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Raj Jethwa

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Three decades selling and shaping enterprise data and AI, from business intelligence in 1993 to the voice agents of today. Raj helps organisations move from simple chatbots to agentic AI that can reason, plan and act, so that automation is a measurable driver of efficiency and growth, not a buzzword.

Raj Jethwa

Voice AISpeechmatics

Co-founderRecogitate · NexIntake

PrivacyCIPP/E · CIPM

WatfordLondon56 languages
Years in enterprise data and AI
33
Voice AI ventures co-founded
2
Languages Speechmatics recognises
56
Speechmatics Series B
$62m
Privacy certifications
3

01About

The bridge between capability and impact.

We are in the middle of a fundamental shift, from simple chatbots to autonomous agentic AI that can reason, plan and execute. Raj doesn’t just look at the how of the technology; he focuses on the why. Where does automation reduce friction? How can agentic workflows empower human teams? And what is the roadmap to adoption that actually lands?

AI strategy

Autonomous ecosystems

Moving beyond static responses to systems that handle end-to-end business processes.

Conversational UX

Human-centric design

Intuitive interfaces that drive engagement and, above all, trust.

Intelligent automation

Manual overhead, removed

High-impact opportunities to replace manual work with scalable, AI-driven workflows.

AI readiness

Change that sticks

Guiding stakeholders through the cultural and operational shifts that AI adoption needs.

02Experience

Every wave of enterprise data, on one track.

Thirty-three years in a multitrack: business intelligence, enterprise software, service management, data management, analytics and AI, privacy, automation, and now voice. Press play, or drag the playhead.

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Mar 2026–PresentLondon

Speechmatics Now

Voice AI Strategist

56languages, real-time, enterprise-grade

SSituation
A fast-growing conversational AI scale-up with the most accurate real-time, enterprise-grade speech recognition API on the market, backed by a $62m Series B.
TTask
Help enterprises deploy speech technology that scales.
AAction
Brings his voice AI, automation and enterprise sales experience to the businesses building on Speechmatics. See the spotlight below.
RResult
Underway: speech-to-text turned into products, voice agents and workflows that work in production.

Jul 2025–PresentLondon

Recogitate Now

Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer

Calls → actionreal-time, multilingual voice AI

SSituation
Every call holds intent and work that someone has to do afterwards: emails, CRM updates, meetings and summaries.
TTask
Build real-time conversational voice AI that turns calls into action, and take it to market.
AAction
Natural, multilingual voice conversations that understand intent, send emails, update CRM, book meetings and deliver instant summaries, for inbound and outbound use cases.
RResult
Voice experiences designed to reduce cost, boost CX, accelerate revenue and unlock automation across every call.

Apr 2025–PresentLondon

NexIntake Now

Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer

Voice-firstinsurance claims, end to end

SSituation
Building contractors and insurers lose hours every week to manual site surveys, data entry, paperwork and slow reports.
TTask
Transform claims management with a voice-first, AI-powered product.
AAction
Speak into a device on site; purpose-built AI captures, structures and generates claim summaries, work plans and estimates, ready to review.
RResult
Claims that move from hours of paperwork to a spoken survey, saving time, money and client satisfaction.

Dec 2022–PresentGreater London

Exceed Business Intelligence Now

Head of Solutions Sales: AI & Automation, Data & Analytics

Headof solutions sales

SSituation
Organisations want AI and automation, but need the data management and analytics underneath to make it work.
TTask
Lead solutions sales across AI and automation, data management and analytics.
AAction
Alongside advisory roles with Fractional Execs and Point Sigma, shaping growth strategy and AI adoption for clients.
RResult
AI and automation sold as measurable outcomes, grounded in data that is ready for them.

03Spotlight

Speechmatics

Speech technology that scales.

Speechmatics lets businesses of every size build on speech-to-text through what Raj calls the most accurate real-time, enterprise-grade speech recognition API on the market. As its Voice AI Strategist, Raj helps enterprises deploy it, and turn what is said into what gets done.

Languages
56
Series B
$62m
Mode
Real time
Deploy
Device · prem · cloud

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    Then the agent acts

      A demonstration of what voice AI built on speech-to-text does, in the spirit of the use cases Raj works on. Transcripts are illustrative.

      04Ventures

      Voice AI he has co-founded.

      Headset and phone on a pale aqua surface, with flowing soundwave lines

      Recogitate · Co-founder & CCO · 2025–

      Turning calls into action.

      Real-time, multilingual voice AI that understands intent, acts, and summarises every call.

      Inbound

      • Customer service
      • Claims intake
      • IT helpdesk
      • Healthcare triage
      • Compliance interactions

      Outbound

      • Proactive notifications
      • Sales qualification
      • Collections
      • Voice surveys

      NexIntake · Co-founder & CCO · 2025–

      Claims, spoken.

      The problem

      Contractors and insurers lose hours every week to manual site surveys, paperwork and slow report generation.

      The solution

      Speak into a device; AI captures, structures and generates claim summaries, work plans and estimates, ready to review.

      Voice-firstAI-poweredInstant

      05Credentials

      Trusted with data, and with privacy.

      IAPP

      CIPP/E

      Certified Information Privacy Professional, Europe.

      IAPP

      CIPM

      Certified Information Privacy Manager.

      OneTrust

      Certified Privacy Professional

      From his time as OneTrust’s EMEA data governance specialist.

      University of Greenwich

      BSc (Hons) Computing Science

      1988–1992.

      Advisory board · 2018–2020

      Best Practice Training and Development

      Advisory board member, Watford.

      On stage

      Coach, speaker, moderator

      Sharing AI adoption with audiences and teams.