David AI is an audio data research company founded in 2024 and headquartered in San Francisco. The firm focuses on building the data layer for audio AI by developing high-quality training datasets for applications including speech recognition, translation, synthesis, and conversational AI. Its research-driven approach follows a proprietary process of hypothesizing, designing, experimenting, evaluating, iterating, and productionizing, with a stated focus on data quality and innovation.
The company has developed several specialized datasets. These include Converse, for natural two-speaker English conversations; Atlas, which spans over 15 languages with dialect metadata; Chorus, for multi-speaker conversations; and Dialog, for expert domain conversations.
David AI has raised a total of $80 million in funding, comprising a $5 million seed round, a $25 million Series A, and a $50 million Series B round. The company operates in the AI research and technology sectors.
