Private company

Speechmatics

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Technology company based in Cambridge, England

Speechmatics is a technology company based in Cambridge, England, which develops automatic speech recognition software (ASR) based on recurrent neural networks and statistical language modelling. Speechmatics was originally named Cantab Research Ltd when founded in 2006 by speech recognition specialist Dr.2 It was founded by Tony Robinson.1 It employed 113 people in 2021.1 Its revenue was €11.3 million in 2021.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2006Founded1

Speechmatics is a technology company based in Cambridge, England, which develops automatic speech recognition software (ASR) based on recurrent neural networks and statistical language modelling. Speechmatics was originally named Cantab Research Ltd when founded in 2006 by speech recognition specialist Dr.2

The story

Founded by Tony Robinson in 2006.1

Leadership

Who has led Speechmatics, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Employees over time

  • 20211131
  • 2018501

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Speechmatics revenue by year111.3M EUR in 2021+264% since 2018
05.0M EUR10.0M EUR15.0M EUR2018: 3.1M EUR3.1M EUR20182021: 11.3M EUR11.3M EUR2021+264%
  • 202111.3M EUR1
  • 20183.1M EUR1

Timeline

  1. 2006Founded Founded1

Sources

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