Eric Jensen
About Eric Jensen
Eric Jensen, Head of Sales at AssemblyAI, has significantly contributed to the company's growth by raising $115M, with $50M from a Series C funding led by Accel. Under his leadership, AssemblyAI has developed advanced Speech AI models and serves over 25M inference calls daily.
Head of Sales for AssemblyAI
Eric Jensen serves as the Head of Sales at AssemblyAI, a company focused on developing advanced speech AI models. Under his leadership, AssemblyAI has secured $50M in Series C funding from Accel, contributing to a total of $115M in funds raised. Remarkably, 90% of this capital was raised within the last 22 months, highlighting his effective sales strategy and investor relations skills.
Founding of AssemblyAI
Eric Jensen founded AssemblyAI with the vision of developing superhuman Speech AI models. This endeavor aims to push the boundaries of what speech AI can achieve, focusing on reducing errors in various environments, including those with significant background noise. His vision has turned AssemblyAI into a key player in the AI industry, especially in the field of speech processing.
Innovative Speech AI Models
At AssemblyAI, Eric Jensen has overseen the development of cutting-edge speech AI models. The latest, known as Conformer-2, has been trained on an impressive 1.1 million hours of voice data. This model makes up to 43% fewer errors on noisy data compared to other models in the market. AssemblyAI is also working on a next-generation Universal model, utilizing Google's new TPU chips, which is being trained on over 10 million hours of voice data.
Recognition from Leading Tech Organizations
AssemblyAI, under Eric Jensen's guidance, has attracted top-tier research talent from renowned organizations like DeepMind, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta. These experts have contributed significantly to the company's advancements in speech AI technology, helping to position AssemblyAI as a leader in the field.
Customer Base and API Usage
AssemblyAI is trusted by leading industry startups such as Fireflies.ai, Veed, TypeForm, Close, Loop Media, and CallRail. The company processes over 25 million inference calls and manages more than 10 terabytes of voice data daily. Additionally, AssemblyAI attracts substantial interest, with over 10,000 new organizations signing up for its API every month, demonstrating the widespread adoption and reliability of its AI solutions.