VentureBeat October 15, 2024
Gladia, an AI transcription and audio intelligence provider, has raised $16 million in funding.
The Paris, France-based company will use the funding to develop an end-to-end audio infrastructure – starting with a new real-time audio transcription and analytics engine – enabling voice-first platforms to deliver more value to their users across borders with cutting-edge AI.
It’s a challenge to rivals such as Otter.ai and Fireflies.ai, as well as other AI-based services that transcribe voice conversations to text. In an interview with VentureBeat, CEO Jean-Louis Quéguiner explained to me why he started the company.
“As you can hear from a beautiful French accent, I’m not an English speaker and I was extremely frustrated with the accents,” Quéguiner said. “That’s why I...