SpinVox nabs $25M, demos voice-to-text with mixed results

SpinVox nabs $25M, demos voice-to-text with mixed results

SpinVox, the service that translates voice into text messages, demonstrated its technology to journalists today, emphasizing that its dependence on transcription by human operators will in no way hold the product back. That said, presenters stopped short of saying exactly how often these call centers… Continue Reading

Spinvox offers employees shares instead of salary

Spinvox offers employees shares instead of salary

Spinvox, the voice-to-text startup, has been on a roll: $100 million in funding from an impressive list of backers; then, a key deal with Telefonica covering its Latin America mobile operations, which bump its userbase to 150 milion (with some other contracts it claims it… Continue Reading

SpinVox raises whopping $100M+ for voicemail to text conversion

SpinVox raises whopping $100M+ for voicemail to text conversion

SpinVox, a London company that converts your voicemail into text, has raised more than $100 million to expand quickly by signing deals with large telecom carriers around the world — an apparent land-grab.

The amount of cash is significant, and a sign that SpinVox wants to… Continue Reading

Jott, a convenient voice-to-text service

Jott, a convenient voice-to-text service

Jott rocks.

Jott, a company based in Seattle, offers a convenient new service that lets you speak messages and send them to yourself or others — as a transcribed text message.

Or as a voice message, if you prefer.

Sign up at Jott.com takes a minute, with… Continue Reading