Who founded Yobe, Inc.?

Yobe, Inc. was founded by Hamid Nawab, Ken Sutton, S. Hamid Nawab.

Who are Yobe, Inc.'s investors?

Yobe, Inc.'s investors include MaC Venture Capital, Commonwealth Venture Management Corp..

How much funding has Yobe, Inc. raised?

Yobe, Inc. has disclosed $8.2M raised across 4 rounds.

Where is Yobe, Inc. headquartered?

Yobe, Inc. is headquartered in Boston, US.

Yobe, Inc.

Boston, US · 2 known investors

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Yobe Inc. develops voice intelligence software that extracts and analyzes biometric and acoustic data from voice signals for speaker identification and personalization, particularly in noisy environments with background noise and overlapping speech.

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Founders & leadership

Hamid Nawab Co-Founder & Chief ScientistHamid Nawab is a researcher and engineer with expertise in signal processing and acoustic analysis who co-founded Yobe Inc. in 2014 to develop voice AI technologies for noisy environments. His background spans academic work in time-frequency analysis of speech and EMG signal decomposition, as well as commercial application of signal-grounded machine learning.

Ken Sutton President & CEO (Co-Founder)Ken Sutton is President and CEO of Yobe Inc., which develops voice intelligence software for speaker identification and personalization in enterprise environments. He holds patents in voice biometrics and speaker identification, and has worked across aviation, defense, healthcare, automotive, manufacturing, and financial services sectors.

S. Hamid Nawab Chief Scientist/Technology Advisor (Co-Founder)S. Hamid Nawab is a signal processing researcher and educator with expertise in audio and biomedical signal analysis, including time-frequency analysis of speech and EMG signal decomposition. He co-founded Yobe Inc. in 2014 to develop voice AI technologies for challenging acoustic environments.

Board

Marlon Nichols Board directorInvestor at MaC Venture Capital

Daren GillBoard director

Investors · 2

MaC Venture Capitallisted by MaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $1M – $4M

How we know: MaC Venture Capital's portfolio page · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us

Commonwealth Venture Management Corp.inferredWoburn · $2M – $8Mvia Elliot Katzman · board

How we know: board seat on SEC Form D · Not right? Tell us

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$8.2M disclosed across 4 rounds · 2018–2024

▶$350KraisedJul 2024 · 1 investors · Other

Rule 506(b)

Officers, directors & promoters on the filing

Kenneth M. SuttonExecutive Officer, Director
Daren GillDirector
Marlon NicholsDirector
Hamid NawabExecutive Officer, Director

Offering amount: $350K
Amount sold: $350K
First sale: Jun 2024
Incorporated: Corporation, New York
Federal exemptions: 06b

Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

▶$3.6MraisedNov 2022 · 5 investors · Other

Rule 506(b)

Officers, directors & promoters on the filing

Kenneth M. SuttonExecutive Officer, Director
Hamid NawabExecutive Officer, Director
Marlon NicholsDirector
Daren GillDirector

Offering amount: $3.6M
Amount sold: $3.6M
First sale: Oct 2022
Incorporated: Corporation, New York
Federal exemptions: 06b

Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

▶$1.6MraisedJun 2021 · 2 investors · Other

Rule 506(b)

Officers, directors & promoters on the filing

Kenneth M. SuttonExecutive Officer, Director
James KenefickDirector
Elliot KatzmanDirector
Marlon NicholsDirector
Hamid NawabDirector

Offering amount: $2M
Amount sold: $1.6M
First sale: Jun 2021
Incorporated: Corporation, New York
Federal exemptions: 06b

Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

▶$2.6MraisedMay 2018 · 3 investors · Other

Rule 506(b)

Officers, directors & promoters on the filing

Hamid NawabDirector
Kenneth M. SuttonExecutive Officer, Director
James KenefickDirector

Offering amount: $2.6M
Amount sold: $2.6M
First sale: Apr 2018
Incorporated: Corporation, New York
Federal exemptions: 06b

Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

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

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Yobe, Inc. went on to found or lead other companies.

Marlon NicholsDirectorFounded MaC Venture Capital Zenon OlbrysEarly Investor, Consultant and Advisor to CEOFounded Microf

Non-dilutive funding · 1 SBIR/STTR award

Federal grants — no equity taken

Agency	Phase	Year	Amount
National Science Foundation	Phase I	2017	$224.6K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

Frequently asked questions

What does Yobe, Inc. do?: Yobe Inc. develops voice intelligence software that extracts and analyzes biometric and acoustic data from voice signals for speaker identification and personalization, particularly in noisy environments with background noise and overlapping speech.
Who founded Yobe, Inc.?: Yobe, Inc. was founded by Hamid Nawab, Ken Sutton, S. Hamid Nawab.
Who are Yobe, Inc.'s investors?: Yobe, Inc.'s investors include MaC Venture Capital, Commonwealth Venture Management Corp..
How much funding has Yobe, Inc. raised?: Yobe, Inc. has disclosed $8.2M raised across 4 rounds.
Where is Yobe, Inc. headquartered?: Yobe, Inc. is headquartered in Boston, US.