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Amelia

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Enterprise conversational AI agent platform, now a product line inside SoundHound AI after its 2024 acquisition.

Losing its protection
Assessed 22 July 2026 · Evidence as of 22 July 2026
The structural protection is eroding.
On the recordSince 22 July 2026 · Checkable from mid-2026 · Every call on the record Checkpoint: SoundHound's target for over 75% of Amelia customers migrated to Agentic AI v7.3
The call

Amelia's fate now rides on SoundHound's stock, litigation, and a migration deadline it already missed once, not on Amelia's own product strength.

Amelia makes AI software that helps companies answer customer questions and handle support tickets automatically. It is becoming easier to replace because big tech companies like Microsoft, Google, and Salesforce have built similar tools into their own products, and new AI models from OpenAI and Google can do Amelia's job without specialized training. The parent company SoundHound is rebuilding Amelia's technology from scratch and dealing with legal problems and staff departures, which means Amelia's fate depends on whether customers stay with it during the transition and whether SoundHound itself survives the next few years.

Why
01
AI pressure: General-purpose LLM agents from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. Frontier models now handle contact-center Q&A and IT ticket triage natively, collapsing the value of Amelia's old NLU stack. Could AI do the core job? Yes, likely.
02
Bigger players: Microsoft Copilot Studio, Salesforce Agentforce, Google Vertex, AWS Bedrock Agents. Giants bundle agent-building tools into platforms enterprises already buy, undercutting Amelia on price and integration. Could a giant copy it? Yes, easily.
03
What protects it. Existing enterprise contracts and workflow integrations that make ripping out Amelia costly, at least until migration finishes.
What would change this call
SoundHound reports whether >75% of Amelia customers migrated to v7.3 by mid-2026. Missing the target would show the Amelia customer book is leaking under its own parent.
Whether SoundHound quarterly reports ever re-disclose Amelia-specific revenue. Continued silence on Amelia revenue would signal it is being absorbed or eroding unnoticed.
Outcome of the LivePerson acquisition integration and the pending securities litigation. Failed integration or unresolved litigation would show parent-level distraction hurting Amelia's product roadmap.
Key numbers
  • SoundHound paid ~$80M for Amelia after it raised $189M+ (Aug 2024)
  • SoundHound FY2025 revenue $169M, up 99% YoY (Feb 2026)
  • SOUN stock down 37% year to date (Jul 2026)
Named risks
  • Amelia customer migration to Agentic AI v7.3 delayed, missing >75% target by mid-2026. Severity: high
  • Securities class action against SoundHound tied partly to Amelia acquisition accounting survived partial dismissal on 2026-05-29. Severity: high
  • No separately reported Amelia revenue since 2024 acquisition obscures true product traction. Severity: medium
  • CFO departure April 2026 and leadership turnover could affect integration execution. Severity: medium
  • Legacy NLU stack being repeatedly re-platformed by parent signals technology is not durable against LLM-native rivals. Severity: high
Rivals, as read in July 2026
RivalDirectionEvidence
NICE Cognigylosing toNICE paid ~$955M for Cognigy in Sept 2025, about 12x SoundHound's $80M price for Amelia
Kore.aicontestingKore.ai claims 400+ Fortune 2000 customers as independent rival in conversational AI (vendor-claimed)
Microsoft Copilot Studio, Google Vertex/Dialogflow, AWS Lex/Bedrock, Salesforce Agentforcegaining onGeneral-purpose LLM agent platforms increasingly cover contact-center and IT service-desk workflows Amelia targets
IBM watsonx Assistant/OrchestratecontestingDeep enterprise and regulated-industry integration positions IBM as parallel incumbent competitor
Questions people ask
Is Amelia still an independent company?
No. Amelia was acquired by SoundHound AI (Nasdaq: SOUN) in August 2024 for roughly 80 to 85 million dollars in cash and equity, after Amelia had raised over 189 million dollars. It now operates as the Amelia Platform, a product line inside SoundHound, not a standalone company.
Is Amelia (SoundHound) profitable?
Amelia's parent SoundHound AI reported FY2025 revenue of 169 million dollars, up 99% year over year, with FY2026 guidance of 225 to 260 million dollars as of February 25, 2026. SoundHound's stock was down 37% year to date and 68% below 2024 highs as of July 14, 2026, reflecting investor skepticism despite growth.
Could AI replace Amelia's technology?
Amelia's own parent is actively re-platforming it: Amelia 7.0 launched May 2025, a v7.3 Agentic AI migration targeted over 75% of customers by mid-2026, and a new OASYS orchestration layer launched May 2026, signaling the original NLU stack is being superseded from within, not just by outside LLM competitors.
Who is Amelia's biggest competitor?
NICE Cognigy is the most visible rival after NICE acquired Cognigy for approximately 955 million dollars in September 2025, about 12 times what SoundHound paid for Amelia in 2024. Kore.ai, IBM watsonx, and general-purpose LLM agents from Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI also compete directly.
Who owns Amelia AI now?
Amelia is wholly owned by SoundHound AI, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOUN), which acquired it in August 2024 for roughly 80 to 85 million dollars in cash and equity and assumed its debt, after Amelia had previously raised at least 189 million dollars from investors including BuildGroup and Monroe Capital.
What happened to Amelia after the SoundHound acquisition?
Amelia was folded into SoundHound's product lineup, its revenue is no longer separately reported, and its customers are being migrated to a newer Agentic AI v7.3 platform with a target of over 75% migration by mid-2026, a target SoundHound disclosed delays on during its Q4 2025 earnings call on February 28, 2026.
Timeline
  • 2026-07-21SoundHound (including Amelia Platform) named Leader in Gartner 2026 Magic Quadrant for Conversational AI
  • 2026-07-14SOUN stock down 37% YTD 2026 and 68% below 2024 highs
  • 2026-06-24SoundHound launches OASYS self-learning orchestrated agentic AI platform
  • 2026-05-29Judge allows part of securities class action vs SoundHound to survive dismissal motion
  • 2026-04-20SoundHound announces pending stock-for-stock acquisition of LivePerson
  • 2026-03-18SoundHound CFO Nitesh Sharan departs; James Hom named interim CFO
  • 2026-02-28SoundHound discloses Amelia customer migration delays to Agentic AI v7.3
  • 2026-02-25SoundHound reports FY2025 revenue of $169M, up 99% YoY; issues FY2026 guidance $225 to 260M
  • 2025-09NICE completes acquisition of Cognigy for approximately $955M; SoundHound completes Interactions LLC acquisition
  • 2025-05-08SoundHound launches Amelia 7.0 with voice-enabled Agentic AI
  • 2024-08-08SoundHound AI acquires Amelia for approximately $80 to 85M in cash and equity
  • 2023-03-07Amelia raises $175M strategic investment from BuildGroup and Monroe Capital
Revision history
22 July 2026
First assessed. Losing its protection. The text above is fixed as of this date and is not edited afterwards.
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