LongOn Backs AI Voice Platform Verbolo to Reimagine Content Creation

May 12, 2024 - LongOn Capital today announced a seed investment in Verbolo, an artificial intelligence company pioneering a new platform for content creation.

Verbolo’s innovative product combines advanced AI driven content creation that simplify how creators develop and audiences experience video and audio content. The platform allows users to create and edit video and images and combine them with expressive narrations in multiple languages, accents, and styles from written text with just a few clicks. "Verbolo is at the forefront of applying cutting-edge AI and video and voice technologies to reimagine content creation workflows and open up new modes of information consumption," said Anuj Grover, Partner at LongOn Capital. "We're thrilled to partner with the Verbolo team as they work to make the creation of content more accessible.

"For authors and creators, Verbolo streamlines transforming written scripts into engaging audiobooks, podcasts, or voice-overs through its library of AI-generated narration voices. Creators can craft an immersive listening experience by selecting from a range of natural-sounding voices across languages, accents, tones, and styles. On the consumption side, Verbolo’s AI engine allows users to convert any digital text into spoken audio on demand - enabling hands-free, eyes-free experiences for books, articles, emails, and other content. This opens up new accessibility opportunities for those with visual, physical, or cognitive limitations. "Our mission is to empower creators to bring audio experiences to life more seamlessly while giving audiences new ways to consume information and stories," said Alex Johnson, CEO and co-founder of Verbolo.

"With LongOn's support, we can accelerate development of our voice AI platform and make narrated audio content ubiquitous. "The text-to-speech market is projected to reach $2.2 billion by 2027, driven by rapid AI advancements enabling innovative use cases across learning, accessibility, productivity, entertainment, and more. Verbolo is initially focused on simplifying video and audio content creation and consumption for consumers and businesses. However, the company's long-term vision is to evolve its voice AI platform to serve educational institutions, enterprises, and government agencies. By combining LongOn's investment with its deep expertise in AI and voice technologies, Verbolo is well-positioned to capitalize on immense market opportunities as voice interfaces become more ubiquitous.