speaker-search.de

What speaker-search.de does

speaker-search.de (legal entity: speaker-search GmbH) is a Berlin-based voice talent agency and booking platform founded approximately 2013 (firmographics also reference 2003, reflecting a likely discrepancy). The company operates a searchable directory of 1,931+ professional voice actors across 55 languages, with the core product being a Sprechersuche (voice talent search) tool that lets clients filter by language, gender, voice age, timbre, and other vocal descriptors, and save selections to a personalized Merkliste (wishlist). On top of the directory sits a full-service Sprecheragentur offering casting, project consultation, and booking management, plus an in-house Tonstudio (recording studio) and Audioproduktion (audio post-production) capability covering sound design, mixing, and mastering.

The business is a pure agency model monetizing via commission/transaction fees on bookings between clients and the represented talent roster; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Customer segments span advertising agencies and brands (commercials, radio, digital ads), film and TV production companies (dubbing and synchronization), documentary producers (audio description / Hörfilm and narration), and corporate/educational buyers (e-learning, explainer, audiobook narration). Distribution is direct-to-customer via the website in eight localized country/language versions (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, UK/English, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands), supported by an active blog and social media presence.

Operationally, the company has layered adjacent revenue streams beyond pure brokerage: a Last Minute Booking tier for urgent needs, Demoaufnahmen (demo recording production for voice actors), Sprecherworkshops (professional development workshops), and the European Production Network (EPN) — a pan-European partnership infrastructure providing studios, sound engineers, and post-production capacity across multiple countries. The talent roster includes high-profile German celebrity dubbing voices (e.g., Santiago Ziesmer, David Nathan, Manfred Lehmann), giving the agency exposure to premium commercial and film-dubbing assignments. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding, parent, or institutional investors, and operates with a small team (11-50 employees) from a single Berlin headquarters.

Name

speaker-search.de

Legal name

speaker-search GmbH

Website

https://speaker-search.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

speaker-search.de is a Berlin-based voice talent agency operating a multilingual directory of 1,931+ voice actors across 55 languages, serving advertisers, film/TV producers, documentary makers, and corporate buyers with casting, booking, and audio production services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Voice Talent Agency

NAICS

Sound Recording Studios (512240), Sound Recording Studios (51224), Sound Recording Industries (5122)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAHAEAK

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

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Media Technology & Services (Post-Production, VFX, Animation, Streaming Infrastructure)/Audio Post-Production (Sound Design, Mixing, ADR)

SECONDARYMPAHAFAB

Dubbing & Voiceover Production (Casting, Recording, Lip-Sync)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Media Technology & Services (Post-Production, VFX, Animation, Streaming Infrastructure)/Localization & Versioning (Subtitling, Dubbing, QC)

SECONDARYHSACAHAK

Talent Agency & Representation Services

Home & Personal Services/Event & Personal Concierge Services/Entertainment Booking & Talent Management

SECONDARYMPAAANAH

Multilingual Multimedia Localization (Subtitling, Dubbing, Voiceover)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Marketing Localization & Transcreation Services

Keywords

• Voice talent agency
• Voice actor booking
• Dubbing services
• Audio post-production
• Recording studio services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Speaker Booking Commission: Agency earns commission fees for facilitating bookings between clients seeking voice talent and the roster of 1931+ professional speakers and voice actors across 55 languages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

speaker-search.de operates as a voice talent agency and booking platform, representing 1,931+ professional native-speaking voice actors and dubbing artists across 55 languages. The agency facilitates casting, booking, and full audio production for advertising, film, TV, documentary, and corporate media clients. Services are complemented by an in-house recording studio and a European Production Network for cross-border post-production work.

Product overview

speaker-search.de operates as a comprehensive voice talent agency and booking platform offering a unified portfolio of interconnected services. The core offering consists of the Sprechersuche (Voice Talent Search) platform with over 1,900 native voice actors across 55 languages, paired with full agency services for casting and booking management. Production add-ons include in-house Tonstudio (Recording Studios) and Audioproduktion (Audio Post-Production) services, supported by the European Production Network (EPN) for cross-border projects. Additional services include Demoaufnahmen for voice actor demo production and Sprecherworkshops for professional development. The platform also features a Merkliste (Watchlist) for casting curation and Last Minute Booking for urgent needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sprechersuche (Voice Talent Search)
• Sprecheragentur (Voice Talent Agency)
• Tonstudio (Recording Studio)
• Audioproduktion (Audio Post-Production)
• European Production Network (EPN)
• Last Minute Booking
• Demoaufnahmen (Demo Recording)
• Sprecherworkshops (Voice Actor Workshops)

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• European Production Network (EPN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe European Production Network is a professional quality network that speaker-search.de operates, allowing seamless production services across Europe. The network provides recording studios, sound engineers, and post-production capabilities in multiple European countries, enabling clients to produce content with consistent quality regardless of location.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Voice123: Online voice-over marketplace connecting clients with professional voice actors via subscription-based bidding. Closely comparable business model and self-serve booking UX, competing head-on with speaker-search in commercial and corporate VO.
• Voices.com: The largest global online marketplace for voice-over talent, offering searchable rosters, online booking and project management across 100+ languages. Most directly comparable to speaker-search in business model (commission-based booking) but operates at materially larger global scale.
• Bunny Studio: Full-service voice-over and content production platform bundling talent booking, recording and post-production. Directly mirrors speaker-search's combined agency-plus-production offering, but with global rather than DACH-centric demand.

Broad incumbents

• Fiverr: Global freelance marketplace with a large voice-over category offering standardized pricing, fast turnaround and broad language coverage. Competes with speaker-search in lower-to-mid budget segments via scale and self-serve UX.
• Casting Networks / Casting Frontier: Large-scale casting platform serving film, TV and commercials with talent databases and project management. Overlaps with speaker-search in the casting function for film/commercial voice work, though broader across on-camera talent as well.

Emerging players

• ACX (Audiobook Creation Exchange): Audible/Amazon-owned marketplace connecting authors with narrators for audiobook production. Comparable marketplace-plus-studio economics, though focused exclusively on long-form narration rather than commercial/film VO.
• ElevenLabs: Generative AI voice synthesis platform increasingly used by advertisers, publishers and game studios as a substitute or complement to human voice talent. Key competitive threat to speaker-search's traditional commission model rather than a direct marketplace peer.
• Behind The Voice Actors: Voice actor database and community platform with casting and project tools for animation, games and commercial VO. Comparable directory-plus-agency hybrid, with stronger positioning in animation/gaming and a primarily English-language talent base.

Regional players

• Bodalgo: Berlin-based voice-over platform (Spin-off of Deutsche Welle and Bayerischer Rundfunk) covering German and European voice talent markets. Most direct regional competitor to speaker-search's DACH core, with similar target customers and roster depth.

Others

• tunecore / DistroKid (adjacent production services comparables): Music/audio distribution platforms that bundle production and rights services for creators. Useful as a comp for the agency-plus-production-plus-rights monetization model that speaker-search's EPN and studio services aspire to, though oriented around music rather than voice-over.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/speakersearchde
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/speakersearch
• Facebookfacebook.com/speakersearch
• Instagraminstagram.com/speakersearch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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