Krisp’s Accent Location SDKs are available initially for Windows OS and will become available for browser applications via WASM JS later this year. AI Accent Localization dynamically adjusts contact center agents’ accent to the natively understood accent of the customer calling them. Krisp’s AI Accent Localization supports India and the Philippines, due to their predominantly US-based customer market. Agents and administrators can select one of five output voices for both male and female agents. Like all other Krisp technologies, AI Accent Localization processes voice exclusively on-device, minimizing latency and maximizing quality, while preserving privacy and security. 

“A number of our leading AI Noise Cancellation customers are already moving forward, integrating and testing Krisp’s AI Accent Localization SDKs,” said Robert Schoenfield, EVP of Licensing and Partnerships at Krisp. “We are thrilled to be diversifying our offerings and opening up our Early Access program to other CCaas providers as well.”

Krisp SDKs process more than 75 billion minutes of audio every month, supporting leading enterprise contact centers, BPOs and CCaaS platforms directly and through partnerships globally. 

AI Accent Localization revolutionizes customer service for companies by eliminating the need for resource and cognitive-intensive accent neutralization training and puts all call center agents on an equal playing field. This allows contact centers to rapidly scale operations from any location in the world by increasing access to a larger employable talent pool, while delivering consistent, superior service without additional resources.

Krisp Accent Localization supports a wide range of Indian and Filipino accent dialects, making it an ideal solution for BPOs with India and Philippine-based contact center operations. Soon to follow are accent localization packs for English-speaking Latin American, South African and other contact center agents.

About Krisp

Founded in 2017, Krisp pioneered the world’s first AI-powered Voice Productivity software. Krisp’s Voice AI technology enhances digital voice communication through audio cleansing, noise cancelation, accent localization, and call transcription and summarization. Offering full privacy, Krisp works on-device, across all audio hardware configurations and applications that support digital voice communication. Today, Krisp processes over 75 billion minutes of voice conversations every month, eliminating background noise, echoes, and voices in real-time, helping businesses harness the power of voice to unlock higher productivity and deliver better business outcomes. 

Learn more about Krisp’s SDK for developers.

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Krisp’s noise cancellation technology leverages advanced AI to eliminate background noise, ensuring that Zoho Voice users enjoy crystal-clear, uninterrupted conversations. This integration will be available for Zoho Voice users as an add-on for effective meetings and distraction-free calls.

Whether the agents are in a crowded office, coffee shop, or within the confines of their remote workspaces, this advanced noise cancellation and room echo elimination can seamlessly eliminate external disturbances, resulting in professional calls every time.

“Our integration with market leader Zoho Voice elevates the audio experience for their customers,” said Robert Schoenfield, Krisp EVP of Licensing and Partnerships. “They can comfortably communicate no matter their environment—especially important for customer-facing teams.”

About Zoho Voice

Zoho Voice is online telephony and contact center software that provides intuitive and insight-driven features designed for today’s hybrid workforce. It enables agents to work smarter, faster, and more collaboratively by leveraging seamless integrations with Zoho products CRM, Desk, Bigin, and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus to deliver optimal customer success.

Zoho Voice uses Zoho’s own cloud PBX (Private Branch Exchange) system at the backend to facilitate users to make and receive local and international calls in the number of their choice.

About Krisp

Founded in 2017, Krisp pioneered the world’s first AI-powered Voice Productivity software. Krisp’s Voice AI technology enhances digital voice communication through audio cleansing, noise cancelation, accent localization, and call transcription and summarization. Offering full privacy, Krisp works on-device, across all audio hardware configurations and applications that support digital voice communication. Today, Krisp processes over 75 billion minutes of voice conversations every month, eliminating background noise, echoes, and voices in real-time, helping businesses harness the power of voice to unlock higher productivity and deliver better business outcomes.

Learn more about Krisp’s SDK for developers. 

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“At Krisp, we believe in revolutionizing voice communication and through the AI Hub, we aim to empower Windows users to unlock the transformative power of Krisp’s Voice AI technology,” said Artavazd Minasyan, Co-Founder and President of Krisp. “Together, we enable unparalleled clarity and efficiency in every digital voice communication, empowering business and individual users alike to enhance their AI journey and achieve new levels of productivity.”

Microsoft Store on Windows AI Hub: A Storefront for Enhanced AI Experiences

AI Hub is a new curated section in the Microsoft Store on Windows to find the best AI experiences built by the developer community and Microsoft. It is a space where customers can learn how to start and expand their AI journey, inspiring them to use AI in everyday ways to boost productivity, spark creativity and so much more. The AI Hub’s mission perfectly aligns with Krisp’s vision to revolutionize voice communication.

