David AI, founded in 2024 and headquartered in San Francisco, is building the data layer for audio artificial intelligence. The company develops high-quality training datasets that underpin applications in speech recognition, translation, speech synthesis, and conversational AI. It operates at Series B stage, having raised $80 million across three funding rounds ($5 million seed, $25 million Series A, and $50 million Series B).
The company's product suite includes several specialised datasets: Converse, comprising natural two-speaker English conversations; Atlas, spanning more than 15 languages with dialect metadata; Chorus, for multi-speaker conversations; and Dialog, covering expert domain conversations. These products serve AI researchers and technology companies requiring reliable audio data at scale.
David AI follows a structured R&D process that moves from hypothesis through design, experimentation, evaluation, production, and release. The firm's stated focus is on data quality and continuous innovation within the audio AI domain.
