YCW16· AI· DevtoolsDeepgram
Building foundational AI for speech transcription and understanding.
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About Deepgram
Deepgram is a foundational AI company on a mission to understand human language. We give any developer access to the most advanced speech AI transcription and understanding with just an API call. Our models deliver the fastest, most accurate transcription alongside contextual features like summarization, sentiment analysis, and topic detection. Beyond that, developers can: 🔊 Process live-streaming or pre-recorded audio 🌎 Transcribe in dozens of languages ⚙️ Train custom models for unique use cases 🔑 Access deep NLU with a unified API 💻 Build in any programming language with our SDKs ✅ Deploy on-prem or on DG’s managed cloud 📈 Get scalable GPU infra for training and inference Deepgram is a proud NVIDIA partner and Y Combinator company, and we recently completed a $72M Series B to define the future of AI Speech Understanding, making us the most-funded speech AI company at its stage.
San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
Deepgram: questions
Which YC batch was Deepgram in?
Deepgram was in Y Combinator's Winter 2016 batch (W16).
Is Deepgram still active?
Y Combinator lists Deepgram as active.
Where is Deepgram based?
Deepgram lists San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote as its location on YC's directory.
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