Voice AI
Smallest.ai Raises $13M to Build Enterprise Voice 4.0
Enterprise voice agents can answer calls at scale, but delays, awkward interruptions and disconnected models still make many conversations feel automated. San Francisco-based Smallest.ai has raised a $13 million Series A, taking its total funding to more than $21 million. The round was led by Seligman Ventures, with participation from Sierra Ventures and 3one4 Capital. […]
Encore AI Secures $30M for Conversation-Trained AI Agents
Encore AI has raised a $30 million Series A, led by Team8, with participation from Planven, Y. Lukatz Tech Investments and The Garage. Several banks and insurers also joined the round after first using Encore’s platform as customers. Their names were not disclosed. Founded in 2022 by Dvir Ginzburg, Encore analyzes calls, emails, messages and […]
telli Raises $15M to Build AI for Customer-Facing Operations
A customer call rarely ends when the conversation does. Someone still has to update the CRM, schedule the appointment, send the confirmation, assign the request and make sure the next action happens. For many consumer businesses, that operational work remains spread across call-center software, ticket queues, dashboards and manual follow-ups. Berlin-based telli has raised $15 […]