SoundHound Inc., a global leader in voice artificial intelligence, and Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners Co. announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. The combined company will be called SoundHound AI, Inc. and is expected to be publicly listed in the first quarter of 2022 on Nasdaq under the symbol SOUN following the closing of the transaction.

“We believe Voice AI is poised to create the next major disruption in computing. Companies across industries recognize that voice AI is essential to customer retention, brand loyalty, market competitiveness, and future success. The growing demand for those companies to own their customer relationships and data have positioned SoundHound as a leading solution for voice assistants globally,” stated Keyvan Mohajer, CEO and Co-Founder, SoundHound Inc. “This transaction will accelerate our mission to voice-enable the world with conversational intelligence.”

About the Investor Webcast

Management of SoundHound Inc. and Archimedes host a joint investor webcast to discuss the proposed transaction. The investor presentation and the transcript of the webcast, along with the press release, have been filed with the SEC as exhibits to Archimedes’ Current Report on Form 8-K prior to the webcast and are available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.