Voice AI startup Bolna raises $6.3 Mn in seed round led by General Catalyst

Enterprise voice AI startup Bolna has raised $6.3 million in a seed funding round led by General Catalyst. The round also saw participation from Y Combinator, Blume Ventures, Orange Collective, Pioneer Fund, Transpose Capital, and Eight Capital, along with several angel investors.

The proceeds will be used to expand engineering and deployment teams, invest in proprietary AI and machine learning systems for vernacular voice, and strengthen enterprise-grade infrastructure to support large-scale deployments.

Founded in 2024, Bolna is building a self-serve voice AI platform that allows enterprises to design, deploy, and manage voice agents without long implementation cycles or specialised AI teams. 

The platform supports more than 10 Indian languages and is built for real-world telephony conditions, including regional accents and noisy environments.

Since its first commercial deployment in May 2025, Bolna has scaled rapidly. Daily call volumes have grown from around 1,500 calls to over 200,000 calls per day, marking over 130x growth in less than a year. 

The Bengaluru-based platform currently serves 1,050 paying customers across sectors such as e-commerce, BFSI, logistics, recruitment, and education.

Bolna’s customers include large enterprises such as Varun Beverages, along with fast-growing startups like Spinny and Snabbit. The platform is used for both high-volume customer workflows and voice-heavy industries such as travel and matrimonial services, where multilingual calling remains critical.