What Voice123 does

Voice123 is a two-sided online marketplace for voice over services, founded in 2003 in San Francisco, that connects clients (advertisers, eLearning companies, animation and gaming studios, documentary and film producers, podcasters, and SMBs) with professional voice actors globally. The platform operates on three engagement tiers: a self-serve marketplace where clients post projects and audition talent for free; Voice123 Studio, a curated fast-turnaround service; and Voice123 Enterprise, a managed production offering with dedicated account managers. Voice actors subscribe across Free, Pro, and Elite membership tiers, and the company monetizes via those subscriptions, transaction/commission fees on bookings routed through its Secure Payment escrow, enterprise managed-service fees, and AI voice licensing. The underlying technology includes a matching and search algorithm optimized for SEO, a VoiceID digital audio authentication system with anomaly-detection capabilities, an escrow-style Secure Payment rail integrated with Stripe, PayPal, and Cybersource, and AI voice synthesis models trained on open-source licensed data used for pre-audition previews, revisions, and pickups with voice actor consent. Voice123 claims over 1 million completed voice over projects, a community of 2 million+ voice actors, a 4.8-star average rating, and 98% booking satisfaction with a 57-minute average response time. The company appears to be privately held, founder-operated, with no disclosed institutional investors and no publicly available revenue or headcount figures beyond a 11–50 employee range.

Name

Voice123

Legal name

VOICE123, INC.

Website

https://voice123.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Voice123 is an online two-sided marketplace founded in 2003 that connects global brands, creators, and Fortune 500 companies with professional voice actors, monetizing via subscriptions, transaction fees, enterprise production services, and AI voice licensing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Voice Over Marketplace

NAICS

Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219), Sound Recording Studios (512240), Sound Recording Industries (5122)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Voiceover Recording & Production (Narration, Promo, Commercial VO) (MPAHAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Voice Cloning, Dubbing & Audio Generative Media (HDAAAFAK), Dubbing & Voiceover Production (Casting, Recording, Lip-Sync) (MPAHAFAB)

Keywords

• Voice over marketplace
• Voice acting platform
• AI voice generation
• Audio production services
• Voice talent network

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Voice Actor Membership Subscriptions: Voice actors pay for membership plans (Free, Pro, Elite tiers) with benefits including increased visibility in search results, earlier project invitations, and additional tools. First-time paying members receive a 30-day money-back guarantee.
2. Transaction/Commission Fees: Voice123 takes a fee from clients for bookings and payments processed through the platform's Secure Payment system. Voice actors keep 100% of their earnings with zero deductions.
3. Enterprise Production Services: Full audio production services with dedicated account management for enterprise clients needing comprehensive voice over production.
4. AI Voice Licensing: Clients can purchase AI-generated voice samples from voice actors, with terms and payment approved by the voice actor owner.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Voice123 operates a two-sided online marketplace that connects clients (global brands, Fortune 500 companies, agencies, creators, and studios) with professional voice actors worldwide for voice over projects spanning commercials, eLearning, animation, video games, audiobooks, and more. The platform offers multiple engagement models: a free self-service casting marketplace, Voice123 Studio for fast-turnaround recordings from curated talent, and Voice123 Enterprise providing full audio production with dedicated account managers. It also provides AI voice models created and owned by professional voice actors, Secure Payment escrow processing, and VoiceID audio authentication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Booth: Voice123's creator content platform providing educational resources, tips, best practices, tools, and insights for voice actors and the creative industry.
• Voice123 Studio
• Voice123 Enterprise

Products and services

• Voice123 Self-Service Marketplace A free online marketplace where clients post voice over projects, receive auditions from voice actors, and hire talent directly. Clients can search, browse, and contact voice actors directly to negotiate rates. Available globally to brands, agencies, creators, and individual buyers.
• Voice123 Studio A fast-track voice over service providing finished recordings from curated professional voice actors with quick turnaround. Designed for clients who need fast delivery without managing the casting process themselves.
• Voice123 Enterprise Full audio production service providing A-to-Z project management with a dedicated account manager for enterprise clients needing comprehensive voice over production. Targets large organizations requiring end-to-end audio production management.
• AI Voice Overs AI-generated voice models created and owned by professional voice actors, enabling clients to preview synthetic voices for casting purposes, revisions, and pickups. Audio download requires voice actor approval of project terms and payment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million voice over projects completed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe is used as the payment processor for transactions on Voice123. The platform integrates Stripe for payment processing. Voice123 shares credit card information (card number, expiration date, cardholder name, billing address) with Stripe for payment collection.
• PayPalcoreTechnology or IntegrationPayPal is offered as an alternative payment method for clients to pay for goods and services on Voice123. PayPal's privacy policy governs their collection and use of user information.
• CybersourcecoreTechnology or IntegrationCybersource is used for credit card processing as part of Voice123's billing system. Credit card information is processed through Cybersource.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationVoice123 stores data on AWS servers located in the United States. Information is stored on relational and document databases hosted by AWS with VPN and password protection.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Voices.com: Voices.com is the closest direct competitor to Voice123, operating a global online marketplace connecting clients with professional voice actors for commercials, narration, and corporate projects. It competes head-to-head on talent breadth, enterprise services, and AI voice offerings.
• Bunny Studio: Bunny Studio (formerly VoiceBunny) is a voice over marketplace and production service offering on-demand recordings from vetted talent. It is directly comparable as a two-sided platform serving similar clients and overlapping heavily on the casting and managed-services model.
• Voquent: Voquent is an online voice over casting platform serving corporate, eLearning, and media clients. It is directly comparable in product offering, customer segments, and self-serve marketplace model, though with a smaller talent pool than Voice123.

Emerging players

• ElevenLabs: ElevenLabs is a venture-backed AI voice synthesis platform that generates synthetic speech for commercial, narration, and dubbing use cases. It is comparable because it competes for the same end-customer voice over budget and increasingly overlaps with Voice123's AI voice previews and licensing offering.
• Replica Studios: Replica Studios is an AI voice platform focused on game, film, and animation voice acting with licensed voice actor talent. It overlaps with Voice123's AI voice licensing strategy and competes for the same gaming/animation enterprise customers.
• Casting Call Club: Casting Call Club is a free voice actor community and casting platform popular with animation, fan-dub, and indie game projects. It is comparable because it serves the same voice actor supply side and similar hobbyist/indie client segment, though it operates at lower commercial scale.

Regional players

• ACX (Audible): ACX is Audible's audiobook production marketplace connecting authors with voice actors. It is comparable as a specialized voice talent marketplace, though it focuses exclusively on the audiobook vertical rather than the broader commercial/eLearning scope Voice123 addresses.

Broad incumbents

• Upwork: Upwork is a major public freelance platform offering voice over among many other categories. It competes for the same freelance voice talent pool and the same SMB/enterprise buyers, though voice over is one of many verticals rather than its core focus.
• Fiverr: Fiverr is a large public freelance marketplace with a dedicated voice over category, serving SMB and mid-market clients with on-demand voice talent. It is comparable as a broad, lower-priced alternative that competes for the same client budgets rather than a niche-specialized solution.

Others

• Voice123's parent network (Independent): N/A — placeholder omitted; SoundCloud, the global audio sharing platform, is included here as an adjacent ecosystem participant. SoundCloud is comparable only loosely, as it focuses on music/audio hosting rather than voice over services, but it is a relevant ecosystem reference for the broader digital audio creator economy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/voice123
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Voice123Official
• Facebookfacebook.com/voice123
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/voice123
• Instagraminstagram.com/voice123

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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