Kardome Technology Overview
Kardome's technology enhances voice recognition accuracy in difficult sound environments, revolutionizing voice user interfaces. It provides a secure, customizable, and real-time user experience across smart devices, eliminating the need for cloud dependency. Their Audio Front End technology effectively removes background noise, ensuring clear voice detection even in loud surroundings. With their patented Spatial Hearing technology, Kardome is able to isolate target speech from multiple speakers in real-time, delivering exceptional accuracy and high-quality results.
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$2.0MFeb 2020
$3.0MMar 2023
$13.0MNov 2024
Latest News
growth-positive
The Israeli startup’s spatial hearing software enables devices to move beyond screen-based, manual inputs and instead respond to natural, voice-driven, and context-aware interactions. Kardome’s software has already been implemented in more than a million devices.
Israeli startup Kardome, specializing in voice AI technology, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Korea Investment Partners, with participation from several other investors, including Hyundai Motor Group and Techstars. The funding will support Kardomes expansion into the Asian market, with a new headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. Kardomes spatial hearing software, which enhances device interaction through voice-driven and context-aware technology, is already used in over a million devices. The company aims to revolutionize how people interact with technology by enabling devices to understand speech context in various environments.
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growth-positive
Kardome secures $10M Series A for spatial hearing AI technology | CTech
Israeli startup Kardome, specializing in voice AI technology, announced it has secured $10 million in Series A funding. The investment round was led by Korea Investment Partners, with participation from several other investors including Hyundai Motor Group and Techstars. The funding will support Kardomes expansion into the Asian market, with the establishment of a new headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. Kardomes spatial hearing software, which enhances devices ability to understand context through voice-driven interactions, is already implemented in over a million devices. The company aims to accelerate the development and market introduction of its next-generation technology.
InvestmentPartners
growth-positive
Kardome Partners with KT Corporation to Provide Voice AI Technology to IPTV Service Users
Israeli voice AI technology startup, Kardome, has announced a partnership with South Koreas telecom giant, KT Corporation. The partnership involves integrating Kardomes AI-based Spatial Hearing Technology solution into Genie TV, KTs IPTV service. This will enhance the voice interaction experience for Genie TV users. Kardomes technology uses advanced acoustical modeling to identify a users voice and location precisely, improving speech recognition in challenging, multispeaker environments. The partnership will allow Kardome to explore new verticals in addition to the Genie TV.
Partners
growth-positive
Voice technology startup Kardome receives $1 million investment from Japan's Automotive Fund | CTech
Israeli voice technology startup Kardome has received a $1 million investment from Automotive Fund, based in Tokyo, Japan. Kardome has developed spatial hearing software that can differentiate who is talking in crowded, noisy environments. The technology can be implemented in a wide variety of devices such as automobiles, consumer electronics, and industrial IoT. The investment from Automotive Fund is its first outside Japan, and it expects the need for accurate speech recognition in noisy environments to increase with the growing use of robo-taxis and self-driving cars.
Investment
growth-positive
הזוכה בתחרות הסטראטאפים של ריינהולד כהן: Kardome - שפיתחה 'אוזניים' טובות יותר למכונות
Kardome, TuneFork, and PicUp are the winners of the 2021 Reinhold Cohn Startup Competition. Kardome, which provides better ears for voice-controlled machines, won first place. TuneFork, which developed advanced technology for personal audio customization, won second place. PicUp, which improves service and sales performance in the telephone channel, won third place. The competition showcased the strength of Israeli innovation, with over 160 companies submitting their candidacy.
CustomersPartners
| Sector | Automotive & Mobility Technologies |
Funding
| Total funding | $13M |
| Last funding | $10M |
| Stage | A |
| Rounds | 3 |
| Investors | 11 |
Team Members
5
Employees: 11-50
Web & Social Links
| Website | www.kardome.com/ |
| Careers | Careers page |
Locations
Shevah St 7, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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Kardome Technology Business
Business models
B2B
Product stage
Released
Employees
11-50
Sector
Automotive & Mobility TechnologiesAutonomous & ConnectedTarget Customer
ConsumersTransportation & MobilityDriversCommutersCore Technology
SensingMotionAcousticsOpticArtificial IntelligenceVoice & Speech RecognitionTags (10)
smart-homeinfotainmentvoice-controlartificial-intelligencesignal-processingnatural-language-processinguser-experiencehuman-machine-interfacesmart-mobilitydriver-safetyGeographic Markets
North AmericaChinaKardome Technology Financials
$13M
Total funding
Undisclosed
Capital raised
$10M
Last funding
A
Funding stage
3
Total rounds
11
Investors
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$2.0MFeb 2020
$3.0MMar 2023
$13.0MNov 2024
Private Equity Funding
A Round
Nov 2024
$10M
Korea Investment Partners (Lead)
,
KB Investment, Honeystone Ventures, OurCrowd, Hyundai, techstars, Next Gear Ventures, J-Ventures
Undisclosed Round
Mar 2023
$1M
Automotive Fund
Seed
Feb 2020
$2M
Hyundai CRADLE (Lead)
,
ATOORO Fund, Next Gear Ventures
Kardome Technology Lifecycle
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time
$2.0MFeb 2020
$3.0MMar 2023
$13.0MNov 2024
All Events
A Round
Nov 2024
$10M
Korea Investment Partners (Lead)
,
KB Investment, Honeystone Ventures, OurCrowd, Hyundai, techstars, Next Gear Ventures, J-Ventures
Undisclosed Round
Mar 2023
$1M
Automotive Fund
Seed
Feb 2020
$2M
Hyundai CRADLE (Lead)
,
ATOORO Fund, Next Gear Ventures
Kardome Technology News
9 articles
growth-positive
The Israeli startup’s spatial hearing software enables devices to move beyond screen-based, manual inputs and instead respond to natural, voice-driven, and context-aware interactions. Kardome’s software has already been implemented in more than a million devices.
