Aflorithmic听尝补产蝉听has raised 拢1 million in seed funding from Dutch and Australian media company Crowd Media Holdings.听
The听London–听and听Barcelona–based听AI听audio-as-a–service听start–up听provides听personalised text-to-voice audio for marketers.听
It听uses听synthetic media, voice cloning and audio mastering to听allow users to choose the 鈥榲oice鈥櫶�from a vast library听鈥�听or听record their own voice听for the purpose 鈥撎�generating听top-quality audio听from text and deliver it听on听to any device or platform, including听websites, mobile apps听and听smart speakers.听
鈥淲e are excited to learn from Crowd鈥檚 experience in empowering companies to reach mass听markets, and听are pleased to accompany them as they define the future of social commerce,鈥� said听co-founder and CEO听Timo Kunz.听听
鈥淲e believe audio creation as we know it is making way for automated, scalable, dynamic audio experiences – and companies like ours are at the forefront.鈥澨�听
础蹿濒辞谤颈迟丑尘颈肠鈥檚听technology will be integrated with Crowd鈥檚 Social Commerce applications, including CM8’s Talking Head technology, an AI-driven chatbot that helps customers have useful conversations across the marketing, education, and health sectors.听听
鈥淪ynthetic audio production has a seemingly endless range of functions – the potential within marketing applications alone is听mindblowing. Imagine Kim Kardashian being a personal shopper for each of her 200M followers, or Lewis Hamilton explaining why YOU personally need the new Pirelli P Zero Rosso. All of this is just around the corner with our tech,鈥澨�added听Kunz.听听
Funding sought by North East firm transforming customer experience
While Crowd will be focusing on social commerce applications, the听Aflorithmic听team is also working with companies from a range of industries, with use cases including personalised children’s stories narrated with the voice of a family member or celebrity of their choice; hyper-personalised newsletters and podcasts; and voice cloning for marketing applications.听听
The new funding will be used for R&D for the API audio-production engine, voice cloning, and talent acquisition.听听
鈥淚 believe we can translate the most recent advances in AI research into commercial innovations that will completely reshape the way consumers engage in eCommerce,鈥� said Crowd Media听chairman Steven听Schapera.听听
鈥淭his is the silver bullet Crowd was looking for.鈥�听
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