# Clearspeed

> Clearspeed is an enterprise voice-based risk assessment company that asks people a short series of yes-or-no questions, analyzes non-semantic vocal characteristics, and returns a minimal-risk or elevated-risk indicator. Insurers, government agencies, defense organizations and financial institutions use that signal to fast-track routine cases and send a smaller set for human review. The San Diego company was founded in 2016, says it works in more than 60 languages across 37 countries, and has raised $110 million.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** San Diego, United States
- **Founders:** Alex Martin (CEO and Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 110-120 employees; the supplied dataset lists 110 and the San Diego Business Journal reported 120 in May 2025
- **Products:** Voice-based risk assessment platform, Clearspeed Express, Clearspeed Precision, Clearspeed Surge, API and channel integrations
- **Notable:** Screened 715 Afghan commando recruits in under 20 hours for U.S. Special Operations Command in 2018, reducing a process described as taking months., Reports greater than 97% accuracy in a formal U.S. Department of Defense study., Expanded to more than 60 languages across 37 countries.

## Products & services

- **Voice-based risk assessment platform** — Automated questionnaires ask a few tailored yes-or-no questions and analyze non-semantic vocal characteristics, returning minimal-risk or elevated-risk indicators through the Clearspeed application or integrations.
- **Clearspeed Express** — A rapid, top-of-funnel assessment for first notice of loss and other high-volume workflows, designed to fast-track low-risk cases and flag exceptions.
- **Clearspeed Precision** — A deeper follow-up assessment that uses supplementary questions to narrow the area requiring investigation or eliminate false positives.
- **Clearspeed Surge** — An always-available claims triage product for catastrophic and weather-driven volume spikes, when insurer call loads can rise sharply.
- **API and channel integrations** — Secure REST API, web and telephony delivery that returns risk indicators in real time inside existing customer systems and workflows.

## Achievements

- Screened 715 Afghan commando recruits in under 20 hours for U.S. Special Operations Command in 2018, reducing a process described as taking months.
- Reports greater than 97% accuracy in a formal U.S. Department of Defense study.
- Expanded to more than 60 languages across 37 countries.
- Zurich UK reported 58% of assessed claims accelerated for payment and a 20% lift in fraud referrals.
- Allianz UK reported a 59% lift in immediate claims settled and a 36% lift in average fraud-loss savings per claim.
- Seguros El Roble reported 31x first-year ROI in a Clearspeed case study.
- Won Technology Collaboration of the Year with Allianz Personal and Allied Universal at the 2024 Insurance Times Tech & Innovation Awards.
- Raised $60 million in Series D funding in 2025, bringing total funding to $110 million.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Named Carahsoft its main public-sector distributor, widening access through government procurement channels.
- **2025-06** — Raised a $60 million Series D led by Align Private Capital, taking total funding to $110 million.
- **2025-06** — ICICI Lombard announced a Clearspeed deployment through Aelius to address claims fraud in India.
- **2025-09** — Pinnacol Assurance announced use of Clearspeed to improve communication and recovery workflows for injured workers.
- **2026-01** — Allianz UK described Clearspeed as embedded in its claims process while discussing its broader fraud-prevention program.

## Links

- Website: https://www.clearspeed.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clearspeed-corp/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ClearspeedCorp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@clearspeed6772

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/clearspeed
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-08-19