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Account Executive

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Deepgram

Deepgram

51-200 employees

Speech recognition APIs for audio transcription

Consulting
Hardware
VR & AR
Enterprise Software
AI & Machine Learning
Legal
Entertainment

Mid, Senior

Remote in USA

Category
Inside Sales
Strategic Account Management
Sales & Account Management
Required Skills
Sales
Communications
Marketing
Requirements
  • Proven experience in a technical full-cycle sales role
  • Experience building your own pipeline from scratch and closing accounts
  • Consistent overachievement against sales targets in past experiences
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Empathy and a unique ability to understand customer needs
  • Highly organized with exceptional follow-up skills due to managing multiple opportunities at any given time
  • Ability to drive a consistent and repeatable sales process
Responsibilities
  • Work with Marketing and SDRs, plus self-prospecting to build a strong sales pipeline of new logos, striving to exceed quarterly and annual sales targets
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams (especially Sales Ops and Sales Engineers) to ensure sales effectiveness
  • Have a depth of understanding regarding customer needs in the ASR space, competition, and Deepgram products to be able to articulate Deepgram’s value proposition fully
  • Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, work with CSMs to drive upsell opportunities

Deepgram specializes in artificial intelligence for speech recognition, offering a set of APIs that developers can use to transcribe and understand audio content. Their technology allows clients, ranging from startups to large organizations like NASA, to process millions of audio minutes daily. Deepgram's APIs are designed to be fast, accurate, scalable, and cost-effective, making them suitable for businesses needing to handle large volumes of audio data. The company operates on a pay-per-use model, where clients are charged based on the amount of audio transcribed, allowing Deepgram to grow its revenue alongside client usage. With a focus on the high-growth speech recognition market and a strong client base, Deepgram aims to meet the increasing demand for efficient audio processing solutions.

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$103.3M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2015

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

-8%

2 year growth

-11%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Deepgram's partnerships with companies like EMAM and Clarifai expand its market reach and enhance its technological capabilities.
  • The launch of Aura positions Deepgram as a key player in the real-time conversational AI space, opening new opportunities for growth and innovation.
  • Raising $30 million in new equity investment indicates strong investor confidence and provides the financial resources needed for aggressive expansion and product development.

What critics are saying

  • Competition from larger incumbents like Microsoft and Amazon, as well as newer rivals like OpenAI's Whisper, could impact Deepgram's market share.
  • Layoffs and sector belt-tightening suggest potential financial instability and challenges in maintaining growth.

What makes Deepgram unique

  • Deepgram's focus on providing highly accurate, scalable, and cost-effective speech recognition APIs sets it apart from competitors who may not offer the same level of precision and affordability.
  • The acquisition of Poised and the launch of Aura demonstrate Deepgram's commitment to enhancing its voice AI capabilities, making it a leader in real-time conversational AI.
  • Deepgram's pay-per-use model aligns its revenue with client usage, offering a flexible and scalable financial structure that appeals to businesses of all sizes.