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Canary Speech
Turns a short voice recording into a screening signal for neurological and mental health conditions.
What they do
Canary Speech analyses speech patterns with machine learning to screen for signs of conditions such as Parkinson's, cognitive impairment, depression and anxiety. Its vocal biomarker models work on ordinary audio captured over the phone or through an app, so screening can happen remotely without a clinic visit.
The record
- Vertical
- Remote Monitoring & Wearables
- Sub-segment
- Voice biomarkers
- Product type
- Software as a medical device
- Stage
- Growth
- Headquarters
- Provo, Utah
- Region
- North America
- Founded
- 2017
- Total funding
- $24M raised
Notable investors: Cortado Ventures, Hackensack Meridian Health.
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