Oruk
speedrun SR007 · Speech foundation models that understand people: words, tone of voice, emphasis, intent, and emotion.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 ZorbeShared: foundation model, ai models / research, ai infraNot statedAI, Data | AI, Data | Not stated | speedrunSR007 |
 FeatherShared: phone call, voiceActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS22 |
 EzDubsShared: phone call, emotion, voiceAcquiredAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Acquired | YCW23 |
 Nuance LabsShared: foundation model, emotion, speechNot statedAI | AI | Not stated | SPC2024 |
 PiramidalShared: foundation model, understandActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW24 |
 TwelveLabsnot in a program hereShared: foundation model, understandElsewhereOther | Other | Elsewhere | |
 Fish Audionot in a program hereShared: voice, speech, modelElsewhereOther | Other | Elsewhere |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cactus ComputeShared: foundation model, robot, phoneActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS25 |
 The Forecasting CompanyShared: foundation modelActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS24 |
 rollupShared: ai infra, contextNot statedAI | AI | Not stated | speedrunSR007 |
 Iron GridShared: foundation modelActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS25 |
 Miso LabsShared: foundation model, voiceActiveAI | AI | Active | YCX26 |
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Programs
| Program | Cohort | Source |
|---|---|---|
 a16z speedrun | SR007 | speedrun Page |
About Oruk
As AI tools become mainstream and robots enter the workforce, conversation is replacing the text box as the only interface fast enough to keep up with critical demands. The voice layer behind every agent, coding session, robot command, and phone call needs the full context: words, tone of voice, emphasis, intent, and emotion. When someone says "I'm fine," they could be reassuring you or asking you to leave them alone. The words are the same. The meaning is in the voice. We are speech, AI, and linguistics researchers from Stanford, Cambridge, and Berkeley, building Oruk to train speech foundation models that actually understand people. We've already set new records across speech understanding benchmarks, deployed to hundreds of thousands of users, and assembled the world's largest speech perception dataset.
- Category
- AI, Data
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Checked
- 1h ago
Tags: AI Voice, AI Models / Research, AI Infra
Oruk: questions
Which accelerators did Oruk go through?
Oruk is listed by a16z speedrun (SR007).
Where is Oruk based?
Oruk lists San Francisco, California, United States of America as its location on a16z speedrun's page.
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