Audio Analytic
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software, Embedded |
| Founded | Cambridge, UK (2010) Series A Investment |
| Founder | Dr. Christopher Mitchell (CEO) |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, UK |
Key people | Dr. Robert Swann (chairman) Alphamosaic, Amy Weatherup (director) |
| Products | Sound Recognition Systems |
| Website | www |
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Audio Analytic is a British company that has developed a patented sound recognition software framework called ai3 which provides technology with the ability to understand context through sound. This framework includes an embeddable software platform that can react to a range of sounds such as smoke alarm & CO alarms, window breakage, baby cry and dogs barking. Aimed at consumer technology, Audio Analytic's software can be embedded into a wide range of intelligent devices in the home, out and about, or in the car. It is hardware agnostic and designed to run on-device and not in the cloud.[citation needed]
The company was based on University PhD research with seed investment from EEDA (East of England Development Agency) and local Angel investors.[citation needed]
The company's investors include Cambridge Angels, Rockspring, Martlets, Cambridge Investment Capital and IQ Capital Partners. [citation needed]
Launched products
Audio Analytic's product is called ai3 which is embedded on a device along with an assortment of sound profiles that the software can recognise:
- Window break (inside and outside)
- Smoke & CO alarms
- Baby cry
- Dog bark
- Speech detection
- Car alarm
- Anomaly detection
Development milestones
Sales and application design headquarters in Cambridge, UK
- 2010 Audio Analytic secured early seed funding from Cambridge Angels.
- 2011 Audio Analytic announces the version one release of its professional security products Glass Break, Aggression, Car Alarm and Gunshot.
- 2012 Audio Analytic features in White Paper from Texas Instruments.
- 2013 Audio Analytic announces the version one release of its consumer products including Smoke and CO alarms and Baby Cry.
- 2014 Audio Analytic Wins International Award for Consumer Electronics.
- 2014 Closed seed funding to raise $1.3 million from Cambridge Angels;
- 2015 Range of smart home customers announce products featuring their Sound Recognition System.
- 2015 Close Series A funding to raise $1.4 million from Cambridge Angels, Cambridge Innovation Capital and IQ Capital Partners.
- 2017 Close Series A funding round to raise $5.5m from Cambridge Innovation Capital, IQ Capital, Rockspring, Cambridge Angels and Martlet.
- 2017 Audio Analytic announce a commercial partnership with hearables company Bragi to embed sound recognition in earphones.
- 2018 Audio Analytic announce a partnership with Hive (part of Centrica plc) to embed sound recognition technology into multiple products.[citation needed]
- 2018 Audio Analytic announce that the Hive Hub 360 is the first Hive product to feature sound recognition.
- 2018 Audio Analytic announce a commercial partnership with hearables innovator Bragi.
- 2018 Audio Analytic announce that their sound recognition software has been launched alongside Alexa and Netflix on the Freebox Delta from European telecoms leader Iliad.
External links
- Audio Analytic website: http://www.audioanalytic.com
- Audio Analytic features as one of the top ten Silicon Fen companies to watch in 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150206025415/http://digitalmedia.strategyeye.com/article/MivXqlkT54U/2015/01/28/insight_silicon_fen_10_companies_from_cambridge_to_watch_in_/
- Audio Analytic wins international consumer electronics award http://conferences.theiet.org/innovation/shortlist/index.cfm (2014)
- Observer National Newspaper in the UK says Audio Analytic is one of the most exciting startups in Cambridge - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/dec/01/cambridge-university-internet-tech-startup (2013)
- Get Smart With TI’s Embedded Analytic Technology” features Audio Analyic and its part in leading-edge embedded analytic systems - https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065849/http://www.ti.com/lit/wp/spry201/spry201.pdf (2012)
- Chris Mitchell (CEO) talks on BBC Radio 4 24/10/2011 – 16:30 on BBC Radio 4 – (19 mins – 24 mins into the show, 30 min show) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0167zkq
- A&S International features Audio Analytic in Prisons article. https://web.archive.org/web/20150205224719/http://www.asmag.com/showpost/11058.aspx
- Bloomberg article 'Building a house that can hear' focuses on Audio Analytic https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-03/building-a-house-that-can-hear (2016)
- BBC article 'Why an AI firm is busy smashing thousands of windows' http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170111-why-an-ai-firm-is-busy-smashing-thousands-of-windows (2017)
- Engadget article 'Bragi's AI earbuds will recognize the sounds around you' https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/13/bragi-ai-earbuds-recognize-nearby-sounds/ (2017)
- IEEE Spectrum article 'A Sleeping Alexa Can Listen for More Than Just Her Name' https://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/consumer-electronics/gadgets/beyond-the-super-bowl-a-sleeping-alexa-can-listen-for-more-than-just-her-name (2018)
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