ObEN Overview
- Founded
-
2014

- Status
-
Private
- Employees
-
19

- Latest Deal Type
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2ndary - Private
- Investors
-
21
ObEN General Information
Description
Developer of an artificial intelligence speech technology designed to define virtual identities for consumers and celebrities. The company's technology personalizes the voices of virtual characters with the user's own voice in various virtual reality environments and assists them to use it across all speaking and singing devices and applications, enabling clients and celebrities to create their own avatars to represent them in the digital world.
Contact Information
Website
www.oben.me
Formerly Known As
Nookster
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Primary Industry
Multimedia and Design Software
Other Industries
Entertainment Software
Primary Office
- 130 West Union Street
- Pasadena, CA 91103
- United States
+1 (626) 000-0000
ObEN Timeline
ObEN Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9. Secondary Transaction - Private | 01-May-2022 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | ||
8. Secondary Transaction - Private | 01-Sep-2020 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | ||
7. Debt - PPP | 03-May-2020 | 00000 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
6. Early Stage VC | 09-Jan-2018 | 0000 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
5. Early Stage VC (Series A2) | 18-Jul-2017 | 000 | 000.00 | 0000 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
4. Early Stage VC (Series A1) | 14-Mar-2017 | 000 | 00.000 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
3. Early Stage VC (Series A) | 03-Nov-2016 | 00.000 | 00.000 | 000.00 | Completed | Startup |
2. Accelerator/Incubator | 29-Jul-2016 | Completed | Startup | |||
1. Seed Round | 27-Jul-2014 | Completed | Startup |
ObEN Cap Table
Stock | # of Shares Authorized |
Par Value | Dividend Rate (%) | Original Issue Price |
Liquidation | Liquidation Pref. Multiple |
Conversion Price | % Owned |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Series A-2 | 0,000,000 | 00.000000 | 00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
Series A-1 | 000,000 | 00.000000 | 00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | 0.000 |
Series A | 4,012,618 | $0.000010 | 8% | $2.62 | $2.62 | 1x | $2.62 | 29.46% |
ObEN Comparisons
Description
Primary
Industry
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last Financing Details
Developer of an artificial intelligence speech technology designed to define virtual identities for consumers and celebr
Multimedia and Design Software
Pasadena, CA
19
As of 2022
000.00
00000000000
000.00
ObEN Competitors (13)
Company Name | Financing Status | Location | Employees | Total Raised | Last Financing Date/Type | Last Financing Amount |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loom.ai | Formerly VC-backed | San Francisco, CA | 00 | 00.000 | 000000&0 | 00.000 |
0000 00000000 | Venture Capital-Backed | San Francisco, CA | 000 | 00000 | 00000000000 | 00000 |
0000000000 0000000 | Formerly VC-backed | Stockholm, Sweden | 00 | 000.00 | 0000 | 000.00 |
000000 | Venture Capital-Backed | Los Angeles, CA | 000 | 00000 | 00000000000 | 00000 |
00000 0000 | Venture Capital-Backed | Bengaluru, India | 00 | 000 | 0000000000 0 | 000 |
ObEN Patents
ObEN Recent Patent Activity
Publication ID | Patent Title | Status | First Filing Date | Technology (CPC) | Citations |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US-11183169-B1 | Enhanced virtual singers generation by incorporating singing dynamics to personalized text-to-speech-to-singing | Active | 08-Nov-2018 | 0000000000 | 0 |
US-20190303790-A1 | Proof of work based on training of machine learning models for blockchain networks | Pending | 27-Mar-2018 | 000000000 | |
US-10643600-B1 | Modifying syllable durations for personalizing chinese mandarin tts using small corpus | Active | 09-Mar-2017 | 000000000 | |
US-10706867-B1 | Global frequency-warping transformation estimation for voice timbre approximation | Active | 03-Mar-2017 | 0000000000 | 0 |
US-10614827-B1 | System and method for speech enhancement using dynamic noise profile estimation | Active | 21-Feb-2017 | G10L21/0216 | 0 |
ObEN Executive Team (8)
Name | Title | Board Seat | Contact Info |
---|---|---|---|
Adam Zheng Ph.D | Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer & Board Member | ||
Abeer Alwan Ph.D | Advisor | ||
Kenneth Hertz JD | Advisor | ||
Kevin Knight | Advisor | ||
Lee Soo-man | Advisor |
ObEN Board Members (3)
Name | Representing | Role | Since |
---|---|---|---|
Adam Zheng Ph.D | ObEN | Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer & Board Member | 000 0000 |
Ming Fang | Self | Board Member | 000 0000 |
ObEN Signals
ObEN Investors (21)
Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds | Contact Info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DunAn Group | Corporation | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
K11 | Corporation | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
San Eng | Angel (individual) | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Cybernaut Zfounder Ventures | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
E3 Capital | Investment Bank | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 |
ObEN Investments (1)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Lead Partner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
00 00000 | 28-Jun-2017 | 00000 0000 | Business/Productivity Software | 000000 00 |