Transform Conversations with Krisp’s Voice Productivity AI

Within the AI Hub, Krisp brings state-of-the-art Voice Productivity AI to the forefront. This cutting-edge technology is designed to address the common challenges associated with digital voice communication and elevate the quality of every conversation you have.

Unparalleled Voice Clarity: Krisp’s AI-powered noise cancellation algorithms are renowned for their ability to eliminate background noise, providing an uninterrupted and distraction-free audio experience. Whether you’re in a bustling office, a noisy coffee shop, or working remotely, Krisp ensures that your voice is clear and easily heard.

Boost Productivity and Accessibility: With Krisp’s Voice Productivity AI, improve your productivity by enhancing your ability to communicate effectively. The technology intelligently filters out not only background noise but also echo and reverberation, enabling seamless and uninterrupted conversations.

With Krisp’s AI Meeting Assistant, users can transcribe digital voice calls and then summarize them leveraging ChatGPT, all on-device—without the latency of the cloud or security risks associated with cloud computing.  

Additionally, Krisp supports accessibility by enabling individuals with hearing impairments to communicate effortlessly.

Gain Insights with Analytics: Krisp’s Voice Productivity AI doesn’t stop at improving the quality of conversations—it goes a step further by providing you with valuable insights. Leverage the analytics capabilities of Krisp to gain a deeper understanding of your communication patterns, track your speaking habits, and identify areas for improvement. This data-driven approach empowers you to optimize your communication skills and achieve greater efficiency.

“Krisp goes beyond improving conversation quality,” said Minasyan. “Our analytics capabilities provide valuable insights, allowing users to gain a deeper understanding of their communication patterns, track speaking habits, and identify areas for improvement. This data-driven approach empowers individuals and businesses to optimize their communication skills and achieve greater efficiency.”

Unleash Enhanced Productivity with Krisp + Microsoft

Windows users can directly access Krisp’s Voice AI to evolve their AI journey, and gain easy access to the transformative power of Krisp’s technology. This collaboration aims to empower business and individual users alike, enabling them to achieve unparalleled clarity and efficiency in every digital voice communication.

“Through the AI Hub, we empower Windows users to unlock the transformative power of Krisp’s Voice AI technology, providing unparalleled clarity and efficiency in every digital voice communication, and empowering business and individual users alike to enhance their AI journey and achieve new levels of productivity.”

About Krisp

Founded in 2017, Krisp pioneered the world’s first AI-powered Voice Productivity software. Krisp’s Voice AI technology enhances digital voice communication through audio cleansing, noise cancelation, accent localization, and call transcription and summarization. Offering full privacy, Krisp works on-device, across all audio hardware configurations and applications that support digital voice communication. Today, Krisp processes over 75 billion minutes of voice conversations every month, eliminating background noise, echoes, and voices in real-time, helping businesses harness the power of voice to unlock higher productivity and deliver better business outcomes. 

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Berkeley, California, August 22, 2022 – Today, global software company Krisp announced a new partnership with Twilio (Inc.). The new integration partnership will allow Twilio Video customers to achieve high-quality audio when building video experiences through Twilio Video. With Krisp’s background noise cancellation capabilities, environmental distractions are no longer a concern for developers building video applications using Twilio Video. Krisp will help Twilio Video customers create an exceptional audio experience, enhancing the video solution they are building through Twilio Video. 

“Krisp is a natural technology fit within Twilio’s solutions. Twilio customers will now have advanced voice and audio quality with their market-leading Twilio Video for both desktop and mobile devices.” Robert Schoenfield

Krisp’s technology helps create a distraction-free virtual environment even if your call participants have noisy physical work environments thanks to bi-directional noise cancellation.  In a study with over 400 participants, 78% of respondents agreed that background noise from people on the other end of the call distracts them from the conversation taking place in their online meeting. By bringing Krisp to Twilio Video, developers now have the capability to build and launch video solutions for a post-Covid world where remote and hybrid interactions have changed the expectations of virtual communications platforms. 

We are thrilled to partner with the Krisp team, who are leading the way in AI-based noise cancellation technology. Together we can provide exceptional audio quality to the billions of conversations on the Twilio Video platform, allowing customers to build engaging and personalized virtual experiences across telehealth, education, remote work, and more. – Gaurav Agarwal, GM at Twilio 

Read more on Twilio blog

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New this year, the category honors excellence in the design and functionality of apps that demonstrate the most innovative use of AI and/or machine learning.

