Beyond Verbal Explained

Beyond Verbal
Company Type:	Private
Location City:	Tel Aviv
Location Country:	Israel
Foundation:	2012
Type:	Biometrics

Beyond Verbal is an Israeli start-up company that has developed a tool for Emotion recognition using vocal intonation.^{[1] [2]}

Overview

Beyond Verbal commercializes patented technology from 18 years of research by physicists and neuropsychologists into the mechanisms of human intonations.^[3] The company says that its technology enables machines to understand human emotions by analyzing raw voice intonations as people speak.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

History

The company founders are Dr. Yoram Levanon and neuro-psychologist Lan Lossos. The idea for Beyond Verbal came to Levanon after observing how babies, who do not understand a single word, can figure out how their caretakers feel about them. After testing 60,000 subjects in 26 languages, he developed a system called Emotion Analytics to extract, decode and measure human moods, attitudes and personalities.^[8]

Milestones

• 04.2012: Founding of Beyond Verbal Communication, Ltd.
• 09.2012: Purchase of Key IP – Emotions Analytics technology, 17 years of research, 70,000 voices tagged in more than 30 languages, 3 patents
• 05.2013: First seed investment of $2.8M^[9]
• 06.2013: Launch of Moodies – Emotions Analytics web-based demo app
• 07.2013: Follow on investment of additional $1 million
• 09.2013: Launch of Emotions Analytics cloud-based API and first partner sign-up
• 12.2013: Launch of first third-party solution
• 01.2014: Launch of mobile Moodies iOS app^[10]
• 06.2014: Partnership With Lieberman Research Worldwide (LRW) to integrate Emotions Analytics technology to enhance market research.^[11]

Investors

Beyond Verbal has received $10.8 million in funding. Investors include Singulariteam, Winnovation and The Siegel Group.^[12]

External links

• Company website

Notes and References

1. Web site: In a Mood? Call Center Agents Can Tell. nytimes.com. 16 September 2014.
2. Web site: App Tells You How You Feel. wsj.com. 16 September 2014.
3. Web site: A look inside Beyond Verbal’s developer program. 16 September 2014. pando.com.
4. Web site: Beyond Verbal knows when 'have a nice day' means 'go to hell'. bizjournals.com. 16 September 2014.
5. Web site: To infinity and Beyond Verbal: The Web app revolutionizing the science of voice analysis. digitaltrends.com. 16 September 2014.
6. Web site: Beyond Verbal's New App Tells You How Cheating Politicians Really Feel. huffingtonpost.com. 16 September 2014.
7. Web site: These Are The Emotions That Your Favorite Movie Robots Feel, According To A Voice Analytics Company. businessinsider.com. 16 September 2014.
8. Web site: The Web app revolutionizing the science of voice analysis. www.digitaltrends.com. 2019-01-19.
9. Web site: Beyond Verbal Gets A $2.8M Seed Round To Develop Voice Recognition That Decodes Emotions. techcrunch.com. 16 September 2014.
10. Web site: Exclusive: Mood analysis of Apple CEO Tim Cook's speech. fortune.com. 16 September 2014.
11. Web site: Lieberman partners with Beyond Verbal. research-live.com. 16 September 2014.
12. Web site: Beyond Verbal's emotion-recognition tech could change customer service. fiercemobileit.com. 16 September 2014.