Voice AI Public

SoundHound

Voice AI for automotive and enterprise

Founded 2005 Santa Clara, CA 500+ employees SOUN Subscription + Licensing
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$8.08 ▲ +4.9%
Market Cap Tier
small-cap

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About SoundHound

SoundHound AI is a voice AI platform providing conversational intelligence for automotive, restaurant, and enterprise applications. Founded in 2005, SoundHound spent over a decade developing its speech recognition and natural language understanding technology before the generative AI boom accelerated demand for conversational AI.

SoundHound's key differentiator is its ability to handle complex, multi-step voice queries in real time — asking a car 'Find me Italian restaurants near my next meeting that have outdoor seating and are open past 10' and getting a direct answer. The company's automotive partnerships (Hyundai, Stellantis, Honda) and restaurant phone ordering system (used by major chains) provide recurring revenue from voice AI deployed at scale.

Products & Services

SoundHound Chat AI

Conversational voice assistant for automotive. Handles complex multi-step queries about navigation, restaurants, and more.

Voice AI

Smart Ordering

AI phone ordering system for restaurants. Handles drive-through and phone orders autonomously.

Voice AI

Dynamic Interaction

Voice AI engine that enables natural, multi-turn conversations without wake words between queries.

Platform

Leadership

K
Keyvan Mohajer
Founder & CEO
Founded SoundHound in 2005. Stanford PhD in electrical engineering.

Notable Achievements

  • Voice AI integrated in vehicles from Hyundai, Stellantis, and Honda
  • Smart Ordering handles millions of restaurant orders autonomously
  • Stock price increased 800%+ in 2024 on AI demand
  • One of the longest-running AI companies (founded 2005)

Competitive Landscape

Companies competing in the same space as SoundHound.

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