Speech Graphics: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)
Speech Graphics delivers pioneering facial animation technology to the entertainment industry, working with clients such as Warner Brothers and Def Jam Recordings. Based on over 20 years of R&D in speech technology and procedural facial dynamics, our software produces high-quality facial animation from audio alone, with no need for motion capture. Speech Graphics spun out of the University of Edinburgh’s world-renowned School of Informatics in 2010 under the leadership of founders Michael Berger and Gregor Hofer, and game industry veteran Colin Macdonald. Speech Graphics has won several awards for its speech-driven animation technology, including the prestigious John Logie Baird Award for innovation, an LT-Innovate Award, a Santander Entrepreneurial Award, and game industry awards including a 2015 Develop Award for Best Creative Outsourcer and 2015 TIGA Award for Best Animation Supplier. The company has also received several development grants, including grants from Scottish Enterprise and the University of Abertay.
Speech Graphics has raised $7.0M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Series A of $7.0M announced in Feb 2022.
That round is above the $3.5M median round size for Software companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.
Speech Graphics Company Profile and Key Stats
Latest funding round on record: Feb 2022.
Speech Graphics Funding Rounds
Speech Graphics Founders and Leadership Team
Contact details for the Speech Graphics team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.
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Speech Graphics Funding FAQs
What does Speech Graphics do?
Speech Graphics delivers pioneering facial animation technology to the entertainment industry, working with clients such as Warner Brothers and Def Jam Recordings. Based on over 20 years of R&D in speech technology and procedural facial dynamics, our software produces high-quality facial animation from audio alone, with no need for motion capture. Speech Graphics spun out of the University of Edinburgh’s world-renowned School of Informatics in 2010 under the leadership of founders Michael Berger and Gregor Hofer, and game industry veteran Colin Macdonald. Speech Graphics has won several awards for its speech-driven animation technology, including the prestigious John Logie Baird Award for innovation, an LT-Innovate Award, a Santander Entrepreneurial Award, and game industry awards including a 2015 Develop Award for Best Creative Outsourcer and 2015 TIGA Award for Best Animation Supplier. The company has also received several development grants, including grants from Scottish Enterprise and the University of Abertay.
How much funding has Speech Graphics raised?
Speech Graphics has raised $7.0M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Series A of $7.0M announced in Feb 2022.
When did Speech Graphics last raise funding?
Speech Graphics' most recent funding round on record is a Series A of $7.0M, announced in Feb 2022.
Who is the CEO of Speech Graphics?
Gregor Hofer is listed as CEO at Speech Graphics.
Where is Speech Graphics headquartered?
Speech Graphics is based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
How many employees does Speech Graphics have?
Speech Graphics is in the 11-50 employee band.
How does Speech Graphics' funding compare to other Software startups?
Speech Graphics' latest round of $7.0M is above the $3.5M median round size for Software companies on FundedIQ across 950 tracked companies over the last two years.
About FundedIQ's Speech Graphics Funding Data
FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.
Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Speech Graphics is left off this page rather than filled in.
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