Smallest.ai
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Smallest.ai is a foundational AI research lab building real-time voice AI infrastructure for enterprises, with products spanning speech recognition, speech generation, and speech-to-speech systems used in customer service, healthcare, and financial services 12. On July 30, 2026 the company announced a $13M Series A and debuted “Hydra,” an asynchronous speech-to-speech model based on its “Voice 4.0” architecture 12. Existing customers include RingCentral and Truecaller 2.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | Series A | $13M | Seligman Ventures | Sierra Ventures, 3one4 Capital 123 |
What Investors Say
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What Founders Say
Sudarshan Kamath, CEO of Smallest.ai, said the startup is “building voice models designed to make AI phone calls pass the Turing test” 2.
Sources
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“Smallest.ai raises $13M to accelerate the development of its asynchronous voice AI architecture,” SiliconANGLE, July 30, 2026, accessed July 2026. https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/30/smallest-ai-raises-13m-accelerate-development-asynchronous-voice-ai-architecture/↩↩↩
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“Smallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human,” TechCrunch, July 31, 2026, accessed July 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/smallest-ai-raises-13m-to-build-ultra-fast-voice-ai-that-sounds-genuinely-human/↩↩↩↩↩
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“Smallest.ai Raises $13M in Series A Funding,” FinSMEs, July 30, 2026, accessed July 2026. https://www.finsmes.com/2026/07/smallest-ai-raises-13m-in-series-a-funding.html↩