Text-based voice-over startup Murf.ai raises $1.5 M from Elevation Capital, others

Bengaluru-based Murf.ai, an AI-enabled voice-over startup, has raised USD 1.5 million in seed funding led by Elevation Capital. Angel investors who participated in this funding round include Vidit Aatrey (CEO, Meesho), Sanjeev Barnwal (CTO, Meesho), Kashyap Deorahe (CEO, Hypertrack), and Ashish Goel (CEO, Urban Ladder). The funding will be used for hiring AI research talent for R&D and product innovation, building a superior voice synthesis technology and driving expansion across EMEA and the Americas. Founded in in October 2020 by IIT-Kharagpur batchmates Sneha Roy, Ankur Edkie, and Divyanshu Pandey, Murf.ai allows users to generate 'human-like' voice-overs for videos and slideshows — without hiring a voice artist or using any complex recording equipment. Their aim is to make high-quality voice-overs accessible by placing a simple yet powerful online voice studio in the hands of every content creator.