Voicebox

What Voicebox does

Voicebox is a Portland, Oregon-based entertainment company operating private-suite karaoke lounges under Punch Bowl Social ownership. Founded in 2008 by Scott Simon, a former Cisco Systems hardware engineer who discovered the private-suite karaoke format in South Korea, the company runs two locations in Portland (Northwest at 2112 NW Hoyt St; Southeast at 734 SE 6th Ave) with 101-250 employees. The core product is an exclusively-bookable private karaoke room experience, with Standard Suites (6-16 guests, $8-14/hour) and Premier Suites (17-30 guests, $90-180/hour), smartphone-based song selection, customizable lighting, and dedicated server service. The Southeast location additionally offers international songbooks across 10 languages.

The business generates revenue through hourly suite rentals, food and beverage service (craft cocktails, local beers, shareable snacks, catering), full venue buy-outs for corporate events, gift card sales, and targeted promotions including $12 Tuesday flat-rate specials and a $7 Service Industry Night at the Southeast location. Customer segments center on group occasions: birthdays, bachelor/bachelorette parties, team outings, and an under-21 'Sonic Youths' program. Both locations are ADA-compliant with wheelchair-accessible suites. Voicebox raised $675,000 in an early-stage funding round in July 2019; the company is a privately held subsidiary of Punch Bowl Social, a diversified hospitality group, with Punch Bowl Social's privacy policy governing Voicebox's website.

Name

Voicebox

Legal name

Voicebox Karaoke

Website

https://voiceboxkaraoke.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Voicebox is a Portland, Oregon-based private-suite karaoke lounge operator, running two venues under Punch Bowl Social ownership and serving group bookings for birthdays, bachelor(ette) parties, corporate events, and celebrations with soundproofed suites and full bar service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Karaoke Lounge

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (72241)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Karaoke Bars & KTV Lounges (MPAGAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Karaoke Bars & Entertainment Bars (THAFAEAH)

Keywords

• Private karaoke suites
• Karaoke lounge
• Party venue rental
• Celebration entertainment
• Karaoke hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. AI Multimedia Services: Revenue generated from AI-powered dubbing, voice cloning, lip syncing, and audio interpretation services offered to enterprise clients
2. Live Captioning Services: AI live captioning services provided for events such as the House of Lords accessibility event
3. Subtitles and Voice Overs: Traditional localisation services enhanced with AI capabilities

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Voicebox operates two Portland, Oregon karaoke lounges (Northwest and Southeast) featuring exclusively-bookable private party suites. Guests reserve soundproofed rooms with smartphone-based song selection, customizable lighting, and dedicated server service, with full bar and food offerings on-site, party packages for celebrations, and a multilingual song library at the Southeast location.

Product overview

Voicebox is a private suite karaoke business offering two Portland locations (Northwest and Southeast) with exclusively-bookable private karaoke rooms. The core product is the private suite karaoke experience where parties reserve a soundproofed room with smartphone-based song selection, customizable lighting, and full service. The company operates Standard Suites (seating 6-16 guests at $8-14/hour) and Premier Suites (seating 17-30 guests at $90-180/hour), with full venue buy-out available. Additional offerings include food and beverage service, catering options, gift cards, and discounted rates for Tuesdays ($12 flat) and Service Industry Nights at the Southeast location ($7 flat). The Southeast location features international songbooks in 10 languages, differentiating it as a multilingual-friendly venue.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Suite Karaoke Exclusively-bookable soundproofed karaoke suites for private parties, ranging from Standard Suites (seating 6-16 guests at $8-14/hour) to Premier Suites (seating 17-30 guests at $90-180/hour). Each suite is equipped with microphones, smartphone-based song selection, customizable lighting, and dedicated server service; both locations are fully ADA accessible.
• Full Venue Buy-Out Complete venue rental for larger corporate events and elaborate celebrations, offering full venue access for private functions across both Portland locations.
• Food and Beverage Service Full bar service with craft cocktails, mocktails, local beers, wines, and cold sakés, plus small bites and shareable snacks. Catering options are available for groups with advance ordering, delivered directly to the private suite.
• Party Packages Curated celebration options for birthdays, bachelor/bachelorette parties, team outings, and Sonic Youths (under-21) events, bundling suite time, amenities, and configurations tailored to each occasion.
• Gift Cards Electronic gift cards available for online purchase, redeemable at Voicebox locations for private suite karaoke experiences.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lucky Voice: UK-origin private-suite karaoke bar chain that has expanded into U.S. markets with soundproofed rooms, smartphone songbooks, and full bar service — directly comparable operating format to Voicebox.
• Sing Sing NYC: Private-room karaoke bar in New York City offering bookable suites with F&B service to similar group-celebration and corporate-event use cases as Voicebox.
• Booth (Booth Karaoke): Private-room karaoke concept inspired by Asian noraebang models, offering soundproofed suites and group F&B — runs a comparable suite-anchored karaoke format to Voicebox.
• Hi-Sing Karaoke: Korean noraebang-style private karaoke venues with multiple U.S. locations. Closely mirrors Voicebox's Asian-suite model and competes for the same private-room group karaoke occasions.

Broad incumbents

• Punch Bowl Social: Parent company of Voicebox Karaoke, operating a national chain of eatertainment venues that combine food, beverage, and group entertainment — overlapping brand and operating playbook, though at much larger scale and across more activity categories.
• Bowlero: Large national eatertainment chain combining bowling, food, and group entertainment. Distinct activity set but directly competes with Voicebox for the same group-nightout and corporate/casual celebration customer in shared retail-trade zones.
• Dave & Buster's: National eatertainment chain offering arcade games, sports viewing, food, and bar service. Targets the same group-outing and corporate-celebration occasions that anchor Voicebox's events business.
• Rock & Brews: Rock-themed restaurant and bar chain combining full F&B with live-music adjacency and group bookings; adjacent group-entertainment positioning to Voicebox, though without the private-suite format.

Regional players

• Ground Kontrol: Portland-based arcade bar with food, drinks, and group entertainment. Operates in the same metro as Voicebox and competes for the same group-nightout and birthday-party audience, though in an arcade rather than karaoke format.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/voiceboxkaraoke
• Xx.com/voiceboxkaraoke
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/voicebox-karaoke-lounge

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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