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SoundHound AI Acquires Amelia for $80M

August 8, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

SoundHound AI has acquired enterprise conversational AI provider Amelia for $80 million in cash and equity, including assumption of debt and potential earnouts. The deal expands SoundHound's conversational and customer-service AI capabilities and accelerates vertical expansion into regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, retail), with combined revenue expected to exceed $150M in 2025.

SoundHound AI Acquires SYNQ3 Restaurant Solutions

December 7, 2023

AI & Machine Learning

SoundHound AI has agreed to acquire SYNQ3 Restaurant Solutions for aggregate consideration of $25 million (approx. 20% cash, 80% SoundHound Class A stock) with up to $4 million of additional consideration payable over three years subject to revenue targets. The acquisition expands SoundHound's voice and conversational AI footprint in restaurants — adding over 10,000 signed locations, deepening relationships with major chains, and accelerating deployment of generative voice AI products across the restaurant industry.

Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners Co. Completes Business Combination with SoundHound; SoundHound AI Begins Trading as SOUN

April 27, 2022

AI & Machine Learning

SoundHound Inc. completed its previously announced business combination with Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners Co., creating the combined public company SoundHound AI, Inc., which began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker SOUN on April 28, 2022. The transaction provides SoundHound with significant proceeds to fund customer acquisition, product development and expansion, and adds Archimedes’ leadership to the company’s board.

SoundHound AI Acquires Key Assets of Allset

June 20, 2024

Restaurants & Hospitality

SoundHound AI has acquired key assets from Allset, an online food-ordering platform, and will integrate Allset's team and restaurant relationships into its voice commerce ecosystem. The deal brings nearly 7,000 restaurant partners and marketplace expertise to SoundHound as it expands voice-enabled ordering across cars, TVs, smart devices, and other channels.

ZoomInfo Acquires Conversation-Intelligence Leader Chorus.ai

July 13, 2021

AI & Machine Learning

ZoomInfo agreed to acquire Chorus.ai for approximately $575 million in an all-cash transaction, adding conversation intelligence and AI-driven call analysis to its go-to-market platform. The acquisition expands ZoomInfo's capabilities across the sales funnel by integrating Chorus's ML/NLP conversation insights into ZoomInfo's data, engagement, and workflow products.

Apple Acquires Israeli Audio AI Startup Q.ai

January 30, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

Apple has acquired Q.ai, an Israeli audio-focused AI startup, in a deal reported to value the company at roughly $1.6 billion (estimates vary). Q.ai’s ~100 employees, including CEO Aviad Maizels and co‑founders, will join Apple as the company looks to integrate Q.ai’s audio and “silent speech” imaging/ML technology into its hardware and voice-enabled products.