While Krisp is a simple solution that works on every single device, there is a great deal of innovative and complex technology–as well as a large team of engineering gurus–behind the solution.

Krisp creates an additional AI-based layer between the physical microphone/speaker and the communication solution you are using. To remove the noise coming from other participants to you, the audio is received from the communication solution, processed on your device to remove noise by the Krisp Speaker, and then transmitted to your physical speakers.

To remove the noise traveling from you to other participants, the audio is received from your physical microphone, processed on your device to remove noise by the Krisp Microphone, and then transmitted to the communication solution.

Krisp uses a specially designed Deep Neural Network (DNN) to separate human voice from background noise in real-time. The DNN is collectively trained on more than 10,000 hours of human voice and background noises, and achieves an unprecedented level of quality.

For Voice Cancellation, Krisp analyzes your voice to start removing significantly different voices of other people from your audio stream. While it is quite challenging to construct an outbound model used to clean the noise, as well as the human voices that differ from the main speaker’s voice, Krisp has solved this problem. 

Our current solution is based on the principle of dividing all human voices into categories. This division entails the use of an unsupervised clustering algorithm, which splits the set of human voices based on 256-dimensional feature vectors.

Using AI Technology

Since the company’s development in 2017, the talented team at Krisp has been working diligently to develop technologies that solve important problems and help people in their daily lives. 

While we are optimistic about the incredible potential for AI and other advanced technologies to empower people and promote innovation, we also recognize that these same technologies can raise challenges that must be addressed clearly and thoughtfully. 

As a result, we have developed several important principles that outline our commitment to develop AI technology responsibly. These include:

• Acting in a socially beneficial manner
• Avoiding the creation and reinforcement of unfair biases
• Consistently building and testing for safety
• Being accountable to people
• Incorporating privacy design principles
• Upholding high standards of scientific excellence

Vote for Krisp!

As our global team of Krispions celebrates our nomination for the Webby Awards, we invite you to help us secure this win by participating in the voting process between now and Thursday, April 21 at 11:59 pm PDT. 

Show your support for Krisp by simply clicking on this link to vote. 

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1. Explore

Krisp is growing rapidly—and as you can imagine, the more our business grows, the more open positions there are to fill. That’s why we take the time to develop clear and detailed job descriptions for every role we’re hiring for. After all, this is key to finding the right talent just as much as it’s about helping you figure out what roles might be best suited for you.

In the “What You’ll Do” section of the job description, for example, you’ll get a good sense of what day-to-day life in that role will look like. Whereas in the “What Are We Looking For” section, you’ll see the required skills, experience, and qualifications for that role spelled out clearly. At the end of the day, we take the time to make our job descriptions as complete as possible to make it easier for you to research and identify which open jobs are truly a right fit for you.

Answers you may need

? What language is spoken at Krisp?

We’re a global company with employees in 10+ countries (and growing). To ensure that all Krispions can find common ground, we’ve established English as our company’s official language. New hires must have a solid grasp of it.

? Are all the requirements listed in the job description mandatory?

As a best practice, we mirror the requirements listed in the job description based on the actual demands of the job. If any skills, certifications, or qualifications are deemed “nice to have” for a specific role, we make sure to call those out accordingly.

? I don’t see many entry-level or internship positions. Why’s that?

At this critical, yet exciting stage in our company’s growth, we need to stay focused on hiring highly-qualified and experienced individuals who can hit the ground running and start making a valuable impact on our business from day one.

That being said, we are always on the lookout for fresh perspectives and regularly collaborate with educational institutions to find and recruit high-potential junior talent. Whenever we bring interns or entry-level talent on-board, we encourage current Krispions to play an active part in their experience as mentors. This is how we are helping to groom the next generation of talent.

? I don’t see a role that’s a fit for me. What do I do?

Due to Krisp’s rapid growth, new positions are being added almost daily. So if you don’t see the “right fit” today, it’s only a matter of time a new job opportunity opens up that matches your skills, expertise, interests, and aspirations perfectly. Be sure to visit our Careers page regularly.

2. Apply

Once you’ve found your future dream job at Krisp, all you have to do now is apply for it online via our website. We use the SmartRecruiters platform to manage all aspects of the application process. Similar to other platforms you may have used in the past, SmartRecruiters gives you the space to highlight all of your career experience and show us why you’d be a perfect fit for Krisp.

