Novel Effect Founders Use Voice and Sound to Enhance Story Time and More - Voicebot Podcast Ep 46

Melissa and Matthew Hammersley co-founded Novel Effect in 2015 to
use voice recognition combined with sound effects to enhance
story time for parents and children. Since that time they have
appeared on Shark Tank, completed the first edition of the Alexa
Accelerator, closed a $3 million funding round, launched an iOS
app, closed deals with major publishers and expanded their
application set beyond stories to other use cases. Melissa is the
former owner of Figure One Design and is now Chief Design Officer
at Novel Effect while Matthew is a former engineer and patent
attorney and is currently CEO.