SoundHound AI, Inc., a global leader in voice and conversational AI, has opened a state-of-the-art innovation hub in Bengaluru, India. This strategic expansion enhances the company's engineering capabilities and positions it to scale its next-generation agentic AI platform worldwide.
The Bengaluru hub aligns with India's growing prominence as an AI powerhouse, driven by digital transformation and intelligent automation initiatives. It will serve as a key center for advancing SoundHound’s agentic AI technology, which enables AI agents to collaborate on complex, multi-step workflows across diverse customer touchpoints—including voice, SMS, webchat, email, smart devices, social media, contact centers, and in-vehicle systems.
SoundHound delivers enterprise-grade voice and conversational AI solutions across industries such as retail, healthcare, financial services, automotive, restaurants, insurance, and government. The platform powers millions of products and services globally, facilitating billions of AI interactions annually for leading brands.
The Bengaluru office expands SoundHound’s worldwide presence, complementing its established locations across North America, Europe, and Asia. By tapping into India’s deep pool of AI and engineering talent, the hub will accelerate development of agentic AI features that allow intelligent agents to handle sophisticated, cross-channel interactions autonomously.
“Bengaluru is a global magnet for world-class AI talent, and our new office here is more than just a workspace, it’s an innovation hub where the future of human-to-AI interaction is being built,” said Keyvan Mohajer, CEO & Co-Founder of SoundHound AI. “With the region’s increasing focus on digital transformation and intelligent automation, we are proud to deepen our roots in this ecosystem and contribute to the global AI revolution.”
This move reinforces SoundHound’s commitment to delivering high-accuracy, multilingual voice AI and agentic solutions that enhance customer experiences and operational efficiency for enterprises worldwide.
About SoundHound AI
SoundHound AI, a global leader in voice and conversational AI, delivers solutions that allow businesses to offer superior experiences to their customers. Built on proprietary technology, SoundHound’s voice AI delivers best-in-class speed and accuracy in numerous languages to product creators and service providers across retail, financial services, healthcare, automotive, smart devices, and restaurants. The company’s groundbreaking AI-driven products include Smart Answering, Smart Ordering, Dynamic Drive-Thru, and the Amelia Platform, which powers AI Agents for enterprise. In addition, SoundHound’s Agentic AI for Automotive and Autonomics, a category-leading operations platform that automates IT processes, have enabled SoundHound to power millions of products and services, and process billions of interactions each year for world-class businesses.