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SoundHound AI, Inc. develops independent voice artificial intelligence (AI) platform that enables businesses across industries to deliver high-quality conversational experiences to their customers. Its products include Houndify platform that offers a suite of Houndify tools to help brands build conv...

Founded: 2005
Full Time Employees: 433 (Dec 2022)
CEO / Founder: Keyvan Mohajer 
Sector: Technology
Industry: Software—Application

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At a glance:
  • Revenue Growth Driven by Expanding Voice AI Adoption: SoundHound is positioned to benefit from broader enterprise adoption of conversational AI across industries such as automotive, restaurants, and customer service, supporting continued top-line growth.
  • Backlog and Partnerships Provide Longer-Term Visibility: A growing pipeline of contracted and expected deployments—often supported by strategic partnerships—can improve revenue visibility, though conversion timing may vary by customer rollout schedules.
  • Path to Margin Expansion Depends on Scaling and Mix: Gross margin improvement is tied to scaling higher-margin software revenue, optimizing cloud/compute costs, and increasing recurring subscription and licensing mix versus services-heavy implementations.
  • Cash Burn and Funding Needs Remain Key Watch Items: While operating leverage may improve with scale, ongoing investment in R&D and go-to-market can pressure near-term cash flow, making liquidity and any future financing activity important to monitor.
  • Competitive and Execution Risks in a Fast-Moving AI Market: SoundHound competes against large platform providers and well-funded startups; outcomes will depend on differentiation, reliability, customer retention, and the ability to deliver performant solutions at attractive unit economics.
Bull Thesis:
  • Expanding Market for Conversational AI: The global market for voice AI and conversational interfaces is experiencing rapid growth across various sectors (automotive, IoT, customer service), providing a significant tailwind for SoundHound's core business and platform adoption.
  • Differentiated Proprietary Voice AI Technology: SoundHound's advanced Houndify platform and proprietary voice AI technology offer unique capabilities like real-time understanding, multi-modal interactions, and customizability, creating a competitive edge over generic or less sophisticated solutions.
  • Key Strategic Partnerships and Integrations: SoundHound has secured significant partnerships with major automotive OEMs (e.g., Stellantis, Hyundai) and other industry leaders. These integrations validate its technology and provide established channels for market penetration and recurring revenue generation.
  • Scalable Platform with Diverse Monetization Potential: The Houndify platform's architecture allows for highly scalable deployment across numerous devices and services. As adoption grows, SoundHound can leverage various monetization models, including usage-based fees, subscriptions, and premium features, leading to high-margin revenue.
Bear Thesis:
  • Fierce Competition from Well-Funded Tech Giants: SoundHound operates in a highly competitive landscape dominated by tech behemoths like Google, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft, who possess vast resources, established ecosystems, and strong brand recognition, making market share gains challenging and costly.
  • Continued Negative Free Cash Flow and Unclear Path to Profitability: SoundHound has consistently reported significant operating losses and negative free cash flow. The company's ability to achieve sustained profitability and positive cash flow in the near to medium term remains a significant concern, requiring ongoing capital raises.
  • Dependence on Future Funding and Shareholder Dilution: Given its current cash burn rate and lack of profitability, SoundHound will likely need to raise additional capital in the future. This could lead to further dilution for existing shareholders and potentially impact the stock price negatively.
  • Rapidly Evolving AI Landscape and Obsolescence Risk: The field of artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, is advancing at an unprecedented pace. SoundHound must continuously innovate and adapt its technology to avoid obsolescence and maintain its competitive edge against newer, potentially more advanced solutions.
Main Competitors:
  • Microsoft (Nuance Communications) ($MSFT) (Azure AI Speech, Nuance Mix, Nuance Dragon), Microsoft, through its acquisition of Nuance, is a major competitor in enterprise voice AI. Nuance's long-standing expertise in speech recognition and natural language understanding (NLU) for industries like automotive, healthcare, and customer service directly overlaps with SoundHound's target markets. They offer comprehensive platforms for custom voice assistants, IVR, and embedded solutions, leveraging Microsoft's vast cloud infrastructure and resources.
  • Google (Alphabet Inc.) ($GOOGL) (Google Cloud Speech-to-Text, Dialogflow, Google Assistant), Google provides powerful and scalable voice AI and conversational AI services through Google Cloud. Their Speech-to-Text and Dialogflow platforms enable businesses to build custom voice interfaces, chatbots, and virtual agents. Google's extensive data, AI research, and integration with its broader ecosystem make it a formidable competitor for companies seeking to embed voice capabilities into their products and services.
  • Amazon (Amazon Web Services - AWS) ($AMZN) (Amazon Lex, Amazon Polly, Amazon Alexa), Amazon offers a suite of AI services through AWS, including Amazon Lex for building conversational interfaces (chatbots and voice bots) and Amazon Polly for text-to-speech. While Alexa is primarily a consumer product, its underlying technology and AWS's cloud-based AI services compete directly with SoundHound for businesses looking to develop custom voice assistants, smart devices, and interactive voice experiences.
  • OpenAI (Whisper, GPT-4o (voice capabilities), Custom LLM integrations), OpenAI, while not a traditional voice AI platform licensor, is rapidly becoming a significant indirect competitor and disruptor. Their advanced large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4o, with its multimodal voice capabilities, and their highly accurate speech-to-text model Whisper, are changing the landscape of conversational AI. Businesses can now leverage these powerful models to build sophisticated voice interfaces, potentially reducing the need for specialized NLU providers or requiring SoundHound to integrate and differentiate its offerings with LLM capabilities.
Moat:
SoundHound operates in a highly competitive voice AI market, facing established tech giants with immense resources (Microsoft/Nuance, Google, Amazon) and disruptive innovators (OpenAI). Its primary moat lies in its full-stack, proprietary voice AI technology, offering a brand-agnostic, customizable, and often hybrid (on-device/cloud) solution, particularly appealing to automotive and IoT clients who prioritize control, privacy, and offline functionality. However, the rapid advancements in large language models (LLMs) and the pervasive cloud ecosystems of its larger competitors pose significant challenges, requiring SoundHound to continuously innovate, integrate new AI paradigms, and clearly articulate its unique value proposition to maintain market share.
Income Statements:
Quarterly
Annual
    Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 
                        
