Karta AI raises $3M seed for voice agents
By Abha Lohia ·
- Karta AI builds voice agents that answer inbound customer calls for banks, lenders, fintechs and insurers without a human on the line
- The Bengaluru startup raised $3 million in seed money from PeerCapital and Cedar Hill Capital, with three other funds joining
- It will deepen automation and multilingual skills, add financial clients, and grow its engineering and sales teams
What happened
- Karta AI raised $3 million in a seed round.
- PeerCapital and Cedar Hill Capital led it.
- Wyser VC, CDM Capital and Seedstars also took part.
- Money goes to automation, languages and hiring.
Why it matters
- Banks and lenders handle huge call volumes that are costly to staff.
- Supporting many Indian languages is key to reaching borrowers.
The business
- Karta AI makes voice agents for inbound calls at financial firms.
- One conversation can cover several customer requests.
- A context engine learns from past human and AI chats.
- It handles about 2 million conversations monthly in 25+ languages.
- Roughly 70% of borrower questions get fully settled by its servicing agent.
The founders
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Abhishek Kushwaha
Co-founderWho put in money
- PeerCapital Lead
- Cedar Hill Capital Lead
- Wyser VC Investor
- CDM Capital Investor
- Seedstars Investor
In numbers
2 millionMonthly conversations · 2026
25+Languages · 2026
What happens next
- Add financial institution clients
- Grow engineering and sales teams
Words to know
- BFSI
- Banking, financial services and insurance.
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Terms in this story
- Startup: A startup is a young company built to find a new way of doing something and to grow fast, usually by serving many customers at low extra cost. India's government also has a narrower legal definition that decides who gets scheme benefits.
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