Startup Program | Early-Stage Startups

The AssemblyAI Startup Program

The AssemblyAI Startup Program is designed for early-stage startups to innovate and build powerful products from voice data without financial constraints, using the industry-leading speech-to-text API.

Get up to $150,000 in free AssemblyAI credits

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Connect with a global community of innovators

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Up to $150,000 in Free AssemblyAI Credits

Get started quickly building unique new products and services on the industry-leading Speech AI technology.

Redefine what’s possible with voice data—all on one seamless API that evolves ahead of the industry and handles the heavy lifting.

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Expand the reach of your product with exclusive co-marketing opportunities.

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Connect with fellow AI leaders and disruptors through our exclusive events and partner network.

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Get access to the full suite of industry-leading SpeechAI technology to build and scale your products.

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The code to meaningful voice data

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import assemblyai as aai

transcriber = aai.Transcriber()
transcript = transcriber.transcribe(URL, config)

print(transcript)

{
  "id": "6rlr37h8f4-e310-4e23-bbf3-ea5f347dc684",
  "language_code": "en_us",
  "status": "completed",
  "text": "Runner's knee is a condition characterized by pain behind or around the kneecap...",
  "confidence": 0.98122,
  "audio_duration": 3200,
  "words": [
    { "text": "Runner's", "start": 0, "end": 550, "speaker": "A", "confidence": 0.98113 },
    { "text": "knee", "start": 580, "end": 1130, "speaker": "A", "confidence": 0.95417 }
  ]
}