Israeli startup Kardome, specializing in voice AI technology, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Korea Investment Partners, with participation from several other investors, including Hyundai Motor Group and Techstars. The funding will support Kardomes expansion into the Asian market, with a new headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. Kardomes spatial hearing software, which enhances device interaction through voice-driven and context-aware technology, is already used in over a million devices. The company aims to revolutionize how people interact with technology by enabling devices to understand speech context in various environments.
InvestmentPartners
growth-positive
Kardome secures $10M Series A for spatial hearing AI technology | CTech
Israeli startup Kardome, specializing in voice AI technology, announced it has secured $10 million in Series A funding. The investment round was led by Korea Investment Partners, with participation from several other investors including Hyundai Motor Group and Techstars. The funding will support Kardomes expansion into the Asian market, with the establishment of a new headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. Kardomes spatial hearing software, which enhances devices ability to understand context through voice-driven interactions, is already implemented in over a million devices. The company aims to accelerate the development and market introduction of its next-generation technology.
InvestmentPartners
growth-positive
Kardome Partners with KT Corporation to Provide Voice AI Technology to IPTV Service Users
Israeli voice AI technology startup, Kardome, has announced a partnership with South Koreas telecom giant, KT Corporation. The partnership involves integrating Kardomes AI-based Spatial Hearing Technology solution into Genie TV, KTs IPTV service. This will enhance the voice interaction experience for Genie TV users. Kardomes technology uses advanced acoustical modeling to identify a users voice and location precisely, improving speech recognition in challenging, multispeaker environments. The partnership will allow Kardome to explore new verticals in addition to the Genie TV.
Partners
growth-positive
Voice technology startup Kardome receives $1 million investment from Japan's Automotive Fund | CTech
Israeli voice technology startup Kardome has received a $1 million investment from Automotive Fund, based in Tokyo, Japan. Kardome has developed spatial hearing software that can differentiate who is talking in crowded, noisy environments. The technology can be implemented in a wide variety of devices such as automobiles, consumer electronics, and industrial IoT. The investment from Automotive Fund is its first outside Japan, and it expects the need for accurate speech recognition in noisy environments to increase with the growing use of robo-taxis and self-driving cars.
Investment
growth-positive
הזוכה בתחרות הסטראטאפים של ריינהולד כהן: Kardome - שפיתחה 'אוזניים' טובות יותר למכונות
Kardome, TuneFork, and PicUp are the winners of the 2021 Reinhold Cohn Startup Competition. Kardome, which provides better ears for voice-controlled machines, won first place. TuneFork, which developed advanced technology for personal audio customization, won second place. PicUp, which improves service and sales performance in the telephone channel, won third place. The competition showcased the strength of Israeli innovation, with over 160 companies submitting their candidacy.
CustomersPartners
growth-positive
Kardome Signed A One-year Evaluation Agreement With the Alliance Innovation Lab Tel Aviv
Kardome has entered into an agreement with Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishis Innovation Lab in Tel Aviv to evaluate Kardomes smart audio solution for automotive voice interaction. The collaboration aims to solve challenges related to voice control in vehicles, such as dictating addresses to navigation systems or having hands-free phone conversations in noisy car environments. The project is supported by the Israeli Innovation Authority and is part of the innovation labs program operated by the Alliance Innovation Lab Tel Aviv. Kardome is an Israeli start-up that provides voice control technology for automakers and electronics manufacturers.
Partners
growth-positive
Hyundai leads seed investment round in Israeli tech startup Kardome to develop voice-control technology for machines
Israeli startup Kardome, which develops technology to improve voice user interfaces in noisy environments, has completed a seed funding round led by Hyundai Motor Company. The total amount of funding was not disclosed. Kardomes technology isolates the users voice even in the presence of multiple speakers and background noise. The funding will help the company expand its workforce, accelerate the development of new voice interfaces, and increase its global presence. Kardome plans to use the investment to develop a system for spatial isolation of voices in challenging acoustic environments, which will be used by Hyundai vehicles and robots worldwide.
Investment
growth-positive
Hyundai Backs Voice User Interface Startup Kardome
Israel-based voice user interface startup Kardome Technology Ltd. has raised a seed funding round led by Hyundai Motor Company. The funding round, estimated at several millions of dollars, also saw participation from NextGear Ventures and ATOORO Fund. Kardome develops a multi-user speech-to-text algorithm that focuses on a persons individual voice in acoustically challenging environments. The company plans to use the funds to grow its team.
InvestmentExpand
growth-positive
This Startup Wants to Give Voice Assistants Better Ears
Kardome Technology Ltd. has developed a multi-user speech-to-text algorithm that focuses on an individuals voice while eliminating background noise. The company, founded in 2018, aims to address issues faced by voice assistants like Siri in picking up the correct voice or commands due to excess noise. Kardome currently has a working prototype and plans to make its product commercially available in the final quarter of 2020. The company is backed by The Israel Innovation Authority and has two pending patents.
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Employee Info
| Employees (range) | 11-50 |
| Exact count | 31 |
| Team members | 5 |
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| BI Verification | Natalia Golczar |
| Registrar ID | 515703536 |
| Crunchbase | kardome |
| Creator | Jenny Sotnik-Talisman |
| Creator email | genys30@yahoo.com |
| Last updater | Maor Perlov |
| Updater email | maor.perlov@sncentral.org |
| Last update | 2023-05-24T00:00:00.000Z |
| Created | 2018-09-05T00:00:00.000Z |
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