Speech recognition start-up Uniphore to set up R&D facility in US

Plans expansion in Asia with its multiple language solutions, to tap expertise from Silicon Valley

Uniphore Software Sytems, a speech recognition solutions provider backed by Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan and various venture capital firms, is planning to set up its research & development (R&D) facility in the United States (US), in order to attract expertise from Silicon Valley.

The company is also planning to expand in Asian countries with its multiple language speech recognition solutions in the next two to three years, said Umesh Sachdev, chief executive officer (CEO) and co-founder of Uniphore. The company is exploring an opportunity to expand in Asian countries such as China, Japan, Korea, among others.

"We are planning to set up our office