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Voice AI startup Smallest.ai raises $13-M in series A funding

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Bengaluru-based enterprise Voice AI startup Smallest.ai has raised USD 13 million in a Series A round led by Seligman Ventures, with participation from existing investors Sierra Ventures and 3one4 Capital.Founded in 2023 by IIT Guwahati alumni Sudarshan Kamath and Akshat Mandloi, the company develops low-latency Voice AI models and APIs for enterprises. Its platform enables real-time speech-to-text, text-to-speech, voice agents, and voice cloning solutions to automate customer interactions and business workflows.The company plans to deploy the fresh capital to scale its voice AI platform for clients across financial services, healthcare, contact centres, and business process outsourcing. With this latest investment, the company has raised over USD 21 million in total funding to date.

Between Nov 2024 and Oct 2025, Smallest AI had attracted about $8 M from 3ONE4 Capital, Better Capital, UpSparks, Sierra Ventures, DeVC India, Others.For FY25, Smallest AI had reported about INR 93 Lakhs in Operating Income and about INR 4 Lakhs in PAT.