      revenues
    44,195,000 55,059,000 42,049,000 42,683,000 29,129,000 34,543,000 25,094,000 13,462,000 11,594,000 17,147,000 13,268,000 8,751,000 6,707,000 9,501,000 11,186,000 6,152,000     
      yoy
    51.72% 59.39% 67.57% 217.06% 151.24% 101.45% 89.13% 53.83% 72.86% 80.48% 18.61% 42.25%         
      qoq
    -19.73% 30.94% -1.49% 46.53% -15.67% 37.65% 86.41% 16.11% -32.38% 29.24% 51.62% 30.48% -29.41% -15.06% 81.83%      
      operating expenses:
                        
      cost of revenues
    30,453,000 28,709,000 24,128,000 26,021,000 18,511,000 20,759,000 12,901,000 4,980,000 4,669,000 3,911,000 3,590,000 1,830,000 1,976,000 2,755,000 2,583,000 2,488,000     
      sales and marketing
    19,215,000 17,415,000 16,381,000 15,837,000 12,007,000 9,566,000 8,363,000 5,655,000 5,542,000 4,469,000 4,471,000 5,078,000 4,875,000 6,744,000 6,672,000 4,370,000     
      research and development
    26,200,000 24,841,000 22,848,000 25,805,000 24,756,000 20,394,000 19,545,000 15,738,000 14,878,000 12,713,000 12,806,000 11,736,000 14,184,000 21,528,000 19,352,000 18,862,000     
      general and administrative
    25,676,000 21,205,000 24,346,000 18,230,000 18,407,000 16,437,000 17,031,000 9,535,000 10,267,000 7,641,000 6,931,000 6,377,000 7,125,000 7,226,000 9,587,000 9,362,000     
      change in fair value of contingent acquisition liabilities
    -39,392,000 -84,631,000 66,245,000 31,359,000 -176,100,000 220,946,000 -1,356,000 -1,082,000 4,162,000            
      amortization of intangible assets
    4,714,000 4,947,000 3,992,000 3,482,000 3,451,000 3,513,000 2,377,000 621,000 605,000            
      total operating expenses
    66,866,000 12,486,000 157,940,000 120,734,000 -98,968,000 291,615,000 58,861,000 35,447,000 40,123,000 29,540,000 27,798,000 25,187,000 31,745,000 38,253,000 38,194,000 35,082,000     
      income from operations
    -22,671,000 42,573,000 -115,891,000 -78,051,000 128,097,000 -257,072,000 -33,767,000 -21,985,000 -28,529,000 -12,393,000 -14,530,000 -16,436,000 -25,038,000 -28,752,000 -27,008,000 -28,930,000 -490,053 -553,434 -229,484 -150,901 
      yoy
    -117.70% -116.56% 243.21% 255.02% -549.01% 1974.33% 132.40% 33.76% 13.94% -56.90% -46.20% -43.19% 5009.24% 5095.20% 11669.01% 19071.51%     
      qoq
    -153.25% -136.74% 48.48% -160.93% -149.83% 661.31% 53.59% -22.94% 130.20% -14.71% -11.60% -34.36% -12.92% 6.46% -6.64% 5803.44% -11.45% 141.16% 52.08%  
      operating margin %
    -51.30% 77.32% -275.61% -182.86% 439.76% -744.21% -134.56% -163.31% -246.07% -72.28% -109.51% -187.82% -373.31% -302.62% -241.44% -470.25% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% 
      other income, net:
                        
