Typecast (AI voice generator)
Typecast is a text-to-speech (TTS), avatar generation, and AI video creation platform. The service was launched in 2019 by AI startup company Neosapience, Inc.. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, with an additional office in San Mateo, California.
History and funding
Neosapience was founded on 9 November 2017 by Taesu Kim and Juncheol Cho, both former Qualcomm engineers.
The company raised a Series B funding round in February 2022, with investors including BRV Capital Management. According to available data, total funding was estimated at US$26.8 million in 2022.
Reception
In 2022, TechCrunch reporter Kate Park noted that one of Typecast's distinguishing features was its ability to simulate human-like speaking styles, as well as its advanced control over prosody and performance.
In 2023, VentureBeat praised Typecast for its ability to replicate human emotion in synthetic voices.
See also
- Voice cloning
- Conversational AI
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