Bengaluru-based Vobiz.ai, a telephony infrastructure startup for voice AI, raised $1 million in seed funding led by Piper Serica VC Fund, according to the company. Founded by former Plivo and Finin executives Suman Gandham and Vikash Srivastava, Vobiz provides API-based voice tools including DID provisioning, SIP trunking, real-time call streaming, and telecom compliance features for businesses building AI calling products. The company supports number provisioning in more than 130 countries and outbound connectivity to 190 countries. The funding will be used over the next 12 to 18 months to expand engineering and go-to-market teams, add carrier partnerships, expand number inventory, and build additional monitoring and compliance tools.
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