Senior Software Engineer, WellSaid Labs
$160-190k
Plus stock options
AI text-to-speech technology
Job no longer available
AI text-to-speech technology
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$160-190k
Plus stock options
21-100 employees
Company mission
WellSaid Labs' mission is to build AI for the common good, allowing creatives around the world to create engaging voice-overs for their content with ease.
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Company mission
WellSaid Labs' mission is to build AI for the common good, allowing creatives around the world to create engaging voice-overs for their content with ease.
Our take
WellSaid Labs offers creative teams a real time text-to-speech engine that leverages AI to produce natural-sounding voice overs and clips, all based on the voices of real people. The company emerged from the 2019 Allen Institute for AI incubator in 2019.
The most common rebuttal to this kind of technology is how it can be used with malicious intent – deepfakes being the most pertinent concern. This is precisely why WellSaid Labs has no current intention to bring its product to a consumer market – a wise decision. It’s also worth noting that all its voice samples are provided with consent of the original talent.
Provided the pricing point is right, there’s an obvious attraction to being able to quickly create audio content at an enterprise level. The fact that the startups first major funding round was oversubscribed indicates that investors see this attraction too.
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Benefits
- Remote-first company culture, based in Seattle, WA
- Competitive salary and stock options
- Full medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Generous vacation and paid time off
- Learning & development stipend
- Home office stipend for your work environment
- Matching 401(k) plan
- Parental leave
Company values
- We build with intent –And consider the impacts of what we are building and who we serve: How does our product impact our customers and all communities touched by our work? We test, reevaluate, and adjust.
- We work collaboratively and transparently – with all of our stakeholders. We give the tools and information that our diverse team, customers, and voice actors need in order to participate fully and knowingly.
- We hold ourselves accountable – for our technology for the biases in our processes, for the trust our stakeholders put in us. We actively seek to do good and to minimize harm.
- We are building a company that lasts – by valuing and caring for the people we employ and the resources we use in pursuit of AI for Good.
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2021
$10m
SERIES A
Total funding: $10m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Matt Hocking
(CEO)Co-founded and was CPO of professional mover marketplace Ghostruck. Founded design and development company Mark. Worked in Senior Design, UX, and Art Director roles for a number of creative agencies.
Michael Petrochuk
(CTO)Previously founded AI fashion advice app Wardrobe.Tips and location based social network Chirpp. Former Developer and Engineer at vCita and Stylize, also interning at Google and Uber.