Yobe Inc.

Yobe is the engine behind the world’s most compelling voice experiences. We unlock the incredible potential of voice for innovative brands worldwide.

While voice is undoubtedly the universal interface of the future, it's missing a layer of intelligence that is necessary to build trust. For voice tech to become seamless and ubiquitous, it needs the ability to extract the nuances of our speech – our intentions, direction and distance, mood and emotions, and ultimately identity – in all sorts of acoustic environments, just like humans can. Yobe works flawlessly in the real world, where customer expectations are rightfully high, and getting it right is the ultimate feat of strength.

Our flagship product Yobe CAFE is an intelligent, conversational audio frontend that is purpose-built for dynamic signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) environments. No matter the scenario or surroundings, CAFE extracts clean, high-quality, and machine-recognizable voice data, including sophisticated linguistic patterns and biological markers.

CAFE requires no internet connection or cloud-based computing, and can operate on a variety of hardware platforms and operating environments. Yobe CAFE is powered by our core ADL (adaptive discriminate listening) technology which not only listens more accurately than anything else, it also preserves important voice metadata that drives new voice capabilities.

Leading brands and voice platforms rely on Yobe to harness the commercial potential of voice. From improving accuracy of wake words and commands to creating accurate voice-based profiles, we are the platform of choice for anyone building intelligent audio applications.

Yobe. Enabling voice that just works.

Yobe was founded in 2016 by Army veteran and serial entrepreneur Ken Sutton and Dr. Hamid Nawab, foremost PhD in signal processing and machine perception. Yobe is proudly based in Boston, Massachusetts.