Intelloid

What Intelloid does

Intelloid (주식회사 인텔로이드) is a South Korea-based voice AI company founded in 2013 by CEO Yang Tae-young, a former LG Electronics speech recognition developer with 28 years of industry experience. The company develops proprietary voice AI technologies — Keyword Spotting, STT (Speech-to-Text), NLU (Natural Language Understanding), and NMT (Neural Machine Translation) — delivered as embedded modules, on-premise servers, or cloud services. It holds six registered patents in voice recognition, carries corporate research institute and venture company certifications, and has been selected as an AI Voucher support program supplier by the Ministry of Science and ICT and NIPA for four consecutive years (2020–2023).

Name

Intelloid

Legal name

(주)인텔로이드

Website

https://intelloid.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Intelloid is a South Korea-based voice AI company developing proprietary keyword spotting, STT, NLU, and NMT technologies. It sells embedded, on-premise, and cloud voice AI solutions across healthcare, automotive, smart home, industrial, and contact center verticals to enterprise customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Voice AI / Speech Recognition Software

NAICS

Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334290), Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing (33421)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus (3661)

akta.pro primary industry

Voice Assistants & Voice UI (VUI) (HDAAAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wake Word & Keyword Spotting (HDAAAFAJ), On-Device Speech & Audio AI (wake word, ASR, enhancement) (HDAAAJAF), Contact Center Speech AI (agent assist, IVR automation) (HDAAAFAL)

Keywords

• Voice recognition software
• Speech-to-text solutions
• Voice AI platform
• Embedded voice modules
• Natural language understanding

Headquarters

HQ city

Seongnam

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Voice AI Software/Solution Licensing: Licensing of proprietary voice AI technology including Keyword Spotting, STT, NLU, NMT engines. Solutions are provided in three formats: Embedded (module/hardware), On-Premise (appliance or customer server), and Cloud (private or public). Revenue generated from license fees and technology licensing agreements.
2. Customized Development Services: Customer-specific voice AI solution development and customization. Includes data processing, engine training for target recognition rates, performance testing, and ongoing maintenance. Revenue from professional services and development contracts.
3. Hardware Modules: Sale of voice recognition hardware modules for embedded applications in IoT devices, automotive parts, smart home appliances, and industrial equipment.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Intelloid develops and licenses proprietary voice AI technologies — Keyword Spotting (Voice Wake-Up), Speech-to-Text (STT), Natural Language Understanding (NLU), and Neural Machine Translation (NMT) — packaged as standalone products (Voice Wake-Up, Voice Command, STT, full Voice AI) and industry-specific solutions for Smart Hospital, Smart Home, Smart Car, Smart Factory, and Smart Contact Center. Deliverables are shipped as Embedded modules, On-Premise appliances/servers, or Cloud services (private/public) depending on customer requirements.

Product overview

Intelloid offers a comprehensive Voice AI portfolio centered on four core speech technologies: Keyword Spotting/Voice Wake-Up (always-on trigger detection), STT (Speech-to-Text for audio-to-text conversion), NLU (Natural Language Understanding for intent recognition), and NMT (Neural Machine Translation for text translation). These technologies are packaged into products including Voice Wake-Up, Voice Command, STT, and full Voice AI (with integrated NLU). The company provides industry-specific solutions across Smart Hospital (medical record automation, surgery control, AI assistants), Smart Home (apartment/home automation), Smart Car (vehicle voice control with offline capability), Smart Factory (industrial IoT voice control), and Smart CC (contact center with STT, text analysis, and chatbot). Products are delivered as embedded modules, On-Premise servers, or cloud services (private/public).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Voice Wake-Up (Keyword Spotting)
• Voice Command
• STT (Speech-To-Text)
• Voice AI (Full Stack with NLU)
• Smart Hospital Solution
• Smart Home Solution
• Smart Car Solution
• Smart Factory Solution
• Smart Contact Center Solution

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully completed 5 AI voucher support program contracts with 100% project completion rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability11 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ministry of Science and ICT / NIPA (과학기술정보통신부/정보통신산업진흥원)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 December 2022Government partnership for AI voucher support program. Intelloid has been selected as a supplier company for 4 consecutive years (2020-2023), providing voice recognition AI solutions to qualifying businesses with government subsidy support.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cerence Inc. Cerence is a leading automotive-focused conversational AI company, providing embedded and cloud voice assistants for in-vehicle infotainment. Intelloid's Smart Car solution competes directly in the Korean OEM automotive voice AI market where Cerence operates, including with Hyundai-affiliated customers.
• SoundHound AI: SoundHound is a voice AI platform offering speech recognition, natural language understanding, and conversational AI across automotive, restaurant, and IoT verticals. Intelloid's full-stack Voice AI (Wake-Up + STT + NLU) targeting embedded and cloud deployments overlaps with SoundHound's Houndify platform.
• Sensory Inc. Sensory provides embedded wake-word and speech recognition technology for consumer devices, automotive, and IoT. Intelloid's Voice Wake-Up, Voice Command, and embedded Voice AI modules target the same OEMs and product categories, particularly for low-resource edge hardware.

Broad incumbents

• Kakao Enterprise: Kakao Enterprise is the B2B AI arm of Kakao Group, offering speech recognition, chatbots, and contact center AI solutions widely adopted by Korean enterprises. Intelloid's Smart CC and voice chatbot compete against Kakao Enterprise's broader platform reach within Korean enterprise customers.
• LG CNS: LG CNS is a major Korean IT services subsidiary of LG Group offering AI, cloud, and enterprise solutions. As a broad incumbent with voice/AI capabilities inherited from LG Electronics' parent ecosystem, LG CNS represents potential competition and channel partner for enterprise voice AI in Korea.
• Nuance Communications (Microsoft): Nuance, now part of Microsoft, is a dominant speech recognition and medical transcription vendor with strong hospital footprint globally. Intelloid's Smart Hospital STT solution for medical record automation competes with Nuance Dragon Medical One, particularly in the Korean hospital market.

Emerging players

• LumenVox: LumenVox provides speech recognition and voice biometric technologies for contact centers and telephony. Intelloid's Smart CC contact center solution (STT + Text Analysis + chatbot) addresses a similar customer base with comparable functionality.
• Deepgram: Deepgram is a cloud-based speech-to-text platform offering real-time transcription via API. Intelloid's STT competes with Deepgram in the enterprise transcription and call center market, though Deepgram emphasizes cloud-first API delivery versus Intelloid's on-premise/embedded deployment options.

Regional players

• Selvas AI (SELVAS AI): Selvas AI is a Korean AI company offering voice recognition, healthcare AI, and automotive AI solutions. Selvas is a direct Korean-domestic comparable, sharing Intelloid's vertical strategy in hospitals, automotive, and consumer devices within the Korean market.
• iFLYTEK: iFLYTEK is China's leading speech recognition and AI company, providing STT, translation, and healthcare voice solutions across Asian markets. While China-focused, iFLYTEK is a relevant comparable for Asian-language voice AI commercialization strategy and embedded medical/automotive deployments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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