Cochl
Edge AI · Speech & Audio AI
$5Mlatest round · Convertible Note · Feb 2023 · 3 yr ago
2backers · GS Futures, InterVest
34stories in the press
2017founded
Overview
Creating ears for AI. Machine listening for the physical world. A next-generationSound AI platform that understands real-world sounds — like humans do.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$5M
1 round on record
Latest round
$5M
Convertible Note · Feb 2023 · 3 yr ago
Backers
2
GS Futures, InterVest
The money's age
Long since its last round
45 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
15/100
in the news
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Feb 1, 2023
Raised a round Convertible Note $5M · SEC Form D
Jul 4, 2022
Launched Cochl introduces AI-based acoustic traffic monitoring that enables automated detection of car accidents and noisy burnouts · sourcesecurity.com
2017
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convertible Note | Feb 2023 | $5M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Cochl Inc | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Subin LeeExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Hyuk JangExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Yoonchang HanExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
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The most accurate and inclusive speech-to-text engine. Understand every voice, every language, every dialect.
Visa sponsorship
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H-1B filings in 12 months
1
Green card filings
$148k
Median offered salary
In the register as COCHL INC, San Jose, CA (+1 more)
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Financials
Total raised
$5M
Latest round
Convertible Note
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convertible Note | 2023 | $5M | Details |
People
Subin Lee
Executive Officer
Hyuk Jang
Executive Officer
Yoonchang Han
Executive Officer
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News
Why are Cochlear shares flying 7% higher today?
Cochlear shares are flying after FY26 results met guidance, giving investors fresh hope the healthcare stock can finally return to growth.
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Cochlear in first profit fall since pandemic, warns of modest growth
The hearing implant maker's results were not as bad as analysts had expected, and its shares rose, but earnings will increase only slightly this financial year.
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Harnessing neuroplasticity to improve cochlear implant adaptation
Cochlear implants have transformed what is possible for people with profound hearing loss. But the next major advance may depend less on the device itself than on the brain's ability to learn how to use it.
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The cochlear question: as the parent of a deaf baby, should I give her an implant to help her hear?
The long read: Cochlear implantation is controversial in ways that parallel medical situations - such as artificial limbs and cornea transplants - are not. Why does this issue provoke such fierce debate?
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Why I want my deaf daughter to have the best of both worlds Aeon Essays
As the hearing parent of a deaf baby, I'm confronted with an agonising decision: should I give her an implant to help her hear?
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Biocompatible Mic Could Lead to Better Cochlear Implants
The implantable device is as sensitive as today's best hearing aids
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Implantable microphone could lead to fully internal cochlear implants
Researchers developed a prototype of an implantable microphone for a cochlear implant. Their device, which senses the movement of the ear drum in the inner ear, performed as well as commercial hearing aids and could someday enable a fully internalized coc
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Evidence of cochlear neural degeneration in normal-hearing subjects with tinnitus
Tinnitus, reduced sound-level tolerance, and difficulties hearing in noisy environments are the most common complaints associated with sensorineural hearing loss in adult populations. This study aims to clarify if cochlear neural degeneration estimated in
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Your Guide to Rehab After Cochlear Implant
Following surgery for a cochlear implant, regular rehab is needed to help you learn to interpret the new sensory input.
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
San Francisco
United States
HQ
San Francisco (HQ)
1 Brady St. #A-120, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA