Brilliant Voice

What Brilliant Voice does

Brilliant Voice GmbH is a Berlin-based voice-over agency founded in 1998 by Constanze Hoffmann, operating a curated marketplace of more than 300 professional voice talents across over 50 languages. The platform's core technology is a web-based Sprechersuche (voice search) database with category filters, custom search criteria, and an integrated Gagenkalkulator fee calculator that delivers instant non-binding pricing per project type. Complementary features include Casting-Zusammenstellung for collaborative casting review and Tonstudio-Vermittlung, which coordinates sessions in partner recording studios or remotely worldwide. The product portfolio spans German-language voices, known dubbing artists, native speakers, celebrity personalities, children's voices (4–15), senior voices (70+), telephone/IVR, audio guides, and audio plays; in 2021 the firm added a KI-Stimmen (AI Voices) category positioning synthetic speech alongside the human roster.

The business operates on a marketplace-commission model, charging a 30% commission on the total order value routed through voice talent, plus professional-services revenue from end-to-end audio production. Go-to-market is sales-led and B2B, targeting production companies, advertising agencies, broadcasters, streaming platforms, and corporate clients — disclosed logos include Netflix, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Samsung, McDonald's, L'Oréal, Nintendo, Electronic Arts, Audible, Deutsche Telekom, Sky Deutschland, ARD, AXA, Deutsche Bahn, John Deere, and the German federal government. Pricing is quote-based and per project, with no public tiers; marketing is concentrated in SEO/SEM on the company website, Google remarketing, and embedded video demos. The company is privately held with no institutional funding, headquartered at Ernststraße 24, Berlin.

Name

Brilliant Voice

Legal name

Brilliant Voice GmbH

Website

https://brilliantvoice.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Brilliant Voice is a Berlin-based voice-over agency founded in 1998, operating a curated marketplace of 300+ professional voice talents across 50+ languages. It serves advertising, broadcast, streaming, gaming, and corporate clients with casting, fee calculation, and full-service audio production.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Voice Talent Agency Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Voice talent agency
• Voice-over services
• Dubbing synchronization
• Audio production
• Speech casting

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

Revenue model

1. Talent Commission: Brilliant Voice acts as intermediary between voice talent and clients, charging a 30% commission on the total order value (including ancillary costs) that falls to the voice talent. The company facilitates contracts, negotiations, payment collection, and forwarding payments to talent after receiving full payment from clients.
2. Audio Production Services: Full-service audio production from concept to completion, including voice casting, recording sessions (live in partner studios or remote worldwide), and post-production coordination.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Brilliant Voice is a Berlin-based voice talent agency that mediates between professional voice actors and business clients, providing a curated portfolio of over 300 voices in more than 50 languages for advertising, dubbing, corporate communications, e-learning, audiobooks, IVR, audio guides, and gaming projects. The company earns a 30% commission on the total order value of voice talent engagements and also offers full-service audio production from casting through recording (live in partner studios or remote worldwide) to delivery.

Product overview

Brilliant Voice operates as a voice-over and speaker agency platform offering a portfolio of professional voice talent. The core product is the Sprechersuche (voice search) database with over 300 voices across more than 50 languages, complemented by a Casting-Zusammenstellung tool for collaborative casting review and a Gagenkalkulator for instant pricing. The platform also includes KI-Stimmen (AI voice services) as an alternative to human recordings. Voice categories span German voices, known dubbing actors, native speakers, celebrity voices, children's voices (4-15 years), and senior voices (70+). Service offerings include telephone announcements/IVR, audio guides, audio plays, and studio recording coordination through partner studios.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sprecherkartei / Sprechersuche (Voice Talent Search Platform) Core voice talent database and search platform that allows clients to browse and filter through more than 300 professional voices across over 50 languages using category filters (language, genre, gender, voice age) and custom search criteria. For business clients seeking professional voice-over talent.
• Casting-Zusammenstellung (Casting Compilation) Platform feature allowing clients to compile custom voice casting selections and share them with team members and clients for collaborative review. For production teams and agencies managing multi-stakeholder casting decisions.
• Projektanfrage (Project Request / Custom Casting) Project request service allowing clients who lack time to create custom castings to receive tailored voice casting proposals from the Brilliant Voice team. For enterprise clients needing curated voice talent matching for specific projects.
• KI-Stimmen (AI Voices) AI-generated speech synthesis services offered as an alternative to human voice recordings for quick audio production needs. For clients needing fast, scalable audio output where human nuance is not required.
• Tonstudio-Vermittlung (Studio Recording Coordination) Arrangement of voice recording sessions in partner recording studios or remotely worldwide, with option for clients to attend live sessions. For production companies, agencies, and corporate clients needing professional recording environments.

Named customers26 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Partner Tonstudios (Partner Recording Studios)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of partner recording studios worldwide enabling clients to attend live voice recording sessions. Studios provide professional recording facilities while Brilliant Voice handles talent coordination and production management. Supports both in-person studio sessions and remote recording capabilities for global productions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Sprecherhaus: German voice-over agency offering curated voice talent for advertising, corporate, and documentary productions. Directly comparable German-market boutique agency serving similar DACH clients and use cases.

Emerging players

• ElevenLabs: AI voice synthesis platform offering high-quality generative speech, voice cloning, and dubbing. Directly relevant to Brilliant Voice's KI-Stimmen offering and represents both a competing and complementary technology for the voice-over market.
• WellSaid Labs: Enterprise-focused AI voice generation platform producing studio-quality synthetic voices for corporate, e-learning, and advertising content. Represents the AI-native competitive threat relevant to Brilliant Voice's KI-Stimmen initiative and lower-tier human bookings.

Direct peers

• Voice123: Online voice-over platform serving brands, agencies, and producers with searchable talent profiles and project-based casting. Mirrors Brilliant Voice's online casting workflow and serves similar advertising, e-learning, and narration use cases.
• Bunny Studio: Subscription-based voice-over and audio production service offering unlimited bookings for a flat fee. Competes with Brilliant Voice on production efficiency and predictable pricing for high-volume enterprise buyers.
• Bodalgo: European voice-over marketplace headquartered in Germany with a strong roster of professional voice talents across multiple languages. Closest geographic peer to Brilliant Voice with similar talent brokerage and multilingual focus.
• Edge Studio: Established US-based voice-over agency and recording studio offering talent booking, production, and training. Comparable full-service voice talent agency model serving advertising, narration, and corporate clients.
• Voices.com: Largest online voice-over marketplace connecting clients with professional voice talent globally. Directly comparable to Brilliant Voice's core brokerage model but at much larger scale with technology-led self-service, Pay-Per-Audio, and subscription offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Audible (Amazon): World's leading audiobook producer and an existing Brilliant Voice customer. While a buyer rather than direct competitor, Audible's scale in audiobook narration and emerging AI-narrated titles shapes demand for the audiobook voice talent segment Brilliant Voice serves.
• Fiverr: Global freelance marketplace with a substantial voice-over category. Serves similar buyer needs at broader scale but with less curation, competing with Brilliant Voice on price and self-service convenience for budget-conscious clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brilliantvoice

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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