Speechly
YC Winter 2022 AcquiredNatural Language Understanding API for Speech that runs on device
https://www.speechly.com/ ↗Thesis fit
Off-thesis
Outside your stated focus; easy to skip unless something exceptional.
Below your usual filter (40+)
Idea match
Light
How close the company’s idea is to your thesis statement
Sector
None
Overlap with sectors you care about
Geography
Unknown
Location unknown — scores 0
Your thesis: “We back exceptional technical founders building AI-first products and infrastructure, deploying $100K checks within 24 hours.”
Founder ↑ improving
Traction → stable
Idea vs market → stable
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People
Otto Soderlund
career mapped
Tech entrepreneur who has been passionate about AI for two decades. Nerd kid who started programming at 10 and run a BBS for many
22.4
low confidence
Hannes Heikinheimo
career mapped
A data scientist and an a software engineer. Holds a PhD in Machine Learning from the Aalto University (former Helsinki University
15.2
medium confidence
Hannes Heikinheimo
career mapped
A data scientist and an a software engineer. Holds a PhD in Machine Learning from the Aalto University (former Helsinki University
15.2
medium confidence
Otto Soderlund
career mapped
Tech entrepreneur who has been passionate about AI for two decades. Nerd kid who started programming at 10 and run a BBS for many
22.4
low confidence
Activity & evidence
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