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Who invested in SoundHound?
SoundHound's investors include Translink Capital, Walden Venture Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Tengxun Touzi and NVIDIA, and 11 more on record.
20092011201320152017
$4.0MVenture?Secondary$75MRound$100MRound
United States · Funded startup
Who invested in SoundHound
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$179Mraised across 4 rounds since 2009, from 4 sources
$4.0MVenture$75MRound$100MRound
- Latest round
- Round, $100MMay 2018
- Step-upi
- 1.3×
- Investors
- 16
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Venture, $4.0M Aug 2009
- Biggest round
- $100M Round · May 2018
- Usual gap between rounds
- 3.2 years the median of 3
The rounds
- May 2018
- Jan 2017Round$75M9 new2 returning
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers- NVIDIA
Translink Capital
Walden Venture Capital- Samsung
Global Catalyst Partners
SharesPost Investment ManagementRecruit Holdings
Nomura Holdings
MKaNN Ventures- Sompo Japan
Reported by FinSMEs
- Dec 2013
- Aug 2009
Founders and team
From SoundHound's own website: 1 founder, 4 on the team.
Keyvan MohajerCo-Founder & CEO, SoundHound AI
- Amir ArbabiSenior Vice President, Business Development
- Warren HeitSenior Vice President, Legal & General Counsel
- John CollinsChief Financial Officer
- Mike ZagorsekChief Operating Officer
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Everyone who backed them
NVIDIACompany1round
SamsungVC firm1round
Daimler AGInvestment firm1round
Hyundaino record of our own yet1round
Orange S.Ano record of our own yet1round
Sompo Japanno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 6 firms list SoundHound as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
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How much has SoundHound raised?
SoundHound has raised $179M across 4 rounds since 2009. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did SoundHound last raise?
SoundHound's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $100M in May 2018.
What was SoundHound's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $100M in May 2018, is also its largest on record.
Who backed SoundHound first?
SoundHound's first round on record, in Aug 2009, was backed by Walden Venture Capital.
What stage is SoundHound at?
SoundHound's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in May 2018.
Where is SoundHound based?
SoundHound is based in the United States.
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