Karta AI raises $3 million in seed funding led by PeerCapital and Cedar Hill Capital to expand agentic voice AI for customer support in financial services.
OpenAI is adapting its AI product priorities to India's voice-first users, focusing on multilingual conversations, Hindi-English switching, Android compatibility and connectivity.
Sarvam AI introduces Bulbul V4 Flash, offering text-to-speech generation in 11 languages, over 200 voice options and pricing of ₹20 per 10,000 characters.
Credgenics has launched Prix AI, a voice AI platform trained on insights from over one billion collections conversations and supporting 12 Indian languages.
Gnani AI has expanded its Ascent partner programme to the Middle East, bringing Voice AI, Agent Assist and speech analytics to GCC enterprises.
Microsoft has launched three real-time AI speech models for transcription and voice generation, targeting contact centres, customer service and conversational agents.
ElevenLabs has doubled its valuation to $22 billion as enterprise demand for voice AI agents grows and its annual recurring revenue crosses $500 million.
Girikon.AI says GirikVoice now handles over 100,000 calls daily and can analyse up to one million minutes of enterprise voice conversations each day.
The AI voice generator market is projected to reach $38.49 billion by 2033 as synthetic speech expands across media, marketing and enterprise applications.
Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS for custom AI voices, dubbing, podcasts and voice agents across more than 100 languages.
Amazon has launched Alexa+ in India with Hindi and Hinglish support, bringing generative AI conversations and task automation to Echo, Fire TV and mobile users.
DialNexa analysed over one million AI-assisted calls in India, finding that latency, retries, Hinglish support and conversation design can influence voice AI performance.
Dialflo has raised ₹1.7 crore in its first funding round led by AJVC to expand its AI-first contact centre platform and grow its enterprise customer base.
Navana.ai has raised ₹40 crore in Series A funding led by Ronnie Screwvala to expand its Voice AI platform across BFSI and strengthen Indian-language speech models.
Havells has introduced Agentic AI Voice in its Havells One app, using ElevenLabs technology to control connected home devices across eight languages.
IndiGo Ventures has invested in Sarvam AI's Series B as the companies expand their use of AI across customer service, employee productivity and airline operations.
Fireflies.ai is exploring acquisitions of Indian AI and voice AI startups while introducing a lower-priced plan to expand its presence in India.
Karnataka is exploring ElevenLabs voice AI pilots across skilling, healthcare, investor assistance and citizen services, with a focus on responsible AI deployment.
Google Cloud and boAt are bringing Gemini Live to upcoming Crest AI audio devices, enabling conversational AI, regional language support and hands-free productivity.
Ringg AI raises $10 million led by Peak XV Partners to expand its voice, WhatsApp and browser AI agents and strengthen its enterprise AI platform.
Bengaluru-based Murf AI has launched Falcon 2, a text-to-speech model built for real-time AI agents with under-100ms voice generation and support for 35+ languages.
Blue Machines AI launches FLOE, an evaluation framework designed to assess how voice AI systems detect and handle language switching in multilingual conversations.
India is building multilingual, voice-first AI through platforms such as BHASHINI, BharatGen and Bharat-VISTAAR to broaden access beyond English-first users.
SwitchBot has launched KATA AI Assistant, an LLM-powered tool that lets users control devices, build automations and troubleshoot smart home products conversationally.
Maharashtra FDA’s AI-powered portal lets citizens report food and drug safety violations using voice in Marathi, Hindi and English, with automated routing and tracking.
OpenAI’s first AI smart speaker could cost between $300 and $400, with the screen-free, Jony Ive-designed device reportedly targeting a 2027 launch.
Smallest.ai raises $13 million in a Series A led by Seligman Ventures to scale its low-latency speech-to-speech AI platform for enterprise voice interactions.
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Voice for its desktop app, enabling hands-free AI interactions, voice-controlled workflows and GPT-Live capabilities on macOS and Windows.
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Voice on its desktop app, enabling users to control AI agents, manage tasks and interact naturally using GPT-Live voice technology.
KPN has partnered with McKinsey and QuantumBlack to deploy agentic AI for customer service, aiming to automate up to 20% of customer interactions by 2027.
OpenAI is reportedly developing a portable screenless AI companion with ChatGPT, cameras and sensors as it expands into consumer hardware.
Nurix AI has acquired Verloop to expand its enterprise AI platform, combining voice and chat capabilities to strengthen customer engagement solutions.
Exotel has launched India's first fully agentic AI voice calling capability, enabling AI agents to independently manage customer calls and automate follow-up actions.
Gnani.ai has launched Prisma v2.5, a speech-to-text model trained on Indic speech data to improve voice AI accuracy for Indian enterprises.
Shunya Labs has launched a multilingual Voice AI platform supporting 216 languages, aiming to improve digital access and inclusion across India.
Indian voice AI startup Maya has raised $1.9 million in seed funding to expand its conversational AI platform and accelerate enterprise adoption.
Equal AI has raised $30 million to expand its AI-powered call assistant that screens unknown calls, tackles spam and helps users manage phone conversations.
Mahindra has deployed AI voice agents for the XUV 7XO launch as brands accelerate adoption of conversational AI systems.
OpenAI has added GPT-5 class reasoning to real-time voice AI systems to improve orchestration and conversational workflows.
OpenAI has launched new voice intelligence features in its API to support advanced conversational and multimodal AI applications.
Gnani.ai raises $10 million in Series B funding and appoints Rajesh Pantina as VP Marketing to expand enterprise AI capabilities.
Hunar AI’s voice AI platform reduces frontline hiring time by 75%, improving recruitment efficiency for enterprises.
Swiggy partners Sarvam to launch voice-led ordering, aiming to simplify food delivery through AI-powered voice interactions.
Boost.ai has launched Adaptive Voice, a technology designed to enable dynamic voice interactions for agentic AI systems in enterprise customer engagement.
Firstsource has partnered with Prosper.ai to scale enterprise voice AI solutions, focusing on automation, customer engagement and operational efficiency.
OpenAI is building a new voice model to enhance conversational AI and support its planned launch of a voice-centric device, aiming for more natural and responsive interactions.
Voice AI infrastructure company LiveKit has reached a $1 billion valuation, highlighting rising demand for real-time voice technology across enterprise and consumer applications.
Shunya Labs has unveiled an AI model designed to better understand India’s code-mixed speech, aiming to improve voice-based applications across diverse languages.
Voice AI company ElevenLabs crossed $330 million in annual recurring revenue last year, reflecting rapid enterprise adoption of synthetic voice technology.
Voice AI company Deepgram has raised $130 million to expand its enterprise offerings, with a growing focus on serving quick service restaurant chains.
