Alchemist Accelerator

Alchemist Accelerator, LLC is a San Francisco-based accelerator that specializes in nurturing seed-stage startups, particularly those focused on the Internet of Things and other enterprise-oriented sectors. Founded in January 2013, the organization runs six-month programs, accepting 13 startups every four months. Alchemist invests approximately $28,000 to $40,000 in seed funding per company, aiming to support teams with distinctive technical co-founders. The accelerator provides a structured framework for startups, offering mentorship, guidance on traction and fundraising, and fostering a strong community among founders. Alchemist has received recognition for its successful alumni, which include notable companies such as LaunchDarkly and Rigetti Quantum Computing, and it is backed by prominent corporate and venture capital investors in Silicon Valley. The accelerator focuses on ventures that generate revenue from enterprises rather than consumers, aiming to seed around 75 such startups each year.

Ravi Belani

CEO

Ian Bergman

Partner, Head of AlchemistX

Past deals in Speech Recognition

SpeechSense.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2024
SpeechSense's Voice AI listens in real-time, detecting when employees mention the brand using over-the-counter or wearable microphones.

Modality.AI

Seed Round in 2021
Modality.ai is an AI-powered platform that detects health conditions using conversational AI. Through dialogue and video, Modality.AI interacts conversationally with the patient to provide health assessment anywhere, anytime. Its system analyzes multimodal data which allows continuous screening and assessing of patients’ health.

Speechki

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Speechki is a text-to-speech platform that enables users to convert written content into audio efficiently. Designed for a diverse audience, it offers over 500 AI-generated voices in 77 languages, allowing for a wide range of audio options. The platform features a user-friendly interface that facilitates the transformation of text into engaging audio content, which can be shared via download links, audio players, or embeddable code. Additionally, Speechki includes a ChatGPT Plugin, recognized as the only approved text-to-audio solution in the ChatGPT store, making it easy to convert ChatGPT-generated text into audio. The cloud-based system also supports audiobook production with natural-sounding synthetic narration, catering to publishers, content creators, and educators by enhancing content accessibility and engagement.

SmallTalk2.me

Venture Round in 2021
SmallTalk is AI-based simulator for improving English speaking skills and automated business assessment tests. We use advanced AI technology, such as NLP, speech recognition, and generative AI, to help language learners and businesses in evaluating and enhancing their staff's speaking abilities. The product includes automated English speaking tests, a simulator for the IELTS speaking test, a job interview simulator, and different courses: English for life, English for work, and English for immigration.

Modality.AI

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Modality.ai is an AI-powered platform that detects health conditions using conversational AI. Through dialogue and video, Modality.AI interacts conversationally with the patient to provide health assessment anywhere, anytime. Its system analyzes multimodal data which allows continuous screening and assessing of patients’ health.

ZAPIENS

Seed Round in 2020
Conversational Knowledge Management. We make knowledge accessible for everyone, thanks to our conversational knowledge management system you can train your employees with our micro pieces of training based and questions and answers, and your employees will be. able to ask saving time and interruptions thanks to our knowledge connect capable of answers questions directly or if there isn't in the database to predict who is the expert in the area.

Insera Health

Seed Round in 2019
Insera Health is a Durham, North Carolina-based company that has developed a voice-enabled application designed to enhance medical encounters by collecting patients' medical histories. This technology aims to facilitate better communication between patients and healthcare providers, ultimately leading to improved healthcare outcomes. By streamlining the process of gathering medical information, Insera Health seeks to transform the patient experience and optimize the interactions that occur during medical appointments.

PenguinSmart

Seed Round in 2019
PenguinSmart Inc. is a digital health company based in Palo Alto, California, specializing in AI-assisted rehabilitation support for speech and language therapy. Founded in 2015 by Harvard and MIT alumni, the company focuses on helping children with developmental communication disorders, including issues related to receptive and expressive language, social cues, oral motor control, and pre-literacy skills. Its services are particularly designed for Chinese-speaking families, as well as hospitals, schools, and organizations. PenguinSmart employs a family-centered model of teletherapy that empowers caregivers to actively participate in their children's rehabilitation process, enhancing therapy effectiveness and enabling therapists to manage a larger patient load without compromising care quality. The company's innovative approach has garnered recognition, being named one of the Top 10 Disruptive Parenting Companies and included among the Top 100 Healthcare Visionaries in the U.S. PenguinSmart aims to facilitate early speech intervention and support continuous progress in children's language development through accessible digital training programs.

Avaamo

Series A in 2016
Avaamo is a deep-learning software company based in Los Altos, California, founded in 2014. It specializes in developing a conversational artificial intelligence platform that automates customer service and enhances employee experiences. The platform integrates machine learning, conversation design, and legacy enterprise workflows to streamline the deployment of enterprise bots and virtual assistants. Avaamo's mobile application consolidates communications into one secure interface and is available on both Android and iOS platforms. The company has established a strategic partnership with Tech Mahindra to further its technological advancements in conversational computing.
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