Oruk: a research lab for speech AI
Oruk, Inc. builds speech foundation models and APIs for developers. Our researchers train models to transcribe words and analyze how they’re spoken, using tone, rhythm, and emphasis. Choose a model for transcription, emotion recognition, or speaking-style analysis, and inspect our published evaluations before building with it.
Backed by a16z speedrun.
The lab also supports the oruk organization, our nonprofit arm bringing speech technology to endangered languages.
The team

Daniel D'Angelo
Speech Data Specialist

Anders Hedberg
Speech Data Specialist

Anastasia Zaporozhtseva
Speech Data Specialist

Natalie Love
Speech Data Specialist
Advisors
Words and delivery
We model transcription, emotion, and speaking style together, so applications can work with what was said and how it sounded.
Published evaluations
We publish evaluation methods, comparison results, and limitations so researchers and developers can inspect our work.
From research to your product
Use our models through one API, with SDKs, examples, and a playground for your own audio.







