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CometChat raises $6.5 Mn from Run Ventures

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Date
Company
CometChat
What it does
Full-stack communications platform-as-a-service
Kind
Funding
Amount
$6.5 Mn
Stage
strategic
Founded
2010
Sector
Enterprise Software & IT

What they do

CometChat provides a platform for in-app chats, voice calls, and AI copilots

What happened

It raised $6.5 Mn in a strategic round from existing investor Run Ventures

Why it matters

The company plans to scale AI agent deployments and expand into healthcare and ecommerce

The details

  • CometChat raised $6.5 Mn (over ₹60 Cr) from existing investor Run Ventures.
  • This is a strategic funding round following its $10 Mn Series A.
  • Total funding to date is $21.1 Mn including this round.
  • The company launched CometChat AI to transition from a communication infrastructure provider to an AI agent platform.
  • Funds will be used to develop AI agents for clients in wellness, beauty, healthcare, financial services, hospitality, and food services.
  • CometChat will scale AI deployments and move pilot customers to full production.
  • It will also expand enterprise go-to-market (GTM) capabilities and establish vertical leadership in healthcare and ecommerce.

The bigger picture

  • The funding comes at a time of surging investor confidence in enterprise AI and SaaS.
  • AI adoption is moving from experimentation to deployment, and capital is rotating from legacy software to AI-first companies.
  • Agentic AI is predicted to be a key driver for enterprise tech adoption.
  • Competitor Coreworks AI raised $5 Mn seed for its product 'SuperAnalyst' earlier this month.

About the business

  • CometChat is a full-stack communications platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for in-app chats, voice calls, and AI copilots.
  • Its platform includes real-time chat, voice, video, AI agents, moderation, notifications, and analytics.
  • The AI strategy focuses on proactive outbound intelligence, multi-agent orchestration, and a customer intelligence layer.
  • AI deployment is no-code and requires no specialized AI expertise.
  • The platform is built on six years of communication infrastructure.
  • It features a visual workflow builder for managing AI agents, handoffs, human escalation, and brand controls.
  • The platform has surpassed 2 billion messages sent in the last 12 months.
  • Clients include NoBroker, Larsen & Toubro, Deloitte, TransMedics, and Sploot.
  • The core business is moving toward profitability.

What happens next

  • Develop AI agents for clients in wellness, beauty, healthcare, financial services, hospitality, and food services.
  • Scale AI deployments and move pilot customers to full production.
  • Expand enterprise GTM with sales, solutions engineering, and customer success infrastructure.
  • Establish vertical leadership in healthcare and ecommerce.

The deal

Type
strategic funding

Investors

  • Run Ventures (lead) — Existing investor and sole participant in this round.
  • Signal Peak Ventures (SPV) (existing)
  • Matchstick Ventures (existing)
  • Silicon Badia (existing)
  • iSeed Ventures (existing)
  • Range Ventures (existing)
  • Unbound VC (existing)

Founders

  • Anuj Garg, cofounder and CEO
  • Anant Garg, cofounder

About CometChat

Product
Developer-focused platform with real-time chat, voice, video, AI agents, moderation, notifications, and analytics SDKs and APIs
Customers
Early-stage startups and enterprise companies integrating real-time communication features into their applications
How it makes money
B2B2C platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering communication infrastructure with AI agent capabilities
What sets it apart
Production-grade communication infrastructure with AI agents enabling proactive outbound intelligence and multi-agent orchestration

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