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ET AI Business Transformation Masterclass heads to IIM Bangalore to decode enterprise AI adoption
The AI Business Transformation Masterclass & Awards 2026 at IIM Bangalore will feature leaders from IndusInd Bank, PhonePe, PepsiCo, Shadowfax, Myntra, Shopify, NVIDIA and other organisations. Sessions will cover agentic AI, voice technology, supply chains, contextual commerce and physical AI, followed by the ET Most Innovative AI Product Awards 2026.
Linguistic barriers & legacy tech slow India’s VoiceAI shift
India’s broader conversational artificial intelligence market, spanning voice and text-based applications, is estimated at $500-550 million and has an addressable opportunity of about $4 billion over the next decade, growing at 23-25% annually, Deloitte India estimates.
Chip startup Agrani Labs looks to raise $108 million from Peak XV, Google, Samsung
Peak XV Partners is leading the round and is expected to contribute more than half of the total funding. Google, HCL Tech, Samsung Ventures and Stargazer, an investment firm set up by Groww's founders, are also expected to participate, the people cited above said.
Gnani AI adds tone and pace controls to its multilingual speech model Timbre v3.0
Gnani AI introduced Timbre v3.0, enabling businesses to control AI voice parameters like pace and expression. The model supports text-to-speech across nine Indian languages and Indian-accented English. Features include audio tags for nuances and text normalisation for clear communication of information. This speech generation technology is applicable in various sectors such as finance, healthcare, and telecommunications.
India’s AI rules take shape; TCS profit jumps 15%
The government is set to release a consultation paper on AI regulations within a month. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
CoRover wins govt tender to build national unified AI assistant platform
Implementation to begin within 4 months with DigiLocker, will scale to hundreds of central, state departments, CEO says.
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CurvetAI raises Rs 6 crore in pre-seed funding led by Merak Ventures
CurvetAI has secured Rs 6 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by Merak Ventures. The platform aims to streamline AI tools by integrating various capabilities into a single workspace. Founded by Vivek Dubey and Utkarsh Gupta, CurvetAI has over 100,000 monthly users globally. This funding will enhance its technology infrastructure and team, paving the way for agent-based products.
Gnani AI launches Ascent partner programme to scale sovereign AI across enterprises
Gnani AI has introduced the Ascent programme to assist enterprises in scaling sovereign AI across their operations. This initiative connects a variety of partners including technology firms and systems integrators for effective deployment. Ascent builds upon Gnani AI's sovereign AI stack, which supports multiple industry-specific applications.
India needs its own AI safety framework, not a copy of US pact: Industry experts
India should build its own artificial intelligence (AI) safety framework suited to its languages, scale, and application-led AI ecosystem rather than replicate a voluntary pact signed by US President Donald Trump and top technology firms last week, industry experts said.
India needs its own AI safety framework, not a copy of US pact: Industry experts
Industry experts say India should develop an AI safety framework tailored to its own languages, scale and application-driven ecosystem rather than simply copy the voluntary US pact signed by major tech firms. While there is broad support for independent audits, accountability and safeguards against deepfakes and cyberattacks, experts differ on whether India should rely mainly on self-regulation or combine voluntary standards with binding rules.
Agrani in talks to raise Rs 800-850 crore from Samsung, 360 One, Peak XV
The Bengaluru-based company is also looking to apply for around Rs 120-130 crore under the government-backed Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) scheme as part of the fundraise, the sources said.
Voice AI models struggle to understand speech, creating challenges for robot training: Humyn Labs
Voice AI models frequently encounter hurdles when it comes to grasping the intricacies of human speech. Variances in dialects and overlapping conversations can lead to significant transcription inaccuracies. Furthermore, extended silences may disrupt the models' ability to retain contextual relevance, undermining performance. This lack of precision can diminish user satisfaction and impact automation in real-world AI settings, making effective voice processing essential for collaborative robots working with humans.
Voice AI startup Arrowhead eyes fresh funding to accelerate international expansion
Arrowhead is betting on BFSI-led international expansion as it scales voice agents across lending, insurance, collections and customer service.
India, Sweden aim to leverage AI and emerging tech to foster innovation
India and Sweden have teamed up to enhance innovation and foster technology-driven growth, aiming to establish responsible AI ecosystems through their collaboration. With Sweden's industrial expertise and India's expansive digital infrastructure, a recent bilateral dialogue delved into India's AI opportunities, paving the way for Swedish firms to explore business expansions in the AI and electronics sectors.
Voice AI startup Navana raises Rs 40 crore from Ronnie Screwvala, others
Navana successfully raised forty crore rupees in its recent funding round, aimed at broadening its presence in the banking and financial sectors. This investment will also enhance development for speech models tailored for Indian languages, as the company currently manages over one hundred million voice AI minutes for its clients. This funding will further bolster its evolution within regulated enterprise sectors.
