# SoundHound funding: rounds and investors > SoundHound has raised $179M across 4 rounds since 2009. Investors include Translink Capital, Walden Venture Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/soundhound (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *SoundHound* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 16 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Education Valuation: $1.0B, Apr 2022 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$179M** raised across 4 rounds since 2009, from 4 sources **$4.0M** Venture **$75M** Round **$100M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $100M May 2018 - **Step-up i:** 1.3× - **Investors:** 16 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 **$4.0M** Venture **?** Secondary **$75M** Round **$100M** Round - **First round:** Venture, $4.0M - **Biggest round:** $100M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 3.2 years ## The rounds - **May 2018** Round **$100M** *5 new* [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi) [Daimler AG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daimler-ag) [Midea Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/midea-group) Hyundai Orange S.A Reported by TechCrunch - **Jan 2017** Round **$75M** *9 new* *2 returning* [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) [Translink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/translink-capital) [Walden Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walden-venture-capital) [Samsung](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung) [Global Catalyst Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-catalyst-partners) [SharesPost Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sharespost-investment-management) [Recruit Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/recruit-holdings) [Nomura Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nomura-holdings) [MKaNN Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mkann-ventures) Sompo Japan Reported by FinSMEs - **Dec 2013** Secondary **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Translink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/translink-capital) From a historical funding record - **Aug 2009** Venture **$4.0M** *1 new* [Walden Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walden-venture-capital) Reported by melodis.com ## Founders and team From SoundHound's own website: 1 founder, 4 on the team. **Keyvan Mohajer** Co-Founder & CEO, SoundHound AI - **Amir Arbabi** Senior Vice President, Business Development - **Warren Heit** Senior Vice President, Legal & General Counsel - **John Collins** Chief Financial Officer - **Mike Zagorsek** Chief 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. **Venture** 2009 **Secondary** 2013 **Round** 2017 **Round** 2018 [Translink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/translink-capital) [Walden Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walden-venture-capital) [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) [Samsung](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung) [Global Catalyst Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-catalyst-partners) [SharesPost Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sharespost-investment-management) [Recruit Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/recruit-holdings) [Daimler AG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daimler-ag) ## Everyone who backed them [Translink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/translink-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Walden Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walden-venture-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) VC firm **1** round [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi) VC firm **1** round [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) Company **1** round [Samsung](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung) VC firm **1** round [Global Catalyst Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-catalyst-partners) VC firm **1** round [SharesPost Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sharespost-investment-management) Growth equity **1** round [Recruit Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/recruit-holdings) Growth equity **1** round [Daimler AG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daimler-ag) Investment firm **1** round [Nomura Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nomura-holdings) Investment firm **1** round [Midea Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/midea-group) Investment firm **1** round [MKaNN Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mkann-ventures) VC firm **1** round Hyundai no record of our own yet **1** round Orange S.A no record of our own yet **1** round Sompo Japan no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=soundhound). ## 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. [Kensington Capital Partners Limited](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kensington-capital-partners-limited) VC firm Per its own site [BuildGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/buildgroup) Private equity Per its own site [Structural Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/structural-capital) Private credit Per its own site [Frontive Services](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frontive-services) Incubator Per its own site [Global Catalyst Pa...](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-catalyst-pa) VC firm Per its own site [Invest in the Clean Energy Gas Station Fund, We call it Last Point of Distribution LPDs.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-in-the-clean-energy-gas-station-fund-we-call-it-last-) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about SoundHound ### 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. ### 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. ## Companies like SoundHound In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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