SoundHound AI CTO Sells $356,000 Worth of Shares, SEC Filing Reveals

SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOUN), a voice and conversational AI company, disclosed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing that Chief Technology Officer Timothy Stonehocker sold 29,676 shares of the company’s Class A common stock on January 9, 2026, at approximately $12 per share. Total proceeds amounted to about $356,112 (approximately ₩510 million, based on 1 USD = 1,450 KRW). The sale was executed under a 10b5-1 automatic trading plan adopted in December 2024. After this transaction, Stonehocker still holds 544,179 Class A shares, representing roughly $6.53 million (about ₩947 million) in remaining equity at the same price.

SoundHound AI is a Silicon Valley–based company that supplies voice-recognition–based commercial AI solutions to the automotive, consumer electronics, restaurant and call-center sectors. The company reported third-quarter 2025 revenue of $42 million, a 68% year-over-year increase, sustaining its high-growth momentum. However, concerns persist over widening losses and shareholder dilution due to large-scale acquisitions and expanded stock-based compensation. Since its IPO, the share count has more than doubled, and the stock price fell roughly 50% over 2025, classifying it as a high-volatility growth stock. (marketchameleon.com)

Nonetheless, since the second half of 2025, SoundHound AI has reignited investor interest by aggressively expanding in the automotive and enterprise markets. In its November 2025 Q3 earnings release, the company raised its full-year revenue guidance to $165 million–$180 million and is broadening its “Polaris” agentic AI product lineup through integration of the acquired Amelia and Interactions platforms. At CES 2026 in January, SoundHound unveiled a voice-commerce agent capable of handling ordering, payment and reservations across vehicles, TVs and smart devices. Partnerships with navigation provider TomTom, as well as with OpenTable and Packopedia, are accelerating the build-out of an in-car commerce ecosystem. Following its in-car AI collaboration with TomTom and the CES showcase, several major Wall Street firms have raised their investment ratings, prompting a reappraisal of the company’s long-term growth story. (simplywall.st)