      interest expense
    -71,000 -113,000 -153,000 -169,000 -235,000 -1,309,000 -1,109,000 -4,086,000 -5,664,000 -5,460,000 -5,442,000 -5,572,000 -1,096,000 -1,178,000 -1,166,000 -1,572,000     
      other income
    -1,488,000 -203,000 7,230,000 4,752,000 2,889,000 135,000 2,634,000 4,974,000 1,479,000 1,457,000 1,336,000 493,000 94,000 -179,500 116,000 223,000     
      total other income
    -1,559,000 -316,000 7,077,000 4,583,000 2,654,000            104,603 -82,802 38,409 80,361 
      income before provision for income taxes
    -24,230,000 42,257,000 -108,814,000 -73,468,000 130,751,000 -258,288,000 -32,242,000 -36,684,000 -32,714,000 -16,396,000 -18,636,000 -21,515,000 -26,040,000 -29,396,000 -28,058,000 -30,279,000     
      provision for income taxes
    798,000 2,200,000 457,000 1,256,000 819,000 311,000 -10,491,000 638,000 295,000 1,607,000 1,561,000 417,000 329,000 1,284,000 864,000 389,000     
      net income
    -25,028,000 40,057,000 -109,271,000 -74,724,000 129,932,000 -258,599,000 -21,751,000 -37,322,000 -33,009,000 -18,003,000 -20,197,000 -21,932,000 -26,369,000 -30,680,000 -28,922,000 -30,668,000 -385,450 -636,236 -191,075 -70,540 
      yoy
    -119.26% -115.49% 402.37% 100.21% -493.63% 1336.42% 7.69% 70.17% 25.18% -41.32% -30.17% -28.49% 6741.09% 4722.11% 15036.46% 43376.04%     
      qoq
    -162.48% -136.66% 46.23% -157.51% -150.24% 1088.91% -41.72% 13.07% 83.35% -10.86% -7.91% -16.83% -14.05% 6.08% -5.69% 7856.41% -39.42% 232.98% 170.87%  
      net income margin %
    -56.63% 72.75% -259.87% -175.07% 446.06% -748.63% -86.68% -277.24% -284.71% -104.99% -152.22% -250.62% -393.16% -322.91% -258.56% -498.50% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% 
      earnings attributable to participating class a common shares
        -705,000                
      net income attributable to soundhound common shareholders
    -25,028,000   -74,724,000 129,227,000                
      other comprehensive income:
                        
      unrealized gains on investments
    20,000 -85,000 47,000 -33,000 6,000 -57,000 57,000 -30,000 36,000 2,000 168,000 29,000         
      comprehensive income
    -25,008,000   -74,757,000 129,938,000                
      net income per share
                        
      basic
    -0.06 0.1 -0.27 -0.19 0.33                
      diluted
    -0.11 -0.14 -0.27 -0.19 0.31                
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                        
      basic
    421,472,827 405,421,412 409,783,470 400,124,499 393,893,313                
      diluted
    429,783,201 409,456,342 411,702,440 402,043,468 414,156,455                
      other expense, net:
                        
      loss on early extinguishment of debt
         -42,000  -15,587,000             
      cumulative dividends attributable to series a preferred stock
           -73,000 -343,000            
      net loss attributable to soundhound common shareholders
     -13,515,750 -109,271,000   -258,599,000 -21,751,000 -37,395,000 -33,352,000 -18,571,000 -20,844,000          
      comprehensive loss
     39,972,000 -109,224,000   -258,656,000 -21,694,000 -37,425,000 -32,973,000 -20,775,000 -20,029,000 -21,903,000  -30,680,000 -28,922,000 -30,668,000     
      restructuring
             806,000  166,000 3,585,000        
      total other expense
         -1,216,000 1,525,000 -14,699,000 -4,185,000 -4,003,000 -4,106,000 -5,079,000 -1,002,000 -644,000 -1,050,000 -1,349,000     
      net income per share
                        
      basic and diluted
         -0.76 -0.06 -0.11 -0.12 -0.07 -0.09 -0.1 -0.13 -0.14 -0.15 -0.19     
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                        
      basic and diluted
         338,462,574 360,385,812 331,830,608 286,596,559 229,264,904 242,022,268 220,772,111 205,082,328 157,317,695 197,006,980 162,004,172     
      less: cumulative dividends attributable to series a preferred stock
             551,500 647,000          
      other comprehensive gain:
                        
      unrealized holding gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax
                        
      formation and operating costs
                    490,053 553,434 229,484 150,901 
      trust interest income
                    11,857 3,353 3,352 3,353 
      unrealized gain on change in fair value of warrants
                    92,746 -86,155 35,057 77,008 
      basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding, common stock subject to redemption
                    13,300,000 10,589,315 13,300,000 13,300,000 
      basic and diluted net income per share attributable to common stock subject to redemption
                    -0.02 -0.03 -0.01  
      basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding, common stock
                    4,161,000 3,959,088 4,161,000 4,161,000 
      basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders
                    -0.02 -0.12 -0.01  
      balance as of december 31, 2021
                    4,161,000    
      accretion of common stock to redemption value
                        
      balance as of march 31, 2022
                    4,161,000    
      balance as of december 31, 2020
                        
      sale of 12,000,000 units through ipo
                    12,000,000 11,998,800 12,000,000 12,000,000 
      sale of 1,300,000 units through over-allotment
                    1,300,000 1,299,870 1,300,000 1,300,000 
      sale of 416,000 private units in private placement
                    416,000 415,958 416,000 416,000 
      issuance of representative shares
                    420,000 419,958 420,000 420,000 
      common stock issued to initial stockholders
                    3,450,000 3,449,655 3,450,000 3,450,000 
      forfeiture of founder shares
                    -125,000 -124,987 -125,000 -125,000 
      underwriting fee
                        
      offering costs charged to the stockholders’ equity
                        
      initial classification of warrant liability
                        
      reclassification of offering costs related to public shares
                        
      initial value of common stock subject to possible redemption
                    -13,300,000    
      balance as of march 31, 2021
                    4,161,000   4,161,000 
      subsequent measurement of common stock subject to possible redemption
                     -332.5 -13,300,000 -13,300,000 
      subsequent measurement of common stock subject to redemption
                        
      balance as of june 30, 2021
                     104 4,161,000 4,161,000 
      balance as of september 30, 2021
                     104 4,161,000  
    Balance Sheets:
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      Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 
                           
        assets
                           
        current assets:
                           
