GGV Capital is a global venture capital firm that, as of March 29, 2024, has transitioned into two distinct entities: Granite Asia and Notable Capital. Granite Asia, headquartered in Singapore, focuses on investments in the Asia-Pacific region, including markets such as Southeast Asia, Japan, China, India, and Australia. Meanwhile, Notable Capital operates from Silicon Valley, with additional offices in San Francisco and New York, targeting investments in the United States, Israel, Europe, and Latin America. Since its establishment in 2000, GGV Capital has provided expansion capital ranging from $5 to $25 million for initial investments across a diverse array of industries, primarily concentrating on companies in the U.S. and China.
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Jenny Lee
Managing Partner
Haojun Li
Partner
Joshua Wu
Partner
Eric Xu
Managing Partner
Jixun Foo
Global Managing Partner
Past deals in Speech Recognition
WIZ.AI
Series A in 2022
WIZ is a fast growing startup deploying cutting edge conversational voice AI technology into large corporations throughout Southeast Asia. Backed by globally leading venture capital funds, we are rapidly expanding our humanistic AI conversational solutions across industries. With offices in Singapore, Nanjing and Jakarta, our diverse team of scientists, researchers, linguists, dialogue designers have cross-functional expertise, and are constantly pushing the boundaries of humanistic AI conversation for ASEAN languages.
Xiaoice
Series A in 2021
Bombax is an AI company that develops a chatbot that acts as a digital assistant with the capability to understand human conversations. Bombax allows cross-platform interactions, enabling users to enjoy the convenience of artificial intelligence. Xiaoice is designed as a teenage girl and is touted as an empathic computing framework focusing on longer back-and-forth conversations with humans instead of simply answering questions or obeying commands like most bots. Its technology covers natural language processing, computer voice, computer vision, and AI content generation.
Otter.ai
Series B in 2021
Otter.ai, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence applications for managing voice conversations. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Los Altos, California, the company offers a mobile and web app called Otter, which allows users to store, search, and share notes from meetings, interviews, and lectures. The platform utilizes advanced speech recognition technology to create real-time transcripts, making the information easily accessible and actionable. Otter's features include speaker separation, speaker identification, and keyword extraction, catering to business professionals, journalists, and students alike. By facilitating collaboration and enabling users to edit, organize, and export their voice notes, Otter.ai enhances productivity and communication in various settings, including education and team environments.
Otter.ai
Venture Round in 2020
Otter.ai, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence applications for managing voice conversations. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Los Altos, California, the company offers a mobile and web app called Otter, which allows users to store, search, and share notes from meetings, interviews, and lectures. The platform utilizes advanced speech recognition technology to create real-time transcripts, making the information easily accessible and actionable. Otter's features include speaker separation, speaker identification, and keyword extraction, catering to business professionals, journalists, and students alike. By facilitating collaboration and enabling users to edit, organize, and export their voice notes, Otter.ai enhances productivity and communication in various settings, including education and team environments.
Voicea
Venture Round in 2019
Voicea, based in Menlo Park, California, specializes in artificial intelligence-driven enterprise voice assistant software designed to enhance workplace productivity. The company's flagship product, EVA (Enterprise Voice Assistant), serves as an intelligent meeting facilitator that captures discussions in real-time, making meetings searchable and documenting critical decisions and action items. By integrating advanced speech recognition and AI technologies, EVA enables professionals to conduct more efficient and effective meetings, transforming conversations into actionable business initiatives. Founded in 2016 and previously known as Voicera, Voicea became a subsidiary of Cisco Systems in 2019, drawing leadership from experts with backgrounds at major tech companies such as Oracle, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Voicea
Convertible Note in 2019
Voicea, based in Menlo Park, California, specializes in artificial intelligence-driven enterprise voice assistant software designed to enhance workplace productivity. The company's flagship product, EVA (Enterprise Voice Assistant), serves as an intelligent meeting facilitator that captures discussions in real-time, making meetings searchable and documenting critical decisions and action items. By integrating advanced speech recognition and AI technologies, EVA enables professionals to conduct more efficient and effective meetings, transforming conversations into actionable business initiatives. Founded in 2016 and previously known as Voicera, Voicea became a subsidiary of Cisco Systems in 2019, drawing leadership from experts with backgrounds at major tech companies such as Oracle, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Kezhiyin
Series A in 2018
Kezhiyin is an AI technology company specializing in voice quality inspection and customer relationship management software. It leverages automatic speech recognition and natural language processing technologies to enhance the performance of telephone representatives and customer service agents. By improving the efficiency and effectiveness of call center operations, Kezhiyin aims to elevate customer satisfaction across various sectors, including government, insurance, banking, retail, education, and automotive industries. The company’s innovative solutions contribute to better service delivery and operational excellence in customer interactions.
Voicea
Series A in 2018
Voicea, based in Menlo Park, California, specializes in artificial intelligence-driven enterprise voice assistant software designed to enhance workplace productivity. The company's flagship product, EVA (Enterprise Voice Assistant), serves as an intelligent meeting facilitator that captures discussions in real-time, making meetings searchable and documenting critical decisions and action items. By integrating advanced speech recognition and AI technologies, EVA enables professionals to conduct more efficient and effective meetings, transforming conversations into actionable business initiatives. Founded in 2016 and previously known as Voicera, Voicea became a subsidiary of Cisco Systems in 2019, drawing leadership from experts with backgrounds at major tech companies such as Oracle, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Melo
Seed Round in 2018
Melo.ai is developing innovative technology to enhance meeting efficiency and productivity. The company's primary product is a smart camera system equipped with a 360-degree view and an array of microphones that can automatically record audio and video of each participant during meetings. This system transcribes conversations in real-time, indexing topics and action items for easy access in the cloud. Users can share meeting content with colleagues or partners who are unable to attend, ensuring that everyone remains informed and connected. The service combines advanced vision and speech technology to deliver a superior user experience. Revenue is generated through an annual fee for hardware rental and a service fee based on the duration of meetings.
Kuaile Zhihui
Series A in 2017
Kuaile Zhihui, which means “happiness and intelligence”, is a Beijing-based artificial intelligence start-up developing educational robots for children. The company develops educational robots for kindergarten and primary school students, employing speech recognition, big data analysis, and deep learning. Its robots teach math, Chinese and English, and can adjust course content by evaluating a child’s learning ability based on its big data analysis system. Kuaile Zhihui was founded in 2015 by Lei Ming, former chief architect at Baidu Inc. and founder of music site Kuwo.
Voicea
Seed Round in 2017
Voicea, based in Menlo Park, California, specializes in artificial intelligence-driven enterprise voice assistant software designed to enhance workplace productivity. The company's flagship product, EVA (Enterprise Voice Assistant), serves as an intelligent meeting facilitator that captures discussions in real-time, making meetings searchable and documenting critical decisions and action items. By integrating advanced speech recognition and AI technologies, EVA enables professionals to conduct more efficient and effective meetings, transforming conversations into actionable business initiatives. Founded in 2016 and previously known as Voicera, Voicea became a subsidiary of Cisco Systems in 2019, drawing leadership from experts with backgrounds at major tech companies such as Oracle, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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