1. Supermemory
Location: USA
News:
Supermemory, founded by 19-year-old Indian-origin entrepreneur Dhravya Shah, has raised $2.6 million in seed funding led by Susa Ventures, Browder Capital, and SF1, with participation from senior AI leaders including Google AI chief Jeff Dean.
Why It’s Interesting:
- Supermemory, addressing the core AI challenge of providing long-term, context-aware memory to applications, was founded by Shah, an Indian-origin entrepreneur whose journey highlights the new generation shaping foundational AI infrastructure.
Potential:
- With early adoption in AI editing, search, and productivity tools, Supermemory is poised to become the key memory layer for the next wave of intelligent agents.
2. Smallest.AI
Location: USA
News:
Indian-origin founders Sudarshan Kamath and Akshat Mandloi co-founded the company that raised $8M (led by Sierra Ventures) to redefine enterprise voice automation with next-generation, human-like AI voice models for contact centers.
Why It’s Interesting:
- AI Agents for Enterprise Contact Centers | Smallest.ai‘s Lightning Text-to-Speech model is among the world’s fastest, generating high-fidelity speech in under 100ms with 4x cost-efficiency, powering millions of enterprise calls monthly across healthcare, finance, and customer experience.
Potential:
- AI Agents for Enterprise Contact Centers | Smallest.ai is setting a new benchmark for real-time enterprise communication through deep-tech innovation and scalability, highlighting the role of Indian-origin founders in building core global AI infrastructure.
3. Matters.AI
News:
Matters.AI, co-founded by Keshava Murthy, raised $6.6M in seed funding (co-led by Kalaari Capital and Endiya Partners) to strengthen its autonomous AI security platform that redefines enterprise data protection across Cloud, SaaS, Endpoints, and On-Premises.
Why It’s Interesting:
- Matters™ AI Security Platform is pioneering the AI Security Engineer, a new category of AI-driven defense that moves beyond conventional alert systems to create an adaptive, thinking layer capable of understanding data behavior and acting before threats occur.
Potential:
- As global data breaches surge, Matters™ AI Security Platform, with its new funding, is positioned to become a key global player in autonomous AI security, exemplifying Indian-led innovation and strengthening enterprise data trust worldwide.