        cash and cash equivalents
      215,642,000 248,490,000 268,936,000 230,340,000 245,809,000 198,240,000 135,606,000 200,156,000 211,744,000 95,260,000 96,146,000 115,764,000 46,331,000 9,245,000 33,412,000 65,010,000      
        accounts receivable
      30,068,000 32,336,000 22,417,000 19,661,000 20,177,000 23,159,000 13,570,000 5,059,000 6,849,000 4,050,000 3,376,000 3,532,000 2,660,000 3,414,000 2,789,000 1,015,000      
        contract assets and unbilled receivable
      32,752,000  32,178,000 21,928,000 21,419,000                 
        other current assets
      10,343,000 10,114,000 11,835,000 10,093,000 7,646,000 7,476,000 7,394,000 3,949,000 3,340,000 1,528,000 1,353,000 1,371,000 1,069,000 859,000 861,000 927,000      
        total current assets
      288,805,000 329,129,000 335,366,000 282,022,000 295,051,000 255,520,000 181,209,000 224,056,000 234,037,000 113,542,000 109,373,000 126,941,000 53,257,000 17,703,000 42,365,000 71,759,000 96,695 333,361 763,130 950,513 1,129,408 
        restricted cash equivalents, non-current
      676,000 676,000 936,000 936,000 676,000 676,000 811,000 811,000 14,356,000 13,775,000 13,775,000 13,775,000 230,000 230,000 230,000 230,000      
        right-of-use assets
      5,920,000 3,791,000 4,412,000 4,420,000 5,059,000 4,692,000 3,860,000 4,303,000 4,546,000 5,210,000 5,861,000 6,502,000 7,393,000 8,119,000 8,833,000 9,535,000      
        property and equipment
      2,863,000 2,928,000 2,726,000 1,070,000 1,053,000 1,239,000 1,541,000 1,296,000 1,348,000 1,515,000 1,828,000 2,329,000 2,754,000 3,447,000 4,146,000 4,868,000      
        goodwill
      122,277,000 122,277,000 122,277,000 101,210,000 101,210,000 101,704,000 111,730,000 6,039,000 5,760,000             
        intangible assets
      172,036,000 181,395,000 191,066,000 159,880,000 167,446,000 174,943,000 182,579,000 13,147,000 11,580,000             
        deferred tax asset
      28,000 29,000 4,000 4,000 5,000 4,000 30,000 10,000 10,000 11,000 55,000 55,000 55,000 55,000 2,169,000 2,169,000      
        contract assets and unbilled receivable, non-current
      34,067,000  29,163,000 23,631,000 12,270,000                 
        other non-current assets
      18,279,000 18,042,000 16,267,000 6,321,000 4,766,000 2,296,000 3,298,000 1,494,000 686,000 577,000 558,000 885,000 2,074,000 1,656,000        
        total assets
      644,951,000 688,173,000 702,217,000 579,494,000 587,536,000 553,953,000 499,654,000 266,674,000 287,429,000 151,122,000 144,010,000 157,578,000 72,803,000 38,251,000 63,841,000 89,803,000 133,119,135 133,343,944 133,770,360 133,954,391 134,129,933 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                           
        current liabilities:
                           
        accounts payable
      8,048,000 10,562,000 6,864,000 10,151,000 6,720,000 5,559,000 17,758,000 4,255,000 2,997,000 1,653,000 2,163,000 1,895,000 2,542,000 2,798,000 2,894,000 5,348,000      
        accrued liabilities
      29,321,000 26,325,000 28,141,000 18,993,000 18,076,000 26,291,000 22,599,000 13,147,000 15,341,000 13,884,000 11,012,000 16,381,000 12,306,000 7,462,000 7,242,000 5,939,000 503,071     
        operating lease liabilities
      2,751,000 1,812,000 2,012,000 2,076,000 2,064,000 1,898,000 1,832,000 2,285,000 2,791,000 2,637,000 2,740,000 2,881,000 3,157,000 3,282,000 3,281,000 3,299,000      
        finance lease liabilities
      289,000 332,000 327,000 38,000 40,000 49,000 74,000 63,000 93,000 121,000 138,000 154,000 147,000 160,000 179,000       
        income tax liability
      2,812,000 2,662,000 2,438,000 2,966,000 2,264,000 2,750,000 2,677,000 1,888,000 1,630,000 1,618,000 1,105,000 1,080,000 1,213,000 1,314,000 2,858,000 2,829,000      
        deferred revenue
      28,509,000 24,042,000 20,702,000 23,715,000 26,888,000 23,876,000 20,096,000 2,931,000 3,631,000 4,310,000 4,250,000 4,612,000 5,319,000 5,812,000 5,312,000 6,174,000      
        contingent acquisition liabilities
       4,400,000 3,400,000 142,113,000 113,147,000 286,898,000 74,450,000 4,410,000 6,819,000             
        other current liabilities
      1,557,000 1,604,000 1,248,000 351,000 3,978,000 7,319,000 5,142,000 968,000              
        total current liabilities
      73,287,000 71,739,000 65,132,000 58,290,000 60,030,000 67,742,000 70,178,000 25,537,000 26,483,000 24,223,000 21,408,000 27,003,000 41,512,000 37,496,000 38,299,000 40,880,000 503,071 249,684 126,019 83,918 111,912 
        operating lease liabilities, net of current portion
      3,186,000 2,069,000 2,482,000 2,274,000 2,526,000 2,403,000 2,241,000 2,175,000 2,065,000 3,089,000 3,663,000 4,356,000 5,045,000 5,715,000 6,236,000 7,124,000      
        deferred revenue, net of current portion
      6,756,000 8,195,000 7,748,000 6,132,000 7,517,000 6,862,000 7,570,000 3,766,000 4,087,000 4,910,000 3,573,000 4,118,000 5,433,000 7,543,000 8,874,000 9,465,000      
        contingent acquisition liabilities, net of current portion
      87,334,000 129,227,000 214,858,000                   
        deferred tax liabilities
      1,379,000                     
        income tax liability, net of current portion
      2,209,000 2,254,000 3,124,000 3,082,000 3,115,000 3,075,000 5,004,000 2,275,000 2,315,000             
        other non-current liabilities
      10,134,000 9,540,000 9,637,000 7,844,000 4,208,000 4,320,000 4,530,000 4,570,000 4,638,000 6,420,000 6,092,000 16,824,000 4,294,000 4,295,000        
        total liabilities
      184,285,000 224,387,000 302,981,000 219,735,000 190,543,000 371,300,000 203,667,000 42,733,000 131,950,000 122,954,000 118,078,000 118,789,000 70,421,000 73,476,000 78,218,000 85,147,000 657,839 497,198 287,378 280,334 385,336 
        commitments and contingencies
                           
