Bolna nabs $6.3 million from General Catalyst for its India-focused voice orchestration platform

Bolna, a voice orchestration startup co-founded by Maitreya Wagh and Prateek Sachan, has secured $6.3 million in a seed funding round led by General Catalyst, with participation from Y Combinator and others. The company builds an orchestration layer for AI voice technologies, tailored for the idiosyncrasies of Indian interactions, such as handling mixed languages and noise cancellation. Bolna's platform allows users to easily build and deploy voice agents, with 75% of revenue currently coming from self-serve customers. The startup is also pursuing large enterprise deals, supported by a growing team of forward-deployed engineers. Bolna is currently handling over 200,000 calls daily and is approaching $700,000 in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). General Catalyst was impressed by Bolna's flexible orchestration layer, which allows customers to easily switch between different AI models as better ones emerge.

(Source：TechCrunch)