Formerly Vocal Point, Inc., the company was founded in 1997 by veteran research scientists experienced in neural network and speech recognition research. In 1998, the company received Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants for speech recognition in high-noise environments, such as F-16 cockpits. Through this early research a team was assembled that proved valuable in the development of the solutions that VocalPoint Technologies markets today.

This group understood that speech recognition, computational resources, and information on the Web were converging and improving at rapid rates, and in late 1998 began its efforts to commercialize the VoiceBrowser™ technology. In 2000, Vocal Point, Inc. became VocalPoint Technologies. The company's focus is on developing and marketing its voice application solutions for the business marketplace worldwide.

Investments

As of October 2000, VocalPoint has raised over $10 million from The Ignite Group, SVAngels, Bain & Company's San Francisco Partners, Telecom Italia, SBIR grants and individual investors.