        stockholders’ equity:
                           
        series a preferred stock, 0.0001 par value...
              2,097,000 14,187,000 14,387,000 24,942,000 24,942,000         
        class a common stock, 0.0001 par value...
      37,000 37,000 37,000 36,000 36,000 35,000 33,000 31,000 29,000 22,000 21,000 20,000 18,000 16,000 16,000 16,000      
        class b common stock, 0.0001 par value...
      3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000      
        additional paid-in capital
      1,442,560,000 1,420,672,000 1,396,094,000 1,247,394,000 1,209,871,000 1,125,470,000 980,150,000 886,412,000 778,503,000 606,135,000 585,699,000 564,197,000 505,889,000 466,857,000 457,025,000 447,136,000      
        accumulated deficit
      -982,094,000 -957,066,000 -997,123,000 -887,852,000 -813,128,000 -943,060,000 -684,461,000 -662,710,000 -625,388,000 -592,379,000 -574,376,000 -550,403,000 -528,471,000 -502,102,000 -471,422,000 -442,500,000 -1,368,050 -982,600 -346,364  -84,749 
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      160,000 140,000 225,000 178,000 211,000 205,000 262,000 205,000 235,000 199,000 197,000 29,000          
        total stockholders’ equity
      460,666,000 463,786,000 399,236,000 359,759,000 396,993,000 182,653,000 295,987,000 223,941,000 155,479,000 28,168,000 25,932,000 38,789,000 2,382,000   4,656,000   475,752 670,179 5,000,007 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      644,951,000 688,173,000 702,217,000 579,494,000 587,536,000 553,953,000 499,654,000 266,674,000 287,429,000 151,122,000 144,010,000 157,578,000 72,803,000      133,770,360 133,954,391 134,129,933 
        contract assets and unbilled revenue
       38,189,000    26,645,000    11,780,000            
        contract assets and unbilled revenue, non-current
       29,906,000    12,879,000    16,492,000            
        deferred tax liability
       1,363,000                    
        stockholders’ equity
                           
        long-term debt
            39,694,000  85,543,000  83,308,000 66,428,000          
        contract assets and unbilled receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 118 and 17 of september 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
            24,639,000               
        contract assets and unbilled receivable, non-current, net of allowance for credit losses of 195 and 177 of september 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
            14,596,000               
        contract assets and unbilled receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 108 and 17 of june 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
             14,892,000              
        contract assets and unbilled receivable, non-current, net of allowance for credit losses of 171 and 177 of june 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
             15,518,000              
        contract assets and unbilled receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of 101 and 17 of march 31, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
              12,104,000             
        contract assets and unbilled receivable, non-current, net of allowance for credit losses of 176 and 177 of march 31, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
              15,106,000             
        prepaid expenses
               924,000 2,359,000 2,573,000 1,651,000 2,514,000 3,774,000 4,685,000 78,566 98,066 134,478 147,007 165,713 
        notes payable
                  16,828,000 16,668,000 16,533,000 16,930,000      
        notes payable, net of current portion
               84,312,000   14,035,000 18,299,000 22,508,000 26,126,000      
        contract assets
                6,139,000 3,701,000 1,546,000 1,671,000 1,407,000       
        contract assets, non-current
                12,560,000 7,091,000 7,040,000 7,041,000 4,823,000       
        current portion of long-term debt
                           
        finance lease liabilities, net of current portion
                34,000 60,000 102,000 128,000        
        restricted cash equivalents
                           
        liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock, and stockholders’ deficit
                           
        convertible note
                           
        derivative liability
                           
        legacy soundhound redeemable convertible preferred stock; 0.0001 par value...
                           
        stockholders’ deficit:
                           
        legacy soundhound common stock, 0.0001 par value...
                           
