• Voci Technologies

  Led · Series A · Apr 2012

  Voci Technologies is a Pittsburgh, PA–based Carnegie Mellon spinoff providing enterprise speech-to-text transcription and analytics. Its patented technology employs AI and deep learning algorithms to deliver highly accurate transcriptions and insights related to gender, sentiment, emotion, and speaker biometrics. The platform can process up to 150 hours of speech in one hour on a single 1u machine. The company targets businesses seeking actionable insights from voice-based customer interactions. Voci plans to use new capital to accelerate sales and marketing while continuing to develop its voice-insights technology. Financially, Voci closed an $8M Series B financing. Voci Technologies develops hardware-accelerated speech recognition appliances, led by its V-Blaze system, that convert audio to text far faster than traditional software recognizers. V-Blaze is reported to auto-transcribe 100 hours of live audio in one hour and to scan thousands of words at over 300x real time with high accuracy. The product is positioned to enable enterprises to monitor customer interactions in real time, trigger alerts to address problems, prevent fraud, and improve cross-selling. Voci markets its affordable recognizers as a way for customer-driven organizations to analyze 100% of recorded call-center conversations and derive voice-of-customer insights. The company also cites national security and defense applications for fast, comprehensive speech recognition. Following its Series A, Voci intends to expand its customer base so more companies can leverage the spoken voice of the customer.

• ShowClix

  Participated · Series B · Mar 2011

  ShowClix is a cloud-based event technology platform that provides full-service ticketing, access control, and on-site support for professional event organizers. The company offers a tailored platform supported by dedicated client success managers, an in-house call center, marketing support, and experienced on-site teams. ShowClix has introduced industry innovations such as the first iOS ticket scanner, a handheld RFID admissions solution, an automated digital assistant called Agent, and recently launched analytical tools to help organizers manage engagement and grow their business. Founded in 2007, the platform has processed over a billion dollars in ticket sales across 37 countries. The company intends to continue product innovation and expand into new markets, leveraging partnerships to accelerate growth. ShowClix provides venues, promoters and event organizers with solutions to manage all aspects of their ticketing operations, including online and telephone ticket sales, box office management, admissions control, and event promotion. Led by CEO Joshua Dziabiak, the company works with over 1,800 live music venues, performing arts groups, museums, festivals, nightclubs, artist management companies, non-profit organizations and colleges and universities around the world. It recently signed a strategic partnership with Groupon and added The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, Lucas Oil Speedway and Val-Du-Lakes Pavilion to its client portfolio. The company has raised a $1.65M Series B and intends to use the funding to expand sales, marketing and product development. Harris Jones, Managing Partner of Swallow Point Ventures and former CEO of T-Mobile UK, will join the company's board in conjunction with the financing. ShowClix provides web-based solutions to event organizers, promoters and venue managers across the U.S., enabling online, telephone, and in-person ticket sales through a point-of-sale/box-office system. The company serves performing arts centers, nightclubs, live music venues, non-profit organizations, and other event operators. It recently completed a Series A and plans to use the funds to expand staff, boost sales and marketing efforts, and extend customer support. ShowClix competes in a multi-million-dollar market and faces stiff competition from TicketMaster and other ticketing providers. Financially, the Series A amount was not formally disclosed; an SEC filing showed $570,000 of an $850,000 round early on, and co-founder Joshua Dziabiak later said the round totaled between $750,000 and $1.5M. The company had earlier raised about $400,000 in seed funding from Innovations Works.

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