WellSaid Appoints CFO Benjamin Dorr as Chief Executive Officer
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- WellSaid, the industry's most trusted AI voice platform for businesses, today announced the appointment of Benjamin Dorr as Chief Executive Officer. Dorr, previously WellSaid's Chief Financial Officer, is taking on the leadership role to help the company drive further growth in enterprise solutions for WellSaid Studio and expand the potential of AI voice through the official rollout of its highly anticipated ' Caruso ' foundational model. With Caruso, WellSaid will deliver the highest quality-to-cost ratio in the Text-to-Speech industry.
'Ben's proven expertise in leading growth-stage companies will be invaluable as we continue to scale and advance our AI voice capabilities for enterprise customers,' said Matt Hocking, founder and Executive Chairman at WellSaid. 'During his tenure as CFO, he demonstrated his strong operational sense and ability to partner cross-functionally to drive our strategy. As he steps into the role of CEO to help take the company to the next level, we have no doubt that Ben's impressive track record will play an essential role in WellSaid's long-term success, especially as we prepare to deliver our highest quality model yet.'
Dorr brings over 20 years of executive leadership experience operating and investing in high-growth companies. Prior to joining WellSaid, Dorr was the Chief Operating Officer of Cordial, an enterprise cross-channel marketing platform and two-time Deloitte Fast 500 selection, where he delivered a 10-fold increase in annual recurring revenue and orchestrated more than $80 million in equity and debt financing to drive expansion. He also held executive roles at Rhythm NewMedia, Rustic Pathways, Counsyl, and Valassis, where he helped quadruple digital revenue through acquisition. Dorr started his career at Citi, Morgan Stanley, and The Carlyle Group, and received his bachelor's degree from Harvard in computer science and public policy.
'I've spent my time at WellSaid learning the ins and outs of our business,' said Dorr. 'WellSaid is not only driving unprecedented innovation in AI voiceover technology, with AI voices that achieve human parity and commercial quality, but we're also setting a new industry standard for responsible and ethical AI practices. My career and education have been shaped by looking at the cross-section of technology and ethics, and as CEO, I look forward to leading the company through this next chapter of growth.'
WellSaid's enterprise AI voice platform enables users to create natural sounding voiceovers in seconds for corporate training, advertising and marketing, product and customer education, and more. Unlike competitors, WellSaid's closed-source platform uses exclusive voice data from professional voice actors who have all consented and are compensated for their work. This approach ensures WellSaid customers have commercial usage rights for any voice content they create on the WellSaid platform. WellSaid is trusted by over 50 percent of the Fortune 500, including LinkedIn, T-Mobile, ServiceNow, Accenture, and more.
About WellSaid
WellSaid is an advanced AI voice platform. The company's Text-to-Speech (TTS) technology leverages proprietary AI models, which are trained on exclusive and licensed voice data, to generate natural sounding voice overs. WellSaid's TTS system can produce unique dialects, accents, and languages to optimize audio content creation for corporate training, advertising, products, experiences, video production, publishing, audiobooks, and more. Built with ethics at its core, WellSaid's responsible AI platform is trusted by 50 percent of leading Fortune 500 brands including LinkedIn, T-Mobile, ServiceNow, and Accenture. For more information, visit wellsaid.io.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Business Wire
26 minutes ago
- Business Wire
Enlaps Launches Tikee mini+
GRENOBLE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Enlaps, the leader in long term project monitoring solutions introduces today Tikee mini+ with brand new features that makes a more powerful timelapse camera with extended capabilities. Following the massive adoption of Tikee mini we have decided to improve drastically the capture experience with Tikee mini+ by offering 6 major new features representing a major breakthrough in project monitoring Share « Following the massive adoption of Tikee mini we have decided to improve drastically the capture experience with Tikee mini+ by offering 6 major new features representing a major breakthrough in project monitoring » said Antoine Auberton-Hervé Co-founder CEO of Enlaps. New Features Include: True View: allow the possibility to choose between the original view 120° super-wide fisheye, 110° view wide angle without distortion, 90° view a higher frame to focus attention on what matters most. Live Preview: Adjust framing directly via the Tikee Remote mobile app to ensure optimal shooting conditions. Low Light Mode: Automatically improves image quality at sunrise or in dim environments, delivering sharp, clean visuals. White Balance Lock: Ensures color consistency across captures, ideal for indoor settings, scientific research, and phenology. Adaptive Interval: Automatically sets the optimal capture frequency to extend battery life and simplify long-term shoots. Rotation Settings: Switch easily between portrait and landscape modes, with no mounting limitations, great for vertical projects and social media formats. Tikee mini+ retains the same ultra-compact design, suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, and supports 4G/LTE and WiFi connectivity. As part of the Enlaps ecosystem, Tikee mini+ is compatible with the myTikee cloud platform, offering immersive content creation and advanced data analysis. Pricing and Availability Tikee mini+ is available today at an unchanged price of 799€/999$ excluding tax. About Enlaps Enlaps designs integrated solutions for small-scale to large-scale site monitoring based on the self-autonomous timelapse camera Tikee (for Timekeeper) connected to a SaaS platform called myTikee in order to provide quality and informative content to companies and professional photographers in the construction, events, smart cities, agriculture, research and tourism sectors.