Pro-tip: We always love to know more about why a specific role piqued your interest and got you excited. Be sure to tell us why in the “Message to the Hiring Manager” section. It will help your application stand out.

Answers you may need

? Will my online application actually be reviewed?

Rest assured, we review every application that we receive—and will always send you updates regarding your application’s status. We promise to never leave you hanging.

It’s also important to note that we consider all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

? Can I apply for more than one job at Krisp?

Yes, you can apply to as many positions as you’d like. But please do your best to narrow down your search and only apply for the positions that you are truly qualified for.

? Can I re-apply for a job at Krisp?

Yes, you can re-apply for a job at Krisp. However, if you have already gone through the hiring process at Krisp for another role—but weren’t selected for the job—we recommend waiting at least six (6) months before applying for a different open position. This should give you ample time to address any feedback provided to you during the hiring process, so you can put your best foot forward the next time around.

? I’ve applied! How long does it take to hear back?

On average, it takes about 1-2 weeks to get a response from our team—but this may vary on a role-by-role basis. Some roles may take less time while others a little more. Whatever the case may be, you can track your application status in your SmartRecruiters account. And as mentioned above, we’ll always provide you with feedback regardless of our decision to move forward with your application in the hiring process or not.

3. Interview

Congrats! Making it to the interview stage means our team sees some real Krispion potential in you. So now’s your time to shine! Here’s what you should expect during the interview process.

While the number of people you meet with will vary based on the role you’ve applied for, you should expect to go through approximately 3-5 rounds of interviews.

This may seem like a lot at face value, but it’s actually a win-win situation. Why? First, it gives you an opportunity to meet with various team members—the people you’ll be working with—to ask questions about day-to-day life at Krisp, including our company’s culture. Second, it’s an opportunity to shine a spotlight on your strengths, expertise, interests, passions…and anything else that will make you stand out to our team.

By going through this process, you also have a chance to evaluate whether Krisp, as a future employer, is a good fit for you, too. We see the interview process as a two-way street. It’s an opportunity for us to get to know you as much as it’s a chance for you to get to know us.

Answers you may need

? I’ve been invited to interview! What should I expect? The first stage is typically a short introductory call with someone from our hiring team. The purpose of this call is for us to evaluate your experience—as it relates to the role you’ve applied for—and get a sense of the relevant work you’ve done in the past that will make you successful in your work at Krisp. It’s also an opportunity for you to ask any immediate questions on your mind.

FYI: Every open position is assigned to a dedicated member from our hiring team. This person will be your go-to resource throughout the entire interview process.

? Will the interviews be online or in-person? As a remote-first company, we are pros at using online conferencing apps. So don’t be surprised if the majority of the interview process (for most roles) is handled virtually. We’ll always send you an email invite beforehand so you know which online conferencing app you’ll be using.

? How can I prepare for the interview? For starters, do your homework. Research the company, understand the job description through and through, and prepare your questions in advance. Also, be sure to outline the key points that you want us to know about your experience, skills, and qualifications—that way, you can ensure that you didn’t forget to mention anything important.

Pro-tip: Just be yourself! We want to get to know you as you are.

? What to expect during a technical interview?

A technical interview is typically a panel interview conducted by a few team members. During this interview, we’ll assess your knowledge and technical skills and knowledge as it relates to the requirements for a specific job. For example, if you’re interviewing for a role within our Research organization, your mathematical and statistical skills will be put to the test. Whereas an interview for a role within our Creative department may consist of a portfolio review.

Long story short: Whatever role you’ve applied for, we’ll make sure that you’ve got the necessary skills and past experience to tackle the demands of the job from day one.

? What happens at the final interview stage?

The final stage in this process is a meeting with our People team. At this point, you will have demonstrated that you’ve got the right hard skills to do the job you’ve applied for. However, being a Krispion means more than just doing the job you’ve been hired for; it’s about being a member of the team and sharing our company’s values. So, during this meeting, we’ll take a moment to learn more about what excites and motivates you (personally), what you’re passionate about, and what professional career aspirations you have. The goal here is to assess whether you’ll be a strong cultural fit for our team, beyond your skills and experience alone.

4. Feedback

After each interview, you’ll receive candid feedback from the team that interviewed you—whether or not your application moves onto the next stage of the hiring process. This feedback may include suggestions for additional learning, courses, and certifications that you may be able to take in the near term to improve your hard and soft skills as well as make you a more competitive candidate in the market.

If you have any questions about the feedback provided by the interviewers, you are more than welcome to reach out to your dedicated hiring manager via email to get clarification.

