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Smallest.ai

Building the future of enterprise voice AI

US$22 million
Total Raised

About Smallest.ai

Founded in 2023, Smallest.ai is a San Francisco-based Voice AI company building ultra-low-latency speech infrastructure for enterprises. Its platform combines text-to-speech (Lightning V2), speech-to-text (Pulse STT), voice cloning, and real-time AI voice agents that can be integrated into contact centers, customer support systems, and business applications through developer-friendly APIs.

The company focuses on making AI conversations sound genuinely human while keeping response times under 100 milliseconds for production-grade deployments.

Smallest.ai is trusted by organizations including ServiceNow, Paytm, MakeMyTrip, Dalmia Bharat, Solvent Funding, and Gordon Salon for enterprise voice automation. Its platform supports multilingual conversations, on-premise deployments, CRM integrations, PII/PCI redaction, and scalable outbound and inbound voice agents, making it suitable for regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, and customer service.

Founded 2023
Employees 51-200
Location San Francisco, California, United States

Founders

S
Sudarshan Kamath
A
Akshat Mandloi

Funding History

Series A

31 July 2026
US$13 million
VALUATION: Not disclosed
Investors: Accel (lead), Lightspeed Venture Partners, Together Fund, existing investors including SIERRA Ventures and 3one4 Capital

Grant (Non-dilutive)

November 2025
US$1 million
VALUATION: Not applicable
Investors: Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Seed

09 October 2025
US$8 million
VALUATION: Not disclosed
Investors: SIERRA Ventures (lead), 3one4 Capital, Better Capital, Upsparks Capital, Schema Ventures, Tiny VC, DeVC, PeerCheque, Mission Street Capital, Boris Wertz, Raveen Sastry, Michele Attisani, Shyamal Hitesh Anadkat and other angel investors

Pre-Seed

27 September 2024
Undisclosed
VALUATION: Not disclosed

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Smallest.ai do?

Smallest.ai develops enterprise-grade Voice AI infrastructure, including text-to-speech, speech-to-text, speech-to-speech, real-time voice agents and voice cloning models designed for ultra-low latency and human-like conversations.

Who founded Smallest.ai?

Smallest.ai was founded in 2023 by Sudarshan Kamath and Akshat Mandloi.

How much funding has Smallest.ai raised?

As of July 2026, Smallest.ai has publicly announced US$22 million in funding, including US$21 million in equity financing and a US$1 million non-dilutive AWS grant.

What is Smallest.ai's latest valuation?

Smallest.ai has not publicly disclosed its valuation following its Series A funding round.

When did Smallest.ai raise its Series A?

Smallest.ai announced a US$13 million Series A round on 31 July 2026 to accelerate development of its ultra-fast enterprise voice AI platform.

Who invested in Smallest.ai's Series A round?

The Series A was led by Accel with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Together Fund and existing investors including SIERRA Ventures and 3one4 Capital.

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