Company

Picovoice

Edge voice AI platform with on-device wake word, speech-to-text, and NLU designed for embedded systems including Humanoid robots.

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Founded: 2016
HQ: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Status: private

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Picovoice: $500,000 raised. 1 source back the record.

Funding

$500,000

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Key facts

Headquarters

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Founded

2016

Status

private

Type

brain

Data & sources

Press releases

1 source backing this record.View all →

Partnerships

Every company Picovoice has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.

2 total2 operating

Most-frequent partners

1AWS1× joint976 total
2NVIDIA1× joint1108 total

Most recent

Relationships

NNVIDIATechnology partner AAWSTechnology partner

Current leadership (1)

Alireza Kenarsari CEOreported, not verified

Founders (1)

Alireza Kenarsarisole

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Picovoice.

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Recent coverage

Picovoice in third-party press

picoLLM is a cross-platform, on-device LLM inference engine - CNX Software

May 29, 2024

F3NR1R 2: Talking Fennec Fox Companion Bot - Hackster.io

Apr 23, 2021

Ex-Amazon engineer raises $500K to grow voice tech platform used by Whirlpool, LG, others - GeekWire

Dec 7, 2020

Financial state

Total funding: $500,000
Reporting basis: aggregator_estimate
Lifecycle stage: early
Counterparty risk class: unknown

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Partnerships

2 total · 2 operating

Every company Picovoice has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.

Most recent

Most-frequent partners

1AWS1× joint976 total
2NVIDIA1× joint1108 total

All 2 partnerships

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picovoice x aws
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Funding rounds (1)

Seed2020-01-01
$500,000

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Timeline

Every recorded move in Picovoice’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.

Funding roundSeed funding round
2020-01-01
Seed raising $500000

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdAug 9, 2026
Added to the verified registry

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Sources (1)

https://picovoice.ai

Common questions

What is Picovoice?

Edge voice AI platform with on-device wake word, speech-to-text, and NLU designed for embedded systems including Humanoid robots.

What does Picovoice make?

Picovoice has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Picovoice builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.

Is Picovoice publicly traded?

No. Picovoice is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who is the CEO of Picovoice?

Alireza Kenarsari is the ceo of Picovoice, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Picovoice?

Picovoice is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $500,000 in disclosed funding.

Where is Picovoice headquartered?

Picovoice is headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

How much funding has Picovoice raised?

Picovoice has raised approximately $500K in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Who owns Picovoice?

Picovoice is privately held and venture-backed ($500,000 raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Is Picovoice a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Picovoice ranks in roughly the top 67% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was Picovoice founded?

Picovoice was founded in 2016.

Is Picovoice safe?

Picovoice has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

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Current leadership (1)

Founders (1)

Safety record

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Partnerships

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Funding rounds (1)

Timeline

Recent activity

Sources (1)

Common questions

In the press

picoLLM is a cross-platform, on-device LLM inference engine - CNX Software

F3NR1R 2: Talking Fennec Fox Companion Bot - Hackster.io

Ex-Amazon engineer raises $500K to grow voice tech platform used by Whirlpool, LG, others - GeekWire

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