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Sanas

Stanford, US · Founded 2020 · 19 known investors

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Sanas builds real-time Speech AI technology that removes communication barriers caused by accents, languages, background noise, and audio quality issues. The platform serves contact center agents and enterprises to ensure clear understanding across diverse conversations.

Also known as Sanas

Founders & leadership

Sanas was founded in 2020 by Shawn Zhang, Max Serebryakov, Andrés Pérez Soderi, and Sharath Keshava Narayana.

SZShawn Zhang
Shawn ZhangFounderFounder at SANAS Real-time speech-to-speech AI technology
MSMax Serebryakov
Max SerebryakovFounderFounder at SANAS Real-time speech-to-speech AI technology
APAndrés Pérez Soderi
Andrés Pérez SoderiFounderGeneral Partner at Carya Venture Partners
SKSharath Keshava Narayana
Sharath Keshava NarayanaFounderSharath Keshava Narayana is CEO and co-founder of Sanas, which develops real-time speech AI to reduce communication barriers from accents, languages, and audio quality. He previously co-founded Observe.AI, which he left at its Series C round, and founded Carya Venture Partners, an early-stage investor in AI founders.
AP
Andres Perez SoderiFounder
MS
Maxim SerebryakovFounder

Investors · 19

Also in the syndicate · 1

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$115.9M disclosed across 3 of 4 rounds · 2022–2025

▶$14.7MraisedMar 2023 · 11 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Sharath Keshava NarayanaExecutive Officer, Director
  • Shawn ZhangExecutive Officer, Director
  • Ram GuptaDirector
  • David GreenbaumDirector
  • Ganesh BellDirector
  • Maxim SerebryakovExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$25M
Amount sold
$14.7M
Minimum investment
$1
First sale
Mar 2023
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2020
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$36.1MraisedMar 2022 · 36 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Andres Perez SoderiExecutive Officer, Director
  • Shawn ZhangExecutive Officer
  • Maxim SerebryakovExecutive Officer, Director
  • Sharath Keshava NarayanaExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$36.3M
Amount sold
$36.1M
Minimum investment
$1
First sale
Mar 2022
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2020
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Sanas develops a real-time speech AI platform positioned as a "speech layer" for voice conversations between people and between people and systems. Its product set spans four core capabilities: accent translation, which modulates a speaker's accent in real time while preserving their voice and emotional expression; language translation, covering 25+ languages in real time while retaining voice, tone and intent; speech enhancement, which converts low-quality or noisy audio into clearer, more natural-sounding speech in real time; and speech intelligence, which analyzes conversations in real time to produce insights without sensitive data leaving the device.

Alongside these capabilities, Sanas offers a developer platform aimed at teams building real-time speech experiences and agentic AI applications. The company markets the technology as enhancing rather than replacing human agents, and frames its mission as removing communication barriers worldwide.

Business model

Sanas sells its real-time speech AI capabilities to enterprises, with a self-serve entry point via free trial and a sales-led motion through demo requests; it also exposes a developer platform for teams embedding real-time speech and agentic AI features.

Traction

Publicly referenced customers and partners include Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Telarus and Mavenir; the platform supports real-time translation in more than 25 languages and the company publishes customer and agent stories plus awards and recognition.

Latest developments

Sanas announced a partnership with telecom vendor Mavenir, under which Sanas Speech AI joined Mavenir's MAVCore portfolio, giving mobile operators a way to deliver voice AI natively from within their own core networks.

▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market

Market position

Positions itself as the real-time speech layer for enterprise voice communication, citing use by industry leaders including Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and channel partner Telarus, with an investor from Insight Partners describing its patented real-time accent translation and neural voice enhancement systems.

Technology

Real-time speech processing including patented real-time accent translation and neural network-based voice enhancement, real-time translation across 25+ languages with voice, tone and intent preservation, real-time audio enhancement, and on-device speech analytics that avoid transmitting sensitive data. The company states it does not monitor, record or store call data, and holds HITRUST, HIPAA, SOC 2, SOC 3, GDPR, ISO 27001 and PCI DSS certifications or compliance attestations.

Go-to-market

Direct enterprise sales supported by demo booking and free trials on its website, a partner program and partner network for strategic alignment, and channel/embedded distribution through telecom infrastructure partners such as Mavenir, whose MAVCore portfolio lets operators run Sanas voice AI inside their own mobile core network.

Enterprises and contact center operations in healthcare, financial services, retail, travel and telecommunications, plus telecom operators and developers building real-time voice and agentic AI products.

Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Languages supported for real-time translationJan 202525 languages

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

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Timeline · 1

launches, deals, and filings
Jan 2025
Sanas Speech AI joins Mavenir's MAVCore portfolio

Sanas partnered with telecom vendor Mavenir, adding its speech AI to Mavenir's MAVCore portfolio so operators can deliver voice AI natively from inside their own mobile core network.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

In the news

▸Research sources · 1

primary sources listed

1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Sanas do?
Sanas provides a real-time speech AI platform for accent translation, language translation, speech enhancement and speech intelligence.
Who founded Sanas?
Sanas was founded by Shawn Zhang, Max Serebryakov, Andrés Pérez Soderi, Sharath Keshava Narayana in 2020.
Who are Sanas's investors?
Sanas's investors include DN Capital, General Catalyst, Human Capital, Insight Partners, Quadrille Capital, Adapt Ventures, Advection Growth Capital, Assurant Ventures and 10 more.
How much funding has Sanas raised?
Sanas has disclosed $115.9M raised across 3 of its 4 known rounds.
Where is Sanas headquartered?
Sanas is headquartered in Stanford, US.