Nuance Communications, Inc.
Conversational AI platform using natural language processing and machine learning for human-machine interaction
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- Sector
- Software
- Headquarters
- BURLINGTON, MA
- Latest Form D
- $85M, Aug 2016
- Total capital
- $85M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $85M
- 1 Form D · last Aug 2016
- 122 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 35
- 5 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#4 of 2705
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$85M
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Standing among 2705 peers
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- Granted patents#4 · top 1%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Bill RobbinsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Bruce BowdenExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Dan TempestaExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Earl H. Devanny, IIIExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Katherine H. MartinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mark H. LaretDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 11 people
- Paul RicciExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Philip H. QuigleyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Robert H. Finocchio, Jr.DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Robert H. FrankenbergDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- William H. JanewayDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 35 granted of 40- GrantedGestural Prompting Based On Conversational Artificial IntelligenceUSPTOUS 12,444,410
- GrantedAmbient Listening System For Sales AssistanceUSPTOUS 12,314,990
- GrantedCross-attention Between Sparse External Features And Contextual Word Embeddings To Improve Text ClassificationUSPTOUS 12,277,391
Show all 40 patent records
- Gestural Prompting Based On Conversational Artificial IntelligenceOct 14, 2025 · US 12,444,410Granted
- Ambient Listening System For Sales AssistanceMay 27, 2025 · US 12,314,990Granted
- Cross-attention Between Sparse External Features And Contextual Word Embeddings To Improve Text ClassificationApr 15, 2025 · US 12,277,391Granted
- End-to-end Automatic Speech Recognition System For Both Conversational And Command-and-control SpeechFeb 11, 2025 · US 12,223,953Granted
- System and Method for Secure Training of Speech Processing SystemsJan 7, 2025 · US 12,190,888Granted
- System And Method For Review Of Automated Clinical Documentation From Recorded AudioDec 24, 2024 · US 12,176,080Granted
- Speech Dialog System And Recipirocity Enforced Neural Relative Transfer Function EstimatorNov 12, 2024 · US 12,142,293Granted
- System And Method For Dynamic Facial Features For Speaker RecognitionSep 3, 2024 · US 12,080,295Granted
- System And Method For Performing Automatic Speech Recognition System Parameter Adjustment Via Machine LearningApr 30, 2024 · US 11,972,753Granted
- Ambient Cooperative Intelligence System And MethodApr 23, 2024 · US 11,967,305Granted
- System And Method For Data Augmentation Of Feature-based Voice DataApr 16, 2024 · US 11,961,504Granted
- Systems and Methods for Queue Call Waiting DeflectionApr 16, 2024 · US 11,962,549Granted
- Communication System and MethodApr 9, 2024 · US 11,956,315Granted
- Voice Biometrics For Anonymous Identification And PersonalizationApr 4, 2024 · Application 17937351Pending
- Multi-channel Speech Compression System And MethodApr 2, 2024 · US 11,950,081Granted
- Development System And MethodMar 19, 2024 · US 11,934,806Granted
- Interactive Voice Response Systems Having Image AnalysisFeb 8, 2024 · Application 17816957Pending
- Virtual Medical Assistant Methods And ApparatusJan 23, 2024 · US 11,881,302Granted
- Acoustic Environment Profile EstimationJan 4, 2024 · Application 18058266Pending
- Development System and Method for a Conversational ApplicationDec 26, 2023 · US 11,853,729Granted
- Fraud Detection System And MethodDec 26, 2023 · US 11,856,134Granted
- Automated Clinical Documentation System And MethodDec 26, 2023 · US 11,853,691Granted
- System and Method for Data Augmentation for Multi-Microphone Signal ProcessingDec 5, 2023 · US 11,837,228Granted
- Acoustic-environment Mismatch And Proximity Detection With A Novel Set Of Acoustic Relative Features And Adaptive FilteringDec 5, 2023 · US 11,835,625Granted
- Ambient Cooperative Intelligence System And MethodNov 14, 2023 · US 11,817,095Granted
- Context Sharing Between Physical And Digital WorldsNov 9, 2023 · Application 17738541Pending
- System And Method For Data Augmentation And Speech Processing In Dynamic Acoustic EnvironmentsOct 10, 2023 · US 11,783,826Granted
- Secure Audio PlaybackOct 5, 2023 · Application 17713837Pending
- Ambient Cooperative Intelligence System and MethodOct 3, 2023 · US 11,777,947Granted
- System And Method For Data Augmentation And Speech Processing In Dynamic Acoustic EnvironmentsSep 26, 2023 · US 11,769,486Granted
- Development System And MethodSep 19, 2023 · US 11,762,638Granted
- Methods And Apparatus For Presenting Alternative Hypotheses For Medical FactsAug 29, 2023 · US 11,742,088Granted
- Caller Deflection And Response System And MethodJul 18, 2023 · US 11,706,340Granted
- Communication System And MethodJul 18, 2023 · US 11,705,232Granted
- System and Method for Data Augmentation for Multi-Microphone Signal ProcessingJul 11, 2023 · US 11,699,440Granted
- Biometric Fraud Detection System And MethodJul 11, 2023 · US 11,698,953Granted
- System and Method for Data Augmentation for Multi-Microphone Signal ProcessingJun 13, 2023 · US 11,676,598Granted
- System and Method for Data Augmentation for Multi-Microphone Signal ProcessingJun 6, 2023 · US 11,670,298Granted
- Ambient Cooperative Intelligence System And MethodJun 6, 2023 · US 11,670,282Granted
- System And Method For Review Of Automated Clinical DocumentationJun 6, 2023 · US 11,670,408Granted
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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