Business Wire
26 minutes ago
- Business Wire
Zip Unveils Suite of 50 AI Agents to Automate High-Impact Tasks Across Finance, Legal, Procurement, IT, and Security
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zip, the AI platform for procurement, today unveiled a groundbreaking suite of 50 purpose-built AI agents at its inaugural Zip AI Summit in Brooklyn, New York. Leveraging Zip's agentic AI suite for procurement, companies can now eliminate millions of hours of manual, tedious work currently plaguing every department across the enterprise – from tariff assessments to contract reviews, compliance checks, and more. With this launch, Zip introduces agentic procurement orchestration, a breakthrough new category that automates the entire purchasing process, giving the world's largest organizations a competitive edge in an increasingly volatile and resource-tight global market. 'Zip's approach to agentic AI is going to make global companies more secure, save them millions of hours of laborious work, and generate billions in hard-dollar savings,' said Rujul Zaparde, Co-Founder and CEO of Zip. Procurement represents the second-largest spend category after payroll, yet remarkably few organizations have successfully applied AI, leaving trillions of dollars managed through manual, error-prone processes. Zip, which became the first procurement platform to introduce generative AI features back in 2023, has already helped hundreds of global companies streamline purchasing – delivering over 4.6 million actionable AI insights and saving customers billions. Today's launch represents a fundamental leap forward as Zip moves beyond AI-assisted workflows to deploying intelligent agents that autonomously complete entire tasks on their own. 'Today Zip is cutting through the agentic AI hype with AI agents that actually work,' said Rujul Zaparde, Co-Founder and CEO of Zip. 'Not vague chatbots. Not generic assistants. Real, specialized AI agents that do one job and do it perfectly. Zip's approach to agentic AI is going to make global companies more secure, save them millions of hours of laborious work, and generate billions in hard-dollar savings.' OpenAI, Canva, Wiz, and Webflow are among the first companies to leverage Zip's groundbreaking AI agents. These and other long-time Zip customers have collaborated closely within the Zip AI Lab – launched during the company's landmark Series D funding round – flagging pain points across the purchasing lifecycle that the platform now addresses autonomously. 'We've worked closely with the Zip team to power their agentic platform and it's been really exciting to see how quickly they've turned real-world procurement pain points into focused AI task agents with our APIs,' said Kathryn Devlin, Head of Procure-to-Pay Operations, Travel and Expense at OpenAI. 'As part of our overall collaboration, we're excited to be among the first to integrate their AI agents to help manage spending and drive efficiency across the organization.' Zip's Agentic AI Suite at a Glance Zip's suite of 50+ AI agents enables customers to automate complex procurement tasks, including: AI Agent Builder: Provides an easy, no-code platform to build, customize, deploy and train AI agents. Tariff Analysis Agent: Dynamically assesses the impact of global trade policies on vendor pricing, helping companies navigate complex international procurement landscapes. Competitive Research Agent: Surfaces vendor alternatives and market rates to inform smarter, more strategic sourcing decisions. RFP Generation Agent: Drafts tailored Request for Proposal documents based on specific purchase requirements, dramatically reducing manual preparation time. DORA Assessment Agent: Screens vendors for DORA exposure and surfaces red flags for legal and procurement. GDPR Compliance Agent: Flags potential privacy risks in vendor documents, ensuring regulatory compliance. ESG Profile Agent: Identifies and evaluates ethical and sustainability concerns in potential supplier relationships. 'We live in a world where procurement leaders need to utilize AI for our advantage, and Zip's approach to agentic AI does exactly that,' said Idan Cohen, Technology Procurement at Wiz. 'We'll save so much time on the technical work and day-to-day tasks that we need to do as part of the procurement process, and be enabled to really focus on what we're supposed to do – being a true partner to the business and to our vendors.' "Zip created an entirely new category of procurement applications, so it is appropriate to see them pressing forward and launching a suite of AI Agents, plus an AI Agent builder, that will drive efficiency, compliance and, ultimately, savings. Shaped by input from many of their hundreds of clients, Zip is providing a pathway to the future of procurement. We can't wait to see Zip Agents in action," said Patrick Reymann, Research Director, Procurement and Enterprise Applications, IDC. For more information or to request a demo, visit About Zip Zip is the world's leading agentic procurement orchestration platform, empowering businesses to accelerate the procurement process, mitigate risk, and drive growth by offering a single front door to unify the teams, tasks, and tools involved in working with suppliers. With Zip, businesses can maximize employee adoption of purchasing policies and increase spend visibility and control. As the leading solution for optimizing business spend, Zip's AI-powered platform is trusted by hundreds of leading enterprises worldwide, including AMD, Anthropic, Coinbase, Discover, Dollar Tree, HP, Instacart, Invesco, Lyft, Northwestern Mutual, Prudential, Reddit, Sephora, and Snowflake to maximize the ROI of every dollar. To learn more, visit
