VocaliD
by VocaliD, Inc.
VocaliD developed personalized synthetic voices for people who could not speak and later offered custom voice technology for brands. The company combined donated speech recordings with a recipient’s vocal characteristics.
Acquisition Details
Veritone announced its acquisition of VocaliD in 2022 and integrated the company’s custom synthetic-voice capabilities into its voice technology business.
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📅 Timeline
VocaliD launches
Rupal Patel launched VocaliD as a company commercializing personalized synthetic voices based on research into assistive communication and speech synthesis.
Seed financing announced
VocaliD announced a $1.4 million seed round led by North Atlantic Capital, with participation from LaunchCapital, Boston Seed Capital and others.
Voicebank reaches 20,000 contributors
VocaliD reported that more than 20,000 people had contributed recordings to its Human Voicebank for building personalized voices.
Acquired by Veritone
Veritone announced that it had acquired VocaliD, adding custom synthetic voices and voice-personalization technology to its offerings.
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is VocaliD?
VocaliD is a synthetic-voice company founded by speech scientist Rupal Patel. It became known for creating personalized voices for people using speech-generating devices and later supplied custom AI voices for organizations and brands.
How does VocaliD create personalized synthetic voices?
VocaliD’s original approach blended a recipient’s available vocal characteristics with speech recordings donated through its Human Voicebank, producing a text-to-speech voice intended to sound more personally identifiable than a standard device voice.
Who founded VocaliD?
Rupal Patel, a speech scientist and professor whose research focused on speech production and assistive communication, founded VocaliD.
Was VocaliD acquired?
Yes. Veritone announced its acquisition of VocaliD on August 10, 2022. VocaliD’s custom voice technology subsequently became part of Veritone’s synthetic-media and voice offerings.
What are the best alternatives to VocaliD?
Catalogue alternatives include ElevenLabs for AI voice generation and cloning, Murf AI for text-to-speech production, Descript for voice-based audio editing, and the OpenAI API for developers building speech applications.