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From 100,000 calls a month to 5 million a day: Inside Vobiz’s AI telephony bet
Founded by Suman Gandham and Vikash Srivastava, Vobiz is betting that the rise of AI voice agents will require a telecom layer built for machine-led conversations rather than traditional call centres.
Indian founders flip Y Combinator’s $25,000 AI tokens for quick bucks
A grey market for discounted AI credits has emerged following Y Combinator's Startup School in India. Attendees are selling free credits for AWS, Azure, and OpenAI at reduced prices, with some facing activation issues and restrictions. These messages are from founders, engineers and student builders.
Activate picks stake in ElevenLabs in first global growth-stage AI bet
Venture capital firm Activate has made its first global growth-stage AI investment in ElevenLabs. This New York-based voice AI company considers India a key market. Activate will partner with ElevenLabs in India to strengthen enterprise relationships and offer early-stage Indian startups access to its voice infrastructure. ElevenLabs is experiencing rapid growth, with India being its second-largest market globally.
From UP to Y Combinator: The rise & rise of Harshita Arora
Harshita Arora has become the youngest general partner at Y Combinator. From a self-taught coder, she built a cryptocurrency app and cofounded AtoB. As a general partner at YC, she will work directly with founders at every stage of their companies’ evolution. The accelerator is best known for backing companies such as Airbnb, Stripe and Dropbox.
Voice, vernacular, victory!
Technology companies and startups are betting big on voice AI models. Experts say Indian firms are more likely to crack it with affordable pricing and local context.
General Catalyst on its $5 billion India bet and going beyond venture capital to company creation
Venture capital by itself is not enough. You need a platform mindset if you’re truly going to transform industries in a world where every region wants resilience and AI is diffusing across industries. General Catalyst is building a framework to bring all stakeholders together — large companies, portfolio firms, and the government.
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India AI Summit in New Delhi marred by logistics issues on Day 1 fiasco panned on social media
The five-day summit, which is ongoing at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, kicked off on February 16 amid high expectations, with addresses by global tech leaders and Indian startups slated for the coming days.
India's AI Summit sees long queues on opening day
India's AI Impact Summit in New Delhi encountered significant organisational problems on its first day. Attendees reported long queues, overcrowding, and unclear instructions. Security sweeps caused disruptions, leaving delegates scrambling. Poor signage and limited seating added to the confusion.
Voice AI startups hear the sound of money as enterprises sign up
In January Bolna AI, a Y-Combinator startup, raised $6.3 million, Ringg AI raised 5.5 million and ArrowHead raised $3 million, with Voice AI startups such as Navana AI, Vaani AI and JobsUPI are looking to raise funds, founders told ET.
Voice AI attracts interest; Inside PhonePe’s IPO plan
Happy Thursday! Voice AI startups are beginning the year on a high note. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Voice AI startup Bolna raises $6.3 million from General Catalyst, others
Voice AI startup Bolna has raised $6.3 million in a funding round led by Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm General Catalyst. The round also saw participation from Y Combinator, Blume Ventures, Orange Collective, Pioneer Fund, Transpose Capital, and Eight Capital, along with angel investors.
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