FYI: We love feedback, too! We see Krisp’s hiring process as a two-way street. Feel free to share your thoughts during or after your interviews on how the process went as well as what we can do to make the experience even better for future candidates. We’re all ears!

5. Final Decision and Offer

If you’ve successfully made it through the entire interview process, the only thing left for us to do is to come together as a team to evaluate each candidate for any given position and then send out an offer to the person who we feel is best suited for the role—both in terms of previous hands-on experience and cultural fit. By laying out the requirements we expect candidates to possess clearly in every job description we write, we’ve been able to build fair, objective, and completely transparent evaluation criteria into the process from the very start.

Answers you may need

? When will I hear feedback after the final interview?

We do everything in our power to make the hiring process as fast and efficient as possible. However, sometimes it can take a bit longer if there are a number of candidates interviewing for the same role. Generally speaking, your dedicated hiring manager will get back to you within a week after your final interview to let you know what the team has decided—or provide updates and timing if the decision-making process is taking a tad longer than expected.

? What compensation and benefits I can expect?

We take pride in offering competitive compensation and benefits (based on global industry standards and best practices). The interview with the People team is where you will discuss compensation in more detail. We don’t recommend discussing that in your other interviews.

The compensation offered to you will take into account a number of factors, including your salary expectations, professional experience, skills and expertise, and other market benchmarks.

We also want Krispions to take ownership of the ground-breaking work we’re all doing together. As such, every package we offer will include stock options.

Finally, our extended benefits package includes perks like:

• Learning and development assistance
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible time-off
• Paid parental leave
• Gym reimbursement
• Referral bonus program
• Various remote work initiatives

To learn more about Krisp benefits, check out this article.

? Can I work remotely?

As a remote-first company, Krispions can work from any location that suits them best. But just because we’re remote-first doesn’t mean we’re remote-only. We have two modern office spaces in Yerevan, Armenia (where our company was founded), where you can book a seat and get access to unlimited supplies, snacks, and, most importantly, coffee!

Sounds exciting? It certainly does! Now that you know about how the hiring process at Krisp works, take a minute to check out our current openings to see if one opportunity could be your next career challenge!

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To get started, let’s talk about our amazing team. We’re a small (but fast-growing), nimble, and fully-remote team, in over nine countries around the world (yes, we’re hiring!), committed to transforming how people communicate digitally. We’ve always believed that conversations are better and more effective with clear audio and no background noise whatsoever. 

So we built a unique solution that can do this—and a lot more—better than anyone else in the industry. From a tech standpoint alone, this is really exciting stuff! Here’s why.

Krisp has developed the industry’s most advanced noise cancellation app in the market today. Built on proprietary deep neural networks and powered by advanced artificial intelligence, our bi-directional noise removal technology acts as a virtual filter enabling any microphone, wired or wireless headset, or speaker to eliminate unwanted background noise, remove acoustic and room echo, and even hone in on a single speaker’s voice. The end result is crystal clear audio, consistent HD voice quality, and fewer distractions on every call made. This is just one of many reasons why Krisp is the noise cancellation app of choice for millions users around the world every single day.

Because Krisp works seamlessly with all online conferencing apps and softphone solutions, it is a must-have for anyone working in remote work settings—whether at home, in coffee shops, or at the beach—call centers, open office environments, and coworking or shared workspaces.

Even industry experts far and wide have acknowledged just how amazing Krisp is. TIME Magazine called Krisp one of the ‘100 Best Inventions of 2020’ while Forbes recognized Krisp as both one of ’20 Rising Stars’ on its ‘Cloud 100 2020′ list and as an honoree on its ‘AI 50 2020: America’s Most Promising Artificial Intelligence Companies’ list. 

Gartner also named Krisp a ‘Cool Vendor in Digital Workplace Programs and Applications’ on its ‘Cool Vendor 2020’ list. And just this year, Krisp was named the Webby Awards ‘2021 People’s Voice Winner’ in the Productivity & Collaboration category.

Long story short: We’re doing some pretty amazing work over here! 

Our Mission

Our mission is to empower everyone to be an effective communicator. 

The growing trend towards remote work—even well before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold—has fundamentally transformed the way the world operates. More and more people today now spend a lot of their time, for work or otherwise, in online calls of some sort. 

On the one hand, being able to communicate digitally so easily has removed many of the roadblocks keeping people and teams from staying connected and getting work done. For many businesses, this has been a critical element for maintaining “business as usual” in spite of the last 18+ months being a far cry from that. 

