# Speechify

> Speechify is the world's largest text-to-speech platform, turning any text - PDFs, books, emails, Google Docs, web pages - into natural-sounding audio. Founded by dyslexic Brown University student Cliff Weitzman and his brother Tyler, the company grew from a personal reading aid into an AI voice empire spanning consumer apps, a voice cloning and dubbing studio for creators, and a text-to-speech API for developers. It serves 50+ million users across mobile, Chrome extension, and desktop, offers hundreds of voices in 50+ languages, and won the 2025 Apple Design Award for Inclusivity.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, USA
- **Founders:** Cliff Weitzman (Founder & CEO), Tyler Weitzman (Co-Founder, President & Head of AI)
- **Team size:** ~180-200 employees, including a large software engineering team (offices/team presence in New York and Kyiv, Ukraine)
- **Products:** Speechify Text to Speech App, Chrome / Browser Extension, Speechify Studio, Text to Speech API, Voice AI Assistant
- **Notable:** Won the 2025 Apple Design Award for Inclusivity (WWDC 2025)., Grew to 50+ million users across mobile, browser, and desktop., Founder Cliff Weitzman named to Forbes 30 Under 30 (2017).

## Products & services

- **Speechify Text to Speech App** — Consumer mobile (iOS/Android) and desktop app that reads PDFs, books, articles, emails and documents aloud, with OCR scan-and-listen, speed control, and text highlighting.
- **Chrome / Browser Extension** — Reads web pages, Google Docs, and emails aloud directly in the browser with a single click.
- **Speechify Studio** — Voice over, voice cloning, and automated dubbing studio for creators and businesses to produce audio content and localize videos.
- **Text to Speech API** — Developer API that gives products access to Speechify's AI voices and multilingual speech synthesis.
- **Voice AI Assistant** — Launched on iOS in January 2026; adds AI web search, podcast creation, and voice-driven 'agentic' workflows on top of core reading.

## Achievements

- Won the 2025 Apple Design Award for Inclusivity (WWDC 2025).
- Grew to 50+ million users across mobile, browser, and desktop.
- Founder Cliff Weitzman named to Forbes 30 Under 30 (2017).
- Offers hundreds of AI voices across 50+ languages, including celebrity voices such as Snoop Dogg and Gwyneth Paltrow.
- Recognized as the largest provider of Speech AI by user base.
- Cited in research showing improved reading comprehension for dyslexic students.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Launched the Voice AI Assistant on iOS, expanding beyond the Chrome extension toward 'agentic voice workflows' (AI that can make calls and follow up automatically).
- **2025-10** — Reported to have raised a ~$768K seed round from G9 Ventures and Whalebone Ventures.
- **2025-06** — Won the 2025 Apple Design Award for Inclusivity at WWDC.

## Links

- Website: https://speechify.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/speechifyinc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/speechify_tts
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Speechify
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speechify/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@speechify

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Last updated: 2026-07-02