        total stockholders’ deficit
                   -35,225,000 -14,377,000  -561,144 -163,837    
        total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock, and stockholders’ deficit
                   38,251,000 63,841,000       
        debt issuance cost
                    122,000 122,000      
        deferred offering costs
                           
        other assets
                    1,071,000 1,007,000      
        financing lease liabilities, net of current portion
                    168,000 214,000      
        other liabilities
                    2,133,000 1,338,000      
        liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock, and stockholders’ equity
                           
        financing lease liabilities
                     361,000      
        total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock, and stockholders’ equity
                     89,803,000      
        current assets
                           
        cash and cash equivalent
                      18,129 235,295 628,652 803,506 963,695 
        marketable securities held in trust account
                      133,022,440 133,010,583 133,007,230 133,003,878 133,000,525 
        liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
                           
        current liabilities
                           
        due to related party
                       1,816  10,000 7,097 
        warrant liability
                      154,768 247,514 161,359 196,416 273,424 
        common stock subject to possible redemption, 13,300,000 shares at redemption value as of march 31, 2022 and december 31, 2021
                      133,022,440     
        preferred stock, 0.0001 par value...
                           
        common stock, 0.0001 par value...
                      416 416 416 416 459 
        additional paid-in-capital
                      806,490 818,347 821,700 825,052 5,084,297 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
                      133,119,135 133,343,944    
        accrued expenses
                       247,868    
        common stock subject to possible redemption, 13,300,000 shares and 0 shares at redemption value as of december 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively
                       133,010,583    
        accrued offering costs and expenses
                        126,019 73,918 104,815 
        common stock subject to possible redemption, 13,300,000 shares and 0 shares at redemption value as of september 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                        133,007,230   
        common stock subject to possible redemption, 13,300,000 shares and 0 shares at redemption value as of june 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                         133,003,878  
        retained earnings
                         -155,289  
        common stock subject to possible redemption, 12,874,459 shares and 0 shares at redemption value as of march 31, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                          128,744,590 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 
                             
          cash flows from operating activities:
                             
          net income
        -25,028,000   -74,724,000 129,932,000                -84,033 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                             
          depreciation and amortization
        9,966,000 10,044,000 8,557,000 7,774,000 7,755,000 7,939,000 5,365,000 1,280,000 1,470,000 372,000 530,000 703,000 708,000 840,000 928,000       
          stock-based compensation
        18,546,000 19,664,000 19,706,000 23,810,000 17,440,000 9,853,000 9,060,000 7,253,000 6,979,000 7,292,000 6,692,000 5,698,000 8,249,000 9,292,000 9,173,000       
          loss on disposal of property and equipment
         11,000 31,000                 
          non-cash lease amortization
        858,000 765,000 753,000 724,000 664,000 395,000 773,000 702,000 743,000    894,000 1,021,000 623,000       
          amortization of capitalized commissions
        538,000 637,000                    
          foreign currency gain/loss from remeasurement
        791,000 -392,000 316,000 -711,000 -160,000 73,000 -27,000 -15,000 -55,000             
          change in fair value of contingent acquisition liabilities
        -39,392,000 -84,631,000 66,245,000 31,359,000 -176,100,000 220,946,000 -1,356,000 -1,082,000 4,162,000             
          change in fair value of derivative
        2,491,000 2,599,000 -5,096,000 -890,000 -1,289,000                 
          deferred income taxes
        17,000    -1,000 -689,000 -11,126,000 -87,000 -281,000             
          other
        744,000 -1,167,000 1,121,000 1,094,000 903,000 -1,213,000 1,524,000 -936,000 45,000             
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                             
          accounts receivable
        1,542,000 -8,558,000 4,871,000 36,000 2,347,000 -9,017,000 -1,458,000 1,459,000 -1,248,000 -665,000 156,000 -872,000 754,000 -625,000 -1,774,000       
          other current assets
        -767,000 1,084,000 -1,344,000 -2,457,000 -239,000 -82,000 -1,623,000 -893,000 -533,000 -205,000 18,000 -424,000 -210,000 297,000 12,000       
          contract assets
        1,261,000 -6,877,000 -9,229,000 -12,130,000 5,816,000 -286,000 -4,751,000 -3,206,000 939,000 -9,591,000 -7,907,000 -2,206,000 126,000 -2,482,000        
          other non-current assets
        548,000 -1,018,000 -1,634,000 -665,000 -1,181,000 1,002,000 -356,000 -935,000 93,000 -19,000 62,000 609,000 19,000         
          accounts payable
        -2,503,000 3,694,000 -6,331,000 3,416,000 1,151,000 -8,459,000 -1,118,000 1,036,000 905,000 -527,000 268,000 -647,000 -256,000 -96,000 -1,448,000       
          accrued liabilities
        2,655,000 -2,589,000 4,881,000 2,193,000 -8,403,000 3,904,000 -1,433,000 48,000 -673,000 2,360,000 -3,139,000 739,000 4,306,000 -1,324,000 1,332,000 -147,203 255,203     
          contingent acquisition liabilities
        -1,335,000                     
          other current liabilities
        -61,000 408,000 -261,000 -1,900,000 -581,000 -973,000                
          operating lease liabilities
        -809,000 -770,000 -613,000 -523,000 -836,000 -602,000 -892,000 -832,000 -888,000 -885,000 -862,000 -947,000 -963,000 -827,000 -827,000       
          deferred revenue
        3,028,000 3,787,000 -7,852,000 -4,558,000 3,667,000 2,807,000 -6,470,000 -917,000 -1,606,000 1,397,000 -907,000 -2,022,000 -2,603,000 -831,000 -1,453,000       
          other non-current liabilities
        652,000 39,000 1,537,000 3,643,000 -101,000 -199,000 -69,000 75,000 -222,000  2,089,000 -291,000 -1,000         
          net cash from operating activities
        -26,258,000 -21,886,000 -32,654,000 -24,497,000 -19,185,000 -33,123,000 -35,315,000 -18,492,000 -21,948,000 -13,870,000 -20,744,000 -19,184,000 -14,467,000 -20,414,000 -26,838,000 -46,549,834 -217,166 -393,357 -174,854 -110,189 -185,958 
          capital expenditures
        -3,060,000 -2,539,000 -172,000 -192,000 -162,000 -80,000 -225,000 -236,000 -99,000 -58,000 -41,000 -278,000 -15,000 -141,000 -206,000 
          free cash flows
        -29,318,000 -24,425,000 -32,826,000 -24,689,000 -19,347,000 -33,203,000 -35,540,000 -18,728,000 -22,047,000 -13,928,000 -20,785,000 -19,462,000 -14,482,000 -20,555,000 -27,044,000 -46,549,834 -217,166 -393,357 -174,854 -110,189 -185,958 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                             
          purchases of property and equipment
        -468,000 -376,000 -172,000 -192,000 -162,000 -80,000 -225,000 -236,000 -99,000 -58,000 -41,000 -278,000 -15,000 -141,000 -206,000       
          capitalized software development costs
        -2,592,000 -2,163,000                    
          net cash from investing activities
        -3,060,000 -2,539,000 -56,611,000 -192,000 -162,000 -80,000 -7,504,000 -1,000,000 -3,788,000 -58,000 -41,000 -278,000 -15,000 -141,000 -206,000   -133,000,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                             
          proceeds from sales of class a common stock under the second equity distribution agreement
                             
          proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan
        396,000 3,602,000 4,467,000 2,100,000 666,000 18,621,000 436,000               
          proceeds from warrants exercised
         85,000 16,000 13,000                 
          payment of financing costs associated with the second equity distribution agreement
                             
          payment to settle contingent earnout liabilities
        -3,538,000                     
          payments on finance leases
        -101,000 -130,000 -10,000 -8,000 -21,000 -36,000 -31,000 -30,000 -28,000 -43,000 -42,000 -35,000 -39,000 -57,000 -230,000       
          net cash from financing activities
        -3,243,000 3,560,000 127,908,000 9,596,000 67,010,000 95,461,000 -21,585,000 -5,668,000 142,698,000 13,062,000 1,167,000 102,440,000 51,568,000 -3,612,000 -4,554,000   -50,000 134,149,653 
          effects of exchange rate changes on cash
        -287,000 159,000 -47,000 -116,000 -94,000 241,000 -146,000 27,000 103,000             
          net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash equivalents
        -32,848,000 -20,706,000 38,596,000 -15,209,000 47,569,000 62,499,000 -64,550,000 -25,133,000 117,065,000 -886,000 -19,618,000 82,978,000 37,086,000 -24,167,000        
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of period
        249,166,000  198,916,000  109,035,000  9,475,000        
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash equivalents, end of period
        216,318,000  38,596,000 -15,209,000 246,485,000  -64,550,000 -25,133,000 226,100,000  -19,618,000 82,978,000 46,561,000  -31,598,000       
          net loss
         40,057,000    -258,599,000 -21,751,000 -37,322,000 -33,009,000 -18,003,000 -22,633,000 -21,932,000 -26,369,000 -30,680,000 -28,922,000 -55,385,550 -385,450 -636,236 -191,075   
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                             
          loss on change in fair value of eloc program
                            
          amortization of debt issuance cost
             35,000 62,000 293,000 1,231,000    16,000  52,000       
          loss on early extinguishment of debt
             42,000               
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
                             
          prepaid expenses
                 1,435,000 214,000 -922,000 863,000 1,260,000 911,000 -3,428,500 19,500 36,412 12,529 18,706 -165,713 
          payment related to acquisitions, net of cash acquired
            -7,279,000               
          proceeds from the issuance of series a preferred stock, net of issuance costs
                   24,942,000         
          proceeds from sales of class a common stock under the eloc program, net of issuance costs
                             
          proceeds from sales of class a common stock under the sales agreement, equity distribution agreement, execute equity distribution agreement and second equity distribution agreement
                             
          payment of financing costs associated with the sales agreement, equity distribution agreement, execute equity distribution agreement, and second equity distribution agreement
                             
          proceeds from the issuance of debt, net of issuance costs
                             
          proceeds from the issuance of common stock
                 532,000 660,000           
          payments on term loan and amelia debt
                             
          payment to settle contingent holdback liabilities from synq3 acquisitions
                             
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of year
                             
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash equivalents, end of year
                             
          reconciliation to amounts on the consolidated balance sheets:
                             
          cash and cash equivalents
                    46,331,000 -24,167,000 -31,598,000       
          current portion of restricted cash equivalents
                             
          non-current portion of restricted cash equivalents
                    230,000       
          total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash equivalents shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows
                             
          proceeds from sales of class a common stock under the sales agreement, equity distribution agreement, and second equity distribution agreement
          125,954,000                   
          payment of financing costs associated with the sales agreement, equity distribution agreement, and second equity distribution agreement
          -2,519,000                   
          payment to settle contingent holdback liabilities from synq3 acquisition
                            
          payment related to acquisition, net of cash acquired
                             
          payments on notes payable
                   -30,909,000 -4,120,000 -4,095,000 -4,034,000       
          proceeds from sales of class a common stock under the sales agreement and second equity distribution agreement
            67,707,000                 
          payment of financing costs associated with the sales agreement and second equity distribution agreement
            -1,355,000                 
          change in fair value of derivative and warrant liability
                           
