MENLO PARK, Calif.—Voice-recognition software developer Promptu said it closed an $11.6 million round of funding. Steelpoint Capital Partners led the round, and other current investors also participated.
Promptu, which was founded as AgileTV in 2000, has gained significant traction by working with cable operators and on-demand TV service providers to make remote controls that can change channels, search for programming and record shows with voice commands. The company rebranded earlier this year and hopes to use its technology to allow mobile-phone owners to use voice commands to navigate search services and complex phone decks.
Several other players are vying in the voice-recognition space as well, including VoiceSignal Technologies Inc., V-Enable Inc., BeVocal Inc. and Nuance Communications Inc.
Promptu closed a $22 million round of funding in May, and said it will use the latest investment to accelerate its efforts in wireless around the world.