But for all of the benefits of online communication, the sudden shift to remote work en masse during the pandemic exposed a number of technical challenges that people typically don’t encounter during in-person communications. Issues around connectivity and buffering, voice and video quality, appearance on camera, background noise, and other distractions—just to name a few—have become a source of endless frustration for pretty much everyone. 

Fortunately, challenges like this create space for new opportunities. As champions of remote work, the team at Krisp knew that these challenges didn’t have to be the status quo. So we set out on a bold mission to not only transform the infrastructure enabling people to communicate digitally but also to help them become better communicators along the way. 

In short, we are harnessing the full potential of AI-powered technologies to give people “superpowers” that enable them to communicate and express themselves in real-time more clearly, confidently, and effectively than ever before. 

That’s why we decided to create a product—much less an entire category—that never existed before. We built a super advanced AI layer, fueled by deep neural networks, that sits between users and the microphones, speakers, and (now) cameras on their devices. This layer removes bi-directional background noise and improves both audio and video quality to help people be more professional and polished during online calls. Whether you work from home, in a café, in an office, or even in a contact center, Krisp makes it easier for people to stay focused on their conversations and essentially forget about the other distractions swirling around them.

And because the Krisp app performs all audio processing natively on an individual user’s device, there’s zero risk of their audio ever being stored or processed in the cloud. Conversations remain private at all times. This is an incredibly big deal, especially knowing just how important issues around privacy and security are today.  

Our Values 

As a distributed and incredibly diverse team—spanning multiple cultures, languages, and time zones—we have always understood the challenge and importance of communicating clearly and confidently when working remotely. That’s why, from day one, our number one priority has always been to build innovative products, powered by advanced artificial intelligence (AI), that can fundamentally transform how people communicate in a rapidly evolving virtual world. 

Achieving this wouldn’t be possible if we didn’t live and breathe our values every day:

Be transparent 

Working towards a unified vision or the future requires utmost transparency, fairness, and equity at all times. The decisions we make as a company are only those that support the welfare of our team, our customers, our investors, and the broader communities we serve.

Get things done

Our team is hard at work building an entirely new category of innovative, intuitive, and incredibly useful communications solutions. We set goals, adapt as we go, and learn every step of the way—never letting any obstacles stop us from achieving our big, bold vision. 

Move fast

Staying competitive requires moving faster than the market. We believe in making incremental progress towards solving our customers’ problems—even those they never knew existed before—instead of spending time building perfect plans. We take an ‘iterate and learn’ approach until a problem is solved. And then move on quickly to the next challenge.

Exceed expectations

Simply being ‘good’ isn’t good enough for us. We aren’t satisfied unless every experience that people have with our brand or our products is absolutely magical. 

Speak up

Great ideas can come from anywhere and from anyone. That’s why we encourage our entire team to speak up, share their unique point of view, and challenge the room when there’s an opportunity to do something better. For us, the best ideas always win, hands down. 

Being candid

We can achieve so much more when we work together as a team. Our belief is that everyone at Krisp deserves to feel supported in their success at all times. But if any issues ever arise, we don’t let them fester. Instead, we talk about them openly and candidly, find a swift resolution, and then move on. There’s no place for drama when we’ve got ambitious goals to achieve. 

Working at Krisp 

Krisp is a remote-first company. This will always be a part of our DNA. 

Krispions can work from wherever they feel most comfortable. And although we have physical office space in our home base of Yerevan, Armenia, we’ve structured the way we work to make it easy to accomplish everything on our to-do lists from anywhere in the world. Distance should never get in the way of that. That’s why we’ve implemented an effective array of digital tools and solutions to streamline how we work and to make it feel as though we’re all working together in the same space, even if some of us are thousands of miles away from each other. 

And while we certainly love the work we do—and let’s be honest, that keeps us quite busy—there are a lot of other things that make working at Krisp really fun.

Working from the Forest 

Yes, you read that correctly. Every week Krispions in our Yerevan offices get together and work from the nearby forest. We provide everything our team needs to ensure optimal working conditions. But most importantly, this is a great opportunity to spend quality time with each other while soaking in sunshine and fresh air in a non-office environment. Truth be told, you never fully appreciate, until your first time working from the forest, just how much coffee breaks next to a campfire or after work BBQs can do wonders for productivity and general well-being!

Employee Recognition

Acknowledging our team members regularly for their achievements, whether big or small, is really important to us. In fact, it’s become a key driver for engagement and happiness.

