Sonde is developing a voice-based technology platform that detects changes in the sound of voice that are linked to health conditions – like depression, anxiety and respiratory disease – to provide health tracking and monitoring. Sonde’s proprietary technology can be integrated into ubiquitous devices such as smartphones, headphone and smart speakers.

Note: Sonde has obtained Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval independently or in collaboration with partner institutions that covers all past and ongoing human data collection for research in the U.S. and abroad. We have two board designees on the board of directors of Sonde, but Sonde has its own independent management team. Our role in the development of Sonde’s therapeutic candidates is through our representation on its board of directors and our role as a majority shareholder. Sonde is well-protected with a robust intellectual property portfolio. Sonde was incorporated in February 2015.

Sonde launched Sonde Mental Fitness, a voice-enabled mental health detection and monitoring technology that uses a brief voice sample to evaluate mental well-being, and has initiated research and development to expand its proprietary technology into mental fitness, respiratory disease, and other health, wellness and safety use cases. Additionally, the company’s Vocal Biomarker program has demonstrated the potential to screen and monitor for disease using information obtained from an individual’s voice on commonly owned devices, such as smartphones and smart speakers, and it has the potential to fundamentally change the way mental and physical health is screened and monitored.