          proceeds from sales of class a common stock under the sales agreement, equity distribution agreement and execute equity distribution agreement
                             
          payment of financing costs associated with the sales agreement, equity distribution agreement and execute equity distribution agreement
                             
          proceeds from business combination and pipe, net of transaction costs
                     -1,006,000       
          payment to settle contingent holdback liabilities from synq3 and other acquisitions
                             
          proceeds from sales of class a common stock under the sales agreement and equity distribution agreement
              49,632,000               
          payment of financing costs associated with the sales agreement and equity distribution agreement
              -1,543,000               
          proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt, net of issuance costs
                            
          acquisition of synq3, net of cash acquired
                -3,689,000             
          proceeds from sales of class a common stock under the sales agreement
                137,274,000             
          proceeds from the issuance of class a common stock upon exercise of options
                8,887,000             
          payment of financing costs associated with eloc program
                             
          payment of financing costs associated with the sales agreement
                -3,435,000             
          amortization of debt issuance costs
                             
          loss on debt extinguishment
                           
          other liabilities
                      795,000       
          proceeds from sales of common stock under the eloc program, net of issuance cost
                             
          proceeds from sales of common stock under the sales agreement
                             
          proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs
                             
          non-cash interest expense
                  1,925,000           
          non-cash lease expense
                  669,000           
          other non-cash losses
                  180,000           
          proceeds from the issuance of series a preferred stock
                             
          proceeds from sales of common stock under the eloc program, net of transaction costs
                             
          payments on long-term debt
                             
          supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
                             
          cash paid for interest
                  3,601,000 3,270,000 1,074,000 2,062,000        
          cash paid for income taxes
                  547,000 548,000 550,000 257,000        
          noncash investing and financing activities:
                             
          non-cash debt discount
                  -179,000           
          conversion of series a preferred stock to common stock
                             
          issuance of common stock to settle commitment shares related to the eloc program
                             
          conversion of convertible note into common stock pursuant to business combination
                           
          conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock to common stock pursuant to business combination
                           
          operating lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets
                           
          proceeds from sales of common stock under the eloc program, net of issuance costs
                   42,545,000 28,360,000         
          accrued and unpaid debt issuance costs
                             
          deferred offering costs reclassified to additional paid-in capital
                   479,000 323,000         
          unpaid deferred offering costs associated with the business combination
                             
          proceeds from the issuance of common stock upon exercise of options
                    2,425,000 540,000 716,000       
          reconciliation to amounts on the condensed consolidated balance sheets:
                             
          total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash equivalents shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows
                    46,561,000  -31,598,000       
          unpaid issuance costs in connection with the eloc program
                    437,000         
          proceeds from issuance of convertible notes, net of issuance costs
                             
          proceeds from note payable, net of issuance costs
                             
          operating lease liabilities and right-of-use assets through adoption of asc 842
                             
          property and equipment acquired under finance leases or debt
                             
          debt discount through issuance of common stock warrants
                             
          issues of series c redeemable convertible preferred stock for exercise of warrants
                             
          other assets
                      -64,000       
          proceeds from issuance of convertible notes, net of issuance cost
                             
          proceeds from note payable, net of issuance cost
                             
          noncash investing and financing activities
                             
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash equivalents
                             
          cash paid for:
                             
          interest
                             
          income taxes
                             
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities
                             
          unrealized loss on change in fair value of warrants
                        -92,746    3,117 
          interest earned on marketable securities held in trust account
                        -11,857 -3,353 -3,352 -3,353 -525 
          changes in current assets and current liabilities:
                             
          due to related party
                        -1,816 1,816 -10,000 2,903 6,381 
          investment held in trust account
                         -133,000,000 
          proceeds from ipo and over-allotment
                           
          payment of underwriting fees
                           
          proceeds from private placement
                         4,160,000 
          proceeds from issuance of promissory note to related party
                         125,000 
          payment to promissory note to related party
                         -125,000 
          proceeds from issuance of common stock to initial stockholders
                         25,000 
          payment of deferred offering costs
                         -50,000 -375,347 
          net change in cash
                        -217,166 -393,357 -174,854 -160,189 963,695 
          cash, beginning of the period
                        235,295     
          cash, end of the period
                        18,129  -174,854 -160,189 963,695 
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
                             
          initial value of common stock subject to possible redemption
                         8,572,213 115,841,700 
          reclassification of offering costs related to public shares
                         -1,893,770   
          accretion of common stock to redemption value
                        11,857     
          forfeiture of founder shares
                         13 
          initial classification of warrant liability
                         270,307 
          deferred offering costs included in accrued expenses
                             
          unrealized gain on change in fair value of warrants
                         86,155 -35,057   
          accrued expenses
                             
          cash, beginning of the year
                             
          cash, end of the year
                             
          accrued offering costs and expenses
                          52,101 19,103 54,815 
          subsequent measurement of common stock subject to redemption
                            
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities
                             
          proceeds from ipo and over-allotment, net of underwriters’ fees
                            130,340,000 
          change in value of common stock subject to possible redemption
                            12,902,890 
          deferred offering costs included in accrued offering costs and expenses
                            50,000 
          as of march 15, 2021
                             
          balance sheet
                             
          warrant liabilities
                             
          total liabilities
                            591,387 
          common stock subject to possible redemption
                            116,095,120 
          common stock
                            465 
          additional paid in capital
                            5,004,068