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Sanas

Category: Voice / Speech AI

Real-time Speech AI platform for accent translation, language translation, speech enhancement, and noise cancellation Sanas was founded in 2020. The company is led by Sharath Keshava Narayana. Based in Palo Alto, California, United States. Team size: 101-500. Total funding raised: $102.5M. Latest round: Series B. Key investors include Quadrille Capital, Insight Partners, Google Ventures (GV), General Catalyst, Quiet Capital, DN Capital, Human Capital, Teleperformance, Alorica, Assurant Ventures, Village Global.

Founded
2020
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California, United States
Team size
101-500
Total funding
$102.5M

Value proposition

Removes communication barriers in real time — across accents, languages, and noise — so every voice is heard clearly, improving customer experience and global understanding

Products and solutions

Accent Translation (real-time accent modulation preserving voice/emotion), Language Translation (25+ languages, voice-preserving), Speech Enhancement (low-quality to clear audio), Noise Cancellation (free), Speech Intelligence (real-time conversation analytics), Developer Platform/SDK

Unique value

World's first real-time accent translation platform with patented AI technology that preserves speaker's unique voice, emotion, and identity while modulating accents — patented in US and India

Target customer

Contact centers, BPOs, enterprises in healthcare, financial services, retail, travel, and telecommunications; also developers via SDK

Industries served

Healthcare, Financial Services, Retail, Travel & Hospitality, Telecommunications, Contact Centers/BPO

Technology advantage

Patented real-time accent conversion AI (US & India patents); trained on 50M+ utterances; preserves voice identity/emotion; low-latency real-time processing; unified platform covering accent, language, noise, and enhancement

How they differentiate

Only platform offering real-time accent translation that preserves speaker's unique voice/emotion; patented technology; unified platform combining accent translation, language translation, speech enhancement, and noise cancellation; strong contact center/BPO focus with Fortune 100 customers

Main competitors

Krisp (AI Accent Conversion, noise cancellation), Deepgram (speech-to-text, voice AI), AssemblyAI (speech-to-text, voice AI)

Key partnerships

Teleperformance (strategic investor & partner), Alorica (strategic investor & partner), Quadrille Capital, Insight Partners, Google Ventures, General Catalyst

Notable customers

Top 5 BPOs, top 3 financial services institutions, top 5 healthcare providers, top 2 logistics companies, top 5 hardware manufacturers, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Firstsource, Teleperformance, Alorica

Major milestones

2020: Founded at Stanford, 2021: $5.5M Seed round, Sharath joins as CEO, 2022: $32M Series A led by Insight Partners, 2024: US & India patent granted, 30,000+ agents, 2025: $65M Series B led by Quadrille Capital, 750,000+ users, Frost & Sullivan award, 2026: Acquired Tomato.ai, Language Translation enterprise rollout, $50M ARR

Growth metrics

$60M ARR (Mar 2026); grew from $0 to $60M ARR since going to market in 2023; on track to surpass $120M ARR in 2026; core business profitable; 176% NRR; 91% GRR; 45-50 enterprise customers including Fortune 500; 750,000+ users globally

Market positioning

Leader in real-time speech understanding for enterprise communications, particularly contact centers; Frost & Sullivan 2025 North American Technology Innovation Leader; Fast Company Top 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators 2024

Geographic focus

Global (39 countries with agent deployments); HQ in Palo Alto, CA; office in Philippines; serving North America, Europe, Asia

Patents and IP

US Patent US11948550B2 "Real-Time Accent Conversion Model" (granted 2024); Indian patent for same technology; additional patents filed via Justia

About Sharath Keshava Narayana

Co-Founder & CRO at Observe.AI (scaled to unicorn status, $15M+ ARR); Founder at Carya Venture Partners; Y Combinator program; Computer Science Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University

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