SoapBox Labs raises €2.1m for speech recognition platform

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SoapBox Labs, the Dublin start-up developing speech technology for young children, has secured €2.1 million in funding. It comes ahead of plans to extend the speech recognition platform it has created.

The funding includes a €1.5 million grant secured under the European Commission’s €80 billion Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The other €600,000 came from private sources.

“This funding is huge for us because it helps to elevate our position and validates ...