# Deepgram's pitch deck > Deepgram's pitch deck: 19 slides, and the funding round we observed afterwards. Source: https://millionrounds.com/decks/deepgram (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) **Deepgram** Information technology & services 1 / 19 Read in the app Pitch deck · Y Combinator Winter 2016 # Deepgram's *pitch deck* The deck, and the 3 rounds we watched Deepgram raise afterwards, with the investors each report named. Deepgram is a foundational AI company based in San Francisco, California, specializing in real-time voice AI technology. Founded in 2015, it aims to enhance human-to-machine interactions with high accuracy and low latency. The company supports over 200,000 developers and more than 1,300 organizations, establishing itself as a leader in the Voice AI sector. Deepgram offers a range of advanced voice AI solutions through a flexible API platform. Its key products include a Speech-to-Text API for transcribing audio, a Text-to-Speech service for generating natural-sounding audio, and Audio Intelligence features for sentiment analysis and topic detection. Additionally, the Voice Agent API enables the creation of autonomous voice agents, while Deepgram Saga streamlines development workflows with natural speech control. The company has processed over 50,000 years of audio, showcasing its reliability and scale for enterprise clients across various industries, including finance, government, and software. 19 slides 0.6MB US Information technology & services AI Apis Read the deck Free account. The deck belongs to Deepgram, so reading it needs one; everything on this page is public. What is in it ## The deck, slide by slide Each slide by what it argues. 19 slides against a median of 13 across the 1,712 decks we hold. *median* - 1 **Cover** - 2 - 3 **Product** - 4 **Problem** - 5 **Problem** - 6 **Solution** - 7 **Problem** - 8 **Solution** - 9 **Market** - 10 **Competition** - 11 **Competition** - 12 **Market** - 13 **Market** - 14 **Validation** - 15 - 16 **Validation** - 17 **Team** - 18 **Product** - 19 **Market** Cover Product Problem Solution Market Competition Validation Team What happened next ## $275M across 3 rounds **3** rounds observed **$275M** reported in total **Sept 2016** first we saw **Aug 2026** most recent - Aug 2026 Series C **$143M** [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock)[NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia)[Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Source recorded - Jan 2026 Series C **$130M** [AVP Lead](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avp-2)[Alkeon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alkeon)[Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock)[Citi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi-ventures)[Columbia University](https://millionrounds.com/fund/columbia-university)[In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt)[Madrona](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona)[NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia)[Princeville Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/princeville-capital)[SAP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sap)[Tiger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger)[Tiger Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management)[Twilio](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twilio-fund)[Wing](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wing)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Reported by TechCrunch - Sept 2016 Round **$1.8M** [Metamorphic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metamorphic-ventures)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Reported by TechCrunch [Everyone who backed Deepgram](https://millionrounds.com/company/deepgram) Form D What they told the regulator ## Deepgram filed 4 Form Ds with the SEC The company reporting its own raise, rather than a journalist reporting it. **$143M** sold under the offering **Jan 2026** most recent filing 1 / 19 The deck itself ## Read Deepgram's full pitch deck All 19 slides, each read for what it argues and set against the decks that raised at the same stage. The cover is shown here; the rest is read in the app. Read the deck *→* Free account. The deck belongs to Deepgram. ## Investors who claim them Firms listing Deepgram on their own portfolio page: the firm's own account rather than a round we watched. Weaker than an announcement, much stronger than a list somebody sold us. [**Madrona Venture Group** VC firm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona)[**Wing Venture Capital** VC firm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wing-venture-capital)[**Ludlow Ventures** VC firm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ludlow-ventures)[**Compound** VC firm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-4)[**Alkeon Capital** VC firm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alkeon-capital)[**NKM Capital** VC firm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nkm-capital)[**Gaia Ventures** VC firm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaia-ventures-2)[**R136 Ventures** VC firm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/r136-ventures)[**CapitalX** Private equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capitalx)[**Catapult** VC firm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catapult-vc) ## More decks [**Sorare** Information technology & services 1 / 22 **$680M** raised after](https://millionrounds.com/decks/sorare)[**Thoughtspot** Information technology & services 1 / 22 **$484M** raised after](https://millionrounds.com/decks/thoughtspot)[**Dutchie** Information technology & services 1 / 9 **$368M** raised after](https://millionrounds.com/decks/dutchie)[**Iterable** Information technology & services 1 / 13 **$357M** raised after](https://millionrounds.com/decks/iterable) [Browse all 1,712 decks](https://millionrounds.com/decks). 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