Deepgram

Deepgram is a speech AI company headquartered in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015 by Scott Stephenson, Noah Shutty, and Adam Sypniewski. The company develops and operates an AI-powered audio intelligence platform, providing APIs for automatic speech recognition (ASR), text-to-speech synthesis, and voice agent functionality.

Deepgram's core products include Nova, its speech-to-text model, and Aura, its text-to-speech model, both accessible via API. The platform is used across industries including contact centers, media transcription, healthcare, and developer tooling. Deepgram competes with offerings from Google, Amazon, and Microsoft in the ASR market, as well as specialized providers such as AssemblyAI and Rev.

The company raised a $47 million Series B round in 2022, led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, bringing total funding to approximately $86 million. Prior investors include Y Combinator, Tiger Global, and Madrona Venture Group. As of 2024, Deepgram employs roughly 200–300 people.