# About Us | Speechmatics Source: https://www.speechmatics.com/company/about-speechmatics Speechmatics: Leading provider of automatic speech recognition technology. Unlock audio and video value with innovative ASR solutions. Transform spoken language into written text and revolutionize speech processing. ## Our Aim is to Understand Every Voice At Speechmatics, we've created the most inclusive and accurate Speech API ever released. We're changing the way companies work by giving them foundational speech technology for the AI era. ## Our Story In the 1980s, our founder Dr Tony Robinson pioneered applying neural networks to **speech recognition** at Cambridge University. Computing power, along with the rise of graphics processing, and cloud computing has pushed the potential of his approach. ## Our Mission Speechmatics exists to **understand every voice**. Offering its speech API for solution and service providers to integrate into their stack. Businesses use Speechmatics to accurately understand speech regardless of age, gender, accent, dialect, using machine learning. ## Our Values Our values guide everything we do here. It's not enough to achieve great things - our values let us know we're doing it in the right way. ### Care Deeply Our aim is to ‘**Understand Every Voice**’. This thinking doesn’t just extend to [our technology](https://www.speechmatics.com/product/features-and-deployments). We care deeply about our customers, especially when it comes to the impact our actions have on the world. ### People First We believe in putting people first. We don’t just want the best teams; we want the best fit. When you’re [part of our team](https://www.speechmatics.com/company/careers), we’ll do all we can to help you develop your skills. ### Be Ambitious To make positive change within our industry, takes bold and forward-thinking action. Which is why we believe in **big** goals. Our results show that, while change is never easy, it’s always worthwhile. ### Move Fast We believe in finding the perfect balance between the complex and the simple. When you become part of a collaborative team like ours, **you have the freedom to fail fast** and move on. ## Leadership Team ### Katy Wigdahl CEO - [Katy Wigdahl LinkedIn LT](https://www.linkedin.com/in/katy-wigdahl-967156109/) ### Antony Berg Chief Financial Officer - [Antony Berg LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/antony-berg-1348a0) ### Ricardo Herreros-Symons Chief Strategy & Revenue Officer - [Riccardo H-S Linekdin LT](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricardo-herreros-symons-76090a35/) ## Our Board ### Katy Wigdahl CEO, Speechmatics - [Katy Wigdahl LinkedIn LT](https://www.linkedin.com/in/katy-wigdahl-967156109/) ### Tony Robinson Founder, Speechmatics - [Tony Robinson LinkedIn LT](https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtonyrobinson/) ### Jonathan Klar Susquehanna Growth Equity - [Jonathan Klar Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanjklahr/?originalSubdomain=il) ### Robert Whitby-Smith Albion VC - [Robert Whitby Smith LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-whitby-smith-ba65941/?originalSubdomain=uk) ### Ed Stacey IQ Capital - [Ed Stacey LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/edstacey/?originalSubdomain=uk) ## Our Investors ### Susquehanna Growth Equity Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE) invests in growth-stage companies in the software, information services, internet, and financial technology sectors. SGE is backed by a unique and patient source of capital which enables the firm to give management teams and entrepreneurs the freedom and flexibility to maximize long-term growth. Impressed by the company's superior product offering and exceptional team of technologists, Susquehanna invested in Speechmatics to support its vision to be a world-leading speech platform. ### Albion VC AlbionVC invests in B2B software and deep technology which will transform enterprise and healthcare.  AlbionVC recognized that Speechmatics’ small footprint language models, capable of flexible deployment in the cloud, on-premises or on-device will become of strategic importance in what is a large and fast growing market as speech becomes the dominant human-machine interface. ### IQ Capital IQ Capital provide investment into disruptive technology companies in the UK that are capable of dominating global markets. IQ Capital invested into Speechmatics at the end of 2016, having recognised its disruptive technical approach to speech recognition, with the aim of supporting the rapid scale up of the company and to connect Speechmatics with global leaders. ### Amadeus Capital Partners Amadeus Capital Partners funds and supports young companies that share its passion for the transformative power of technology. Amadeus was impressed by Speechmatics’ vision and recognised the global demand for its technology, which led to an investment in late 2016. This investment supports the business development of Speechmatics on an international scale and its continuing quest for the improvement of everyday user experiences with machines. ## Go:Tech Industry Awards 2023 #### AI/Machine Learning Award - [Go:Tech awards 2023](https://www.gotechawards.co.uk/2023-winners/) ## Most Innovative Companies in AI of 2023 #### Fast Company - [Most Innovative Companies 2023](https://www.fastcompany.com/90846670/most-innovative-companies-artificial-intelligence-2023) ## The FT 1000 (2019 - 2023) #### Europe's Fastest Growing Companies - [FT top companies](https://www.ft.com/ft1000-2023) ## Speech Tech Industry Mag 2023 #### Speech Industry Award Winner - [Speech Industry Award Winner](https://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/Editorial/Features/2023-Speech-Industry-Award-Winner-Speechmatics-Inches-Closer-Toward-a-Universal-Translator-160500.aspx) ## Global Business Tech Awards 2023 #### [SaaS Company of the Year Finalist](https://globalbusinesstechawards.com/2023-shortlist/) - [Global Business Tech Shortlist](https://globalbusinesstechawards.com/2023-shortlist/) ## National Innovation Awards 2023 #### Contact Center Experience Insight - [National Innovation Awards 2023](https://nationalinnovationawards.org.uk/) ## Computing's AI and ML Awards 2022 #### Outstanding AI/ML Industry Project - [Speechmatics Hydra Project](https://view.ceros.com/incisive-media/incisive-awards-computing-ai-and-machine-learning-awards-2022/p/10)