SAN FRANCISCO (September x, 2025) – Deepgram, the world’s most realistic and real-time Voice AI platform, today announced it has been named to Fast Company’s seventh annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list, recognizing businesses that foster a culture of innovation across all levels.
The 2025 Best Workplaces for Innovators list ranks 100 winners across industries such as entertainment, biotech, consumer packaged goods, marketing, education, and healthcare. To be considered, applicants detailed their investment in innovation, internal programs, and company culture. Final selections were made by Fast Company’s editors, who evaluated every application and conducted extensive research to generate a score for each company. A distinguished panel of judges then reviewed the top-rated companies.
At Deepgram, innovation is the heartbeat of the company. Every day, employees have the rare chance to work on technology that is changing the way the world hears itself and communicates. Making voice more natural, inclusive, and accessible in ways that once felt out of reach. The team knows their work can break down barriers, giving people a voice who may not have been heard before – while redefining how humans connect with machines and with each other. Our belief that voice is the original interface powers this mission. It ensures that Deepgram’s technology reflects the true richness of human speech across every accent, every language, every conversation. That combination of world-changing purpose and a culture that values every perspective is what makes Deepgram not just a company to work for, but a community to be part of. And, it’s why Fast Company has honored Deepgram as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators.
“Each year, we’re inspired by the companies and leaders who prove that innovation doesn’t happen by accident — it’s the result of intentional choices to empower people at every level,” said Brendan Vaughan, editor-in-chief of Fast Company. “The organizations on this year’s Best Workplaces for Innovators list show that when you build a culture where creativity and risk-taking are valued, breakthrough ideas inevitably follow.”
“I’m so incredibly proud of the workplace and culture we’ve built at Deepgram. We are in the midst of the intelligence revolution, and from the very beginning, our mission has been to make sure developers and enterprises can tap into the original human interface – voice. Voice is the foundation of customer care, service, and connection, and delivering best-in-class solutions requires not just technical excellence, but an environment where every voice is heard,” said Scott Stephenson, Founder and CEO, Deepgram. “I believe the recognition from Fast Company is a reflection on not only the culture but also the extraordinary people themselves here at Deepgram. Indeed, they are the ones that bring the vision to life every day.”
Fast Company’s seventh annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list is available at https://www.fastcompany.com/best-workplaces-for-innovators/list.
The Fast Company Best Workplaces for Innovators issue (Fall 2025) is available online now and will hit newsstands on September 23.
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About Deepgram
Deepgram is the leading voice AI platform for enterprise use cases, offering speech-to-text (STT), text-to-speech (TTS), and full speech-to-speech (STS) capabilities–all powered by our enterprise-grade runtime. 200,000+ developers build with Deepgram’s voice-native foundational models – accessed through cloud APIs or as self-hosted / on-premises APIs – due to our unmatched accuracy, low latency, and pricing. Customers include technology ISVs building voice products or platforms, co-sell partners working with large enterprises, and enterprises solving internal use cases. Having processed over 50,000 years of audio and transcribed over 1 trillion words, there is no organization in the world that understands voice better than Deepgram. To learn more, visit www.deepgram.com, read our developer docs, or follow @DeepgramAI on X and LinkedIn.