Dec 20, 2011 3:06 PM
Nuance has acquired Vlingo in a combination of two of the most prominent independent speech companies left, as mobile companies continue to eye sophisticated speech-recognition software as an important input method.
Posted In: Apps, Gadgets, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, nuance, vlingo
Nov 9, 2011 12:47 PM
Apple’s use of the Siri voice assistant in the iPhone 4S has been one of the most-talked about features on the new device, but Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is not the only company interested in voice-powered services: it turns out that Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) has made its own acquisition in this…
Posted In: Apps, Companies, Amazon, Kindle, Apple, iPhone, Google, Android, Samsung, nuance, siri, vlingo, yap
Apr 2, 2008 12:55 PM
Vlingo, a provider of voice-based mobile services, has raised a $20 million second round led by Yahoo, along with participation from past backers Charles River Ventures and Sigma Partners. Last August, the Cambridge, MA-based start-up raised $6.5 million, for a total raise of $26.5 million. The investment from Yahoo (NSDQ:…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Search, Technologies / Formats, Companies, Yahoo, charles river ventures, onesearch, sigma partners, vlingo
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