Yahoo
34 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Snap to Launch New Lightweight, Immersive Specs in 2026
LONG BEACH, Calif., June 10, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) announced today at the Augmented World Expo 2025 that it is launching lightweight, immersive Specs in 2026. Specs are an ultra-powerful wearable computer integrated into a lightweight pair of glasses, featuring see-through Lenses that enhance the physical world with digital experiences. Snap's all-new Specs are uniquely positioned to understand the world through advanced machine learning, bring AI assistance into three-dimensional space, enable shared games and experiences with friends, and provide a flexible and powerful workstation for browsing, streaming, and more. "We believe the time is right for a revolution in computing that naturally integrates our digital experiences with the physical world, and we can't wait to publicly launch our new Specs next year," said Evan Spiegel, co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc. "We couldn't be more excited about the extraordinary progress in artificial intelligence and augmented reality that is enabling new, human-centered computing experiences. We believe Specs are the most advanced personal computer in the world, and we can't wait for you to see for yourself." People use AR Lenses in the Snapchat camera 8 billion times per day, and over 400,000 developers have built more than 4 million Lenses with Snap's world-leading AR tools. Snap released its fifth generation of Spectacles for developers in 2024, paving the way for the public launch of Specs in 2026. Developers all over the world are already building new experiences, including: Super Travel from Gowaaa helps global travelers translate signs, menus, and receipts and convert currencies. Drum Kit from Paradiddle teaches new drummers how to play by overlaying cues on a real drum set and listening to the notes. Pool Assist from Studio ANRK helps players make better shots in pool. Cookmate from Headraft finds recipes based on available ingredients and provides step-by-step cooking guidance in the kitchen. Wisp World from Liquid City brings you on whimsical adventures to playfully explore the world around you. The company also announced major updates to Snap OS, building on feedback and suggestions from its developer community: Deep Integrations with OpenAI and Gemini on Google Cloud: We now enable developers to build multimodal AI-powered Lenses and publish them for the Spectacles community. For example, developers are using AI to provide text translation and currency conversion (Super Travel), suggest recipes (Cookmate), and bring you on whimsical adventures (Wisp World) based on what you see, say, or hear while wearing Spectacles. We offer camera access designed with privacy in mind through our proprietary Remote Service Gateway. Depth Module API: Translates 2D information from large language models in order to anchor AR information accurately in three dimensions, unlocking a new paradigm for spatial intelligence. Automated Speech Recognition API: Enables real-time transcription with support for 40+ languages including non-native accents with high accuracy. Snap3D API: Lets developers generate 3D objects on the fly inside Lenses. Snap is also launching new tools specifically for developers building location-based experiences, making it easier to bring monuments, museums, and more to life: Fleet Management app: Enables developers to remotely monitor and manage multiple pairs of Specs. Guided Mode: Developers can configure Specs to launch directly into a single-player or multiplayer Lens quickly for a seamless visitor experience. Guided Navigation: This feature makes it easy to build AR-guided tours that direct people through a series of landmarks at events or museums. These tools support developers like Enklu, which operates holographic theater Verse Immersive in more than a dozen locations across the US. Now, Verse Immersive customers in Chicago can use Spectacles to play their new game SightCraft with friends, and it will roll out in more locations this year. And coming soon: Niantic Spatial VPS: We're partnering with Niantic Spatial to bring their Visual Positioning System to Lens Studio and Specs to build a shared, AI-powered map of the world. WebXR Support in the browser: Will enable developers to build, test, and access WebXR experiences. If you're interested in building for Specs before launch, you can join our developer program here: About Snap Inc. Snap Inc. is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. We contribute to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. For more information, visit View source version on Contacts Investors and Analysts:ir@ Press:press@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
