David AI LinkedIn · Jul 2026
David AI said it is launching a series of research field notes; the first examines how reliably large audio language models can evaluate other audio models, including where human judgment is still needed.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
David AI is an audio data research company/lab that builds and licenses high-quality speech and conversational AI datasets. Its flagship product line includes datasets such as Converse, Atlas, Chorus, and Dialog, aimed at helping AI labs and enterprises train, evaluate, and ship voice-first systems.
Primary product
High-quality audio datasets for speech and conversational AI (Converse, Atlas, Chorus, Dialog)
Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
60-70
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Audio data research / voice AI datasets
Offices
11 jobs at David AI
Business model
Stage
Series B
Total raised
$80.6M
Latest round
Series B · Oct 2025
Latest amount
$50M
Leadership
Co-founder and CEO
Co-founder and CTO
Head of Product
Head of Machine Learning
Head of Ops Platform
VP, People & Talent
Research-heavy, precision-oriented, and execution-focused. Public posts describe the team as sharp, humble, ambitious, and tight-knit, with a high-ownership environment where small-team impact matters.
Compensation
Public YC job postings show base salary bands roughly from $120K to $280K depending on role, with roles based mainly in San Francisco and some in New York. No public benefits or visa policy was disclosed.
Pricing
Enterprise B2B dataset licensing and custom audio data production; public pricing is not disclosed.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
At least $10M ARR/run-rate by public company statements; public third-party estimates vary materially, so treat this as a lower-bound estimate rather than a precise figure.
Estimated monthly visits
23.9K
Traffic estimate as of Mar 2026
David AI LinkedIn · Jul 2026
David AI said it is launching a series of research field notes; the first examines how reliably large audio language models can evaluate other audio models, including where human judgment is still needed.
David AI Blog · Oct 2025
David AI’s official announcement says it raised a $50M Series B from Meritech, NVIDIA, Alt Capital, First Round Capital, Amplify Partners, and Y Combinator, and positions the company as the world’s first audio data research lab.
Bloomberg · Oct 2025
Bloomberg reported that David AI Labs raised $50M in a Series B led by Meritech, with a reported $500M valuation and founders Tomer Cohen and Ben Wiley identified as former Scale AI employees.
Forbes · May 2025
Forbes covered David AI’s $25M Series A and described the company as benefiting from strong demand for audio training data from major tech customers, with a valuation north of $100M at the time.
David AI Blog · May 2025
The official Series A post says David AI raised $25M led by Alt Capital and Amplify Partners, welcomed Jack Altman to the board, and said it had become a trusted partner to many leading AI labs with an eight-figure annual revenue run rate.