Boosted.ai has introduced voice-powered AI research agents, making its investment research platform, Alfa, the first in the industry to allow investment professionals to interact with their data through real-time natural speech. This enhancement, achieved through integration with ElevenLabs’ AI audio technology, aims to provide a more intuitive and conversational user experience.
By incorporating ElevenLabs’ Text to Speech and Conversational Agents, Boosted.ai has transformed its research agents into assistants that enable natural, real-time voice interactions without compromising accuracy. Boosted.ai, an AI-powered investment research provider whose users manage over $5 trillion in assets, develops agentic AI tools for investment platforms and professionals, including analysts, portfolio managers, and advisors.
This voice integration is reported to significantly enhance client engagement, encourage more descriptive prompts, and accelerate the time to insight. Boosted.ai states that clients using voice features demonstrate increased agent interactions compared to text-only prompting. The platform delivers thousands of personalized AI-generated audio snippets weekly, which the company indicates can save users hours of work. Additionally, transcription and understanding via voice input maintain parity with text input, preserving high fidelity in responses.
Christian Antaloczy, Chief Product Officer at Boosted.ai, commented on the development, stating, “Our customers have consistently asked for more intuitive ways to interact with Alfa. Voice makes the interaction feel more like talking to a real analyst. ElevenLabs allowed us to deliver this next level of service quickly and at high quality. It’s another way we’re meeting clients where they are.” Ralph Aldis of US Global added, “That was easy, and interesting, and very fast as opposed to sitting down and trying to type your stuff out.”
The voice mode of Alfa, powered by ElevenLabs, facilitates evolving conversations. For example, a portfolio manager can verbally query Alfa for companies in the S&P 500 meeting specific dividend yield and price-to-earnings criteria, then request a summary of their China exposure based on recent earnings transcripts, SEC filings, and news. Alfa can then proactively offer to group results by sector or exposure level and suggest surfacing relevant transcript snippets and filings, demonstrating an anticipatory analytical capability.
Boosted.ai’s platform, Alfa, supports asset managers in enhancing research, streamlining workflows, and improving decision-making through artificial intelligence. The company, headquartered in Toronto and New York City, is backed by investors including Portage Ventures, Ten Coves Capital, Spark Capital, and RBC.
ElevenLabs, founded in 2022, specializes in AI audio research and technology. Its platform supports millions of individuals and thousands of businesses, including employees from over 72% of the Fortune 500, in creating high-quality voiceovers and launching interactive AI voice agents in more than 70 languages.