We use apps like Lucky Carrot to boost employee engagement and build a culture of recognition by reinforcing our company’s values and helping Krispions to stay connected, support each other, and create a fun and friendly working environment. Team members can give out “carrots” as rewards when they see someone embodying our values in a big, beautiful way. These “carrots” can later be redeemed for food, shopping, events, and other fun activities.

#coffee and #lunch-pals on Slack 

Working remotely doesn’t mean anyone has to feel alone. In fact, we use Slack in very creative ways to support comradery and collaboration across our entire team.

For example, we use our #coffee channel to give our team a way to have virtual “water cooler conversations” or coffee breaks with each other while our #lunch-pals channel gives team members a fun way to organize group lunches together—both in the office and virtually. 

Annual Company Retreat

Once a year, our team members from all over the world come together in Yerevan to meet each other—sometimes for the first time in-person—and discuss lots of important work stuff. 

But don’t worry, these retreats aren’t all about business. We spend half of the time on team-building activities, so everyone can get to know each other better, in a fun and relaxed environment, before coming back together for the big team party at the end of the day. (If you haven’t ever been to Armenia, you should know that we know how to throw a really great party!)

We also use these retreats to share our culture and give Krispions from around the world a glimpse into what makes Yerevan such an incredible and dynamic place to live and work. So, when you join Krisp, expect to be invited on a sightseeing tour (or two) and also eat some really delicious food. Trust us, you’ll love it. 

Team Retreats

Seeing each other only once per year at our annual retreat isn’t always enough. That’s why we encourage teams to organize smaller, in-person get-togethers from time to time. For example, our Sales team usually meets once per quarter—”hosted” in a different team member’s city—to take care of business and have a little bit of fun, too. It’s a great way to keep the team spirit alive, while also giving the “host” a unique opportunity to share his or her roots. 

Krisp Benefits 

We believe in creating a positive work environment that motivates our team to do their best work. A big part of this is simply knowing that we’re working together to create extraordinary products that are changing—and will continue to change—people’s lives for the better. Part of this also involves creating the space for a healthy work-life balance. This is why we offer some truly competitive benefits to help sweeten the deal: 

• Stock Options
  Everyone at Krisp receives company stock options when joining the company.
• Learning and Development
  Maintaining a culture of constant learning and development is absolutely critical. All team members get access to a budget dedicated to future learning opportunities.
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  Employees and their families receive comprehensive health care benefits. 
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Parental Leave 
• Gym Reimbursement
  We want our team members to stay active and healthy. 
• Referral Bonus Program
  We love when Krispions recommend the best talent to join our team.  

Join Krisp

Now, here’s some more good news: We’re hiring! 

If you enjoy solving complex problems, live and breathe the world of tech, and naturally set high standards for everything you do, we’d love to see how you can help us create a world of clear and effective online communications without background noise or other distractions. 

Head on over to our Careers page today to see if any open roles catch your eye. 

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“We are thrilled to be a part of the 2020 Cool Vendors list by Gartner. We believe this recognition emphasizes the importance of our mission to empower business professionals to communicate with clarity and confidence,” said Davit Baghdasaryan, the CEO and Co-Founder at Krisp Technologies, Inc. “We are determined to continue our innovation in AI-driven communications  technologies to deliver a world-class product that will absolutely transform the effectiveness of business communications worldwide.”

Krisp Technologies, Inc. has pioneered AI-powered noise cancellation technology in the market. The essence of Krisp is muting background noise in both directions of a call in real time, enabling business professionals to communicate without distractions during online meetings, collaboration calls and customer engagements. Krisp secures customer privacy through providing its users with superior noise immunity and voice quality when using the noise cancelling product.

Gartner Disclaimer

“Gartner, Cool Vendors list in Digital Workplace Programs and Applications”, November, 2020.

Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. 

Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s Research & Advisory organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Krisp Technologies, Inc.

Krisp develops voice and audio technologies and applications to empower everyone to communicate with clarity and confidence. AI-powered Krisp is deployed across more than 100 million users and is the first and only noise cancellation application available that operates on laptops and desktops. Krisp works seamlessly across all network communications, conferencing apps, headphones and microphones. Krisp provides background noise muting for both outbound and inbound conversations in challenging conditions – home, call centers, shared workspaces, coffee shops and others to provide a consistent, high-quality user experience across all devices and environments.

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2020 has been quite a challenging and difficult year for all of us. With the rise of the pandemic, we’ve all been dealing with drastic changes in our personal and work life altogether. 

