101M	Redpoint Ventures, Spark Capital & 26 others	65/100
6th	Speechmatics 2006, Cambridge (United Kingdom), Series B	Provider of speech recognition software for real time voice processing	$90.6M	Susquehanna Growth Equity, IQ Capital & 30 others	64/100
7th	3Play Media 2008, United States, Acquired	Provider of captioning, transcription, translation solutions to enterprises	$962K	XLIX Ventures, MassChallenge & 2 others	60/100
8th	Gladia 2022, Cesson Sevigne (France), Acquired	Provider of speech-to-text APIs for developers	$20.3M	New Wave, XAnge & 17 others	58/100
9th	TranscribeMe 2011, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Audio search & transcription platform	$9.6M	Tech Coast Angels, Sierra Angels & 15 others	56/100
10th	Voci Technologies 2006, Pittsburgh (United States), Acquired	Hardware accelerated speech recognition technology	$17.5M	BlueTree Allied Angels, Wexford Capital & 9 others	55/100
24th	Speech Austria, Acquired	Developer of hardware and software solutions for speech-to-text functionality	-	-	39/100