Nobody is a friend; India must cut reliance on foreign tech: M2P Fintech’s Madhusudanan R
In the run up to the Global Fintech Fest 2026, Madhusudanan R, co-founder of M2P Fintech, spoke to The Economic Times Digital about the new frontiers of challenges for India in the age of AI, how fintechs have to walk a tightrope and why India is a better market than the US.
Gnani AI launches Artha sovereign AI stack with 30-billion-parameter Evon 3.3
Gnani AI launched Artha, a sovereign AI stack for Indian companies and public institutions. This stack features the Evon 3.3 language model and the Plexus agentic platform. Evon 3.3 is an open-weights model trained on Indic languages and domain-specific data. The Artha stack allows organisations to run AI models within their own infrastructure.
Sonata Software appoints Hariprasad Rebala as chief AI officer
Sonata Software has appointed Hariprasad Rebala as its new chief AI officer. Rebala joins from Gnani.ai, bringing extensive AI and IT services experience. He will lead Sonata's AI strategy and drive business outcomes. His focus includes building differentiated AI capabilities and platforms for clients.
Business outcomes, not AI models, will decide enterprise deals: Gnani.ai CEO Ganesh Gopalan
In an interview with the Economic Times, Gnani.ai CEO Ganesh Gopalan said the biggest challenge to enterprise AI adoption was not other AI companies, but the systems businesses already use.
Minority affairs ministry plans major AI rollout
The minority affairs ministry is integrating artificial intelligence into its services. AI chatbots and voice solutions will soon support citizens in multiple languages. These advancements aim to streamline applications, improve Hajj pilgrim support, and boost employment for minority youth.
Gnani ai raises $10 million from Aavishkaar Capital to scale voice AI models globally
Gnani.ai raised $10 million from Aavishkaar Capital to expand internationally and enhance R&D. The Bengaluru-based firm processes 30 million daily voice interactions in 12+ languages, serving over 200 enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies. Gnani.ai develops its entire AI stack in-house, including speech-to-text (STT), text-to-speech (TTS), and a proprietary speech-to-speech model, along with its agentic AI platform.
Nvidia effect! E2E Networks, Netweb Tech shares soar up to 20% after collaboration with chip giant
Shares of E2E Networks and Netweb Technologies saw significant gains today. Both companies announced collaborations with chip giant Nvidia. E2E Networks is building an Nvidia GPU cluster for sovereign AI development. Netweb Technologies unveiled advanced AI infrastructure, including a 'Make in India' AI supercomputer. These developments highlight a strong focus on advancing artificial intelligence capabilities in India.
India’s Agent AI Revolution: How Gnani.ai Is Transforming Enterprise Automation
India is at an inflection point in enterprise AI, with voice and agent automation redefining how companies operate. In this conversation with Gnani.ai co-founder and CEO Ganesh Gopalan, we unpack how deep tech, speech recognition, SLMs, and domain-centric engineering are powering real-time experiences at scale. He explains what differentiates homegrown AI innovators, how India AI Mission is accelerating progress, and what the next decade of agent AI will look like for enterprises.
The great Indic data hunt
Race to build Indic models has heated up, but challenge over availability of Indic language data persists.
Startups chase finserv companies seeking GenAI customer support use cases
With agentic AI, banks can solve a large part of their customers' basic queries by software, instead of dedicating teams with human agents. However, integration with legacy banking software systems and stringent regulations make the deployments tricky.
After Sarvam.ai, Soket AI, Gnani.ai, Gan.ai to now build foundation AI models, says IndiaAI Mission
The IndiaAI Compute portal now has 34,000 GPUs, sourced from Nvidia, AMD, AWS, and Intel. In the second round of the GPU tender, seven technically qualified bidders have been empanelled. IndiaAI Mission has now selected Soket AI, Gnani.ai, and Gan.ai, in addition to Sarvam.ai, to develop foundation AI models.
Sarvam and three other AI firms in MeitY’s LLM build out first shortlist
Soket AI Labs’ founder Abhishek Upperwal said it has proposed to create a 120-billion parameter open-source Indic LLM (large language model) trained on 2 trillion tokens under the ‘EKA Project’. Upperwal did not share the funding requirement. Meanwhile, Gnani.ai and Gan.ai have proposed to build small language models.
Conversational AI startups hear sound of money as demand rises
Investor interest in voice technology is rising sharply. Venture capital funding surged to $202 million in 2024 across 12 deals, up from $7 million in 2023, per Venture Intelligence. This year, $19 million has gone into voice AI startups as of April 16.
Startups see their AI bills shrink as global LLM price war escalates
Overall, the price of API access to closed models has come down by 65%-90% over the last 12 months, which is helping startups like InVideo, Yellow.ai, Haptik, Gnani.ai, Shorthills.ai to expand their margins, invest in research and development, improve performance, hire more talent as well as price their products competitively.
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