But this year also had some good events worth reflecting on. Let’s look back at what we’ve accomplished all together at Krisp and set the pace for the journey ahead, in hopes to have a brighter year. 

We Won Exciting Awards

Of course, with great achievements come great awards as well ? 

In the year 2020, together with our community, we were:

• Among America’s Most Promising artificial intelligence companies in Forbes’ AI 50
• Named as one of the Rising Stars as part of the Forbes’ Cloud 100 List 
• Named To TIME’s List Of The 100 Best Inventions Of 2020
• Among the Top Three of the 2020 Cool Vendors in Digital Workplace Programs and Applications by Gartner

We are honored and thankful to be recognized by Forbes, TIME and Gartner among other incredible and outstanding companies. There are more awards yet to come, and we are ought to celebrate together!

We Raised $5 million in Series A

Back in 2019, we launched our Krisp noise cancelling app as a full product, and we gradually started onboarding large companies and enterprises. With many businesses transitioning to the remote world, we were determined to help make the transition smoother for the teams ?.

All thanks to your support, we were able to expand our virtual presence, make our product better through your essential feedback. This allowed us to complete a Series A funding round by raising $5 million, gaining investment from Storm Ventures, Sierra Ventures, TechNexus and Hive Ventures. 

This is a big achievement for our entire community, and this wouldn’t have been possible without you. We will continue to grow to bring you even more sophisticated AI communication and audio technologies in the near future. 

Our Team Welcomed 56 New Krispions ?

What makes Krisp’s journey exciting is its wholesome and powerful community. Thanks to all of your support we were able to grow our team of strong Krispions and welcomed new talented professionals to help make Krisp better and more useful for you. 

Our team is determined to build a one of a kind technology that will allow everyone around the world to enjoy online communication to its full extent, with the confidence that they deserve. Now as a global team of 90 proud Krispions from different parts of the world, we will be working even harder to achieve our mission together!

What’s Gonna Happen in 2021? 

2020 was a rough year for all of us and the sudden shift to remote work brought a lot of challenging issues. We are proud to be a part of a solution and help people feel at least a little less stressed while communicating online. We were also able to welcome new Krispions, raise funds and fulfill our mission all thanks to your unity and support.

We are humbled to know that our efforts were recognized not only by our users but also industry-wide, so we will continue to innovate and deliver high quality products. 

For the new year, we will be focused on perfecting our AI application for desktop devices to ensure that you can confidently communicate as a business professional no matter where you are in the world. 

We are also taking a deep dive into transforming your speaking skills and online communication by building a user-friendly AI Communication Assistant. The essence behind this technology is to help you polish your speaking skills by analyzing your performance during online meetings and providing you real-time feedback on the spot. We’ll tell you more exciting things about this in the next year

We always hear you, and your feedback is what makes our product worthwhile, so stay tuned for new exciting features coming your way very soon! 

Until then thank you all, and stay safe!

Krisp Team

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And we are thrilled to share that Krisp has been named as one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2020! It has been recognized on this list in the Artificial Intelligence category.

To compile the list, TIME has solicited nominations both from its editors and correspondents around the world and through an online application process. It then evaluated them on factors including originality, effectiveness, ambition and impact. The result: 100 groundbreaking inventions that are changing the way we live, work, play and think about what’s possible — everything from a smarter beehive to a greener tube of toothpaste to the technology that could catalyze a COVID-19 vaccine.

TIME mentions several key features that make Krisp stand out, such as its innovative noise cancelling technology and ability to work with various conferencing apps:

“As millions adjust to remote work, unwanted background noises—yelling kids, roaring lawn mowers, barking dogs—have become the scourge of online meetings. Think of Krisp as your mute button for all that. The noise-­canceling app, which costs $5 a month if you pay annually and is compatible with any video conferencing software, uses machine learning to differentiate between your voice and background sounds, filtering out unwanted noises so your colleagues only hear you.”

We are honored to be selected by TIME as one of the Best Inventions of 2020! This recognition highlights Krisp’s essential role in empowering people to be more productive and communicate with clarity anytime and from anywhere.

See the full list here: time.com/best-inventions-2020

See the international cover of TIME featuring the 100 Best Inventions of 2020 here: bit.ly/3lJM8ss 

If you haven’t yet discovered Krisp, sign up today and see for yourself why it made the TIME’s list. It comes with 120 minutes of free noise cancellation per week. To enjoy unlimited noise cancellation during all of your calls, consider upgrading to Krisp Pro. 

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