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    SoundHound AI Inc (SOUN)

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    Business Description

    SoundHound AI, Inc. is a company operating in the Voice AI market, providing advanced voice recognition and artificial intelligence solutions. The company focuses on enabling voice-enabled interactions across various industries, including automotive, consumer electronics, and hospitality. SoundHound sells technology that allows businesses to integrate conversational AI into their products and services, enhancing user experiences.

    1. Product Royalties - Generates revenue from Houndified Products, which are voice-enabled tangible products across the automotive and consumer electronics industries. Revenue is based on volume, usage, or the life of the products.
    2. Service Subscriptions - Provides Houndified Services and Amelia services, including customer services, food ordering, content, appointments, voice commerce, autonomous business workflows, and IT systems analysis. Revenue is derived from monthly fees based on fixed fees, usage-based revenue, or revenue per user.
    3. Monetization - Earns revenue from the SoundHound music identification app, primarily through user ad impression revenue.

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    Executive Team

    NamePositionStart DateShort Bio
    Dr. Keyvan MohajerChief Executive Officer and Director2005Dr. Keyvan Mohajer co-founded Legacy SoundHound in 2005 and has been its CEO since then. He holds over 90 patents and was recognized as a “Top 40 Under 40” business leader by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
    Nitesh SharanChief Financial OfficerApril 2022Nitesh Sharan has been the CFO at SoundHound since April 2022. He previously held executive roles at Nike, Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Inc., and is a CFA® charterholder.
    Michael ZagorsekChief Operating OfficerN/AMichael Zagorsek is the COO at SoundHound, responsible for overseeing the company's operations. He is 49 years old.
    Timothy StonehockerChief Technology Officer2010Timothy Stonehocker has been the CTO since 2010. He specializes in audio recognition algorithms and scalable systems, and previously worked at Amazon.
    James HomChief Product Officer and Board MemberApril 2022James Hom is a co-founder of SoundHound and has been the Chief Product Officer since April 2022. He leads product development for the Houndify Voice AI platform.
    Dr. Majid EmamiChief Science Officer and SVP of EngineeringN/ADr. Majid Emami is a co-founder and has led R&D in speech recognition and machine learning since 2006. He holds 16 patents related to Voice AI technology.

    Questions to Ask Management

    1. Your gross margin declined to 49% in Q3, down year-over-year due to the impact of the business mix from recent acquisitions; can you provide more detail on how you plan to recover margins and what timeline investors should expect?

    2. You've guided to achieve adjusted EBITDA profitability by the end of 2025; what are the key risks that could prevent you from reaching this goal, and how are you mitigating them?

    3. Regarding the Amelia acquisition, can you elaborate on which parts of the acquired business you might discontinue and how that will impact your revenue growth and profitability?

    4. Despite stating that your capital position is strong, you've announced a new at-the-market equity program and have $39 million of debt; can you clarify your capital needs and how you plan to manage your debt and equity financing going forward?

    5. With your development of the Polaris foundation model, how does it benchmark against other LLMs in the market, and what competitive advantages does it provide in a crowded AI landscape?