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Bolna

YC F25

Bengaluru, IN · Founded 2024 · 21 employees · Hiring · 14 known investors

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Bolna provides a voice AI agent platform for building multilingual conversational agents in Indian languages and accents. The platform serves businesses across customer support, sales, logistics, and recruitment, enabling them to automate call operations at scale without expanding team size.

Also known as WhismurWave Inc.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSArtificial IntelligenceB2BInfrastructureConversational AIIndiaSouth AsiaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (F25)

Bolna was founded in 2024 by Prateek Sachan and Maitreya Wagh.

PSPrateek Sachan
Prateek SachanFounderPrateek Sachan has held engineering and product roles at Zomato, Tata 1MG, BrowserStack, and Atlassian. He is now building a voice API platform for the Indian market.
MWMaitreya Wagh
Maitreya WaghFounderMaitreya Wagh has worked as an engineer and consultant before founding Bolna AI, where he develops voice AI infrastructure for India.

Investors · 14

General Catalystlisted by General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M

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Orange Collectivelisted by Orange CollectiveDanville

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Pioneerlisted by PioneerToronto, Ontario

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Transpose Platform Managementlisted by Transpose Platform ManagementSan Francisco

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Upekkhalisted by Upekkha
Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Blast.Clubreported$5.5M

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Blume VenturesreportedMumbai · $50K – $300K

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Capitalize VCreportedChicago · $100K – $200K

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CRV (Charles River Ventures)reportedBay Area · $250K – $5M

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Founder CapitalreportedSilicon Valley · $25K – $100K

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Rice CapitalreportedCovina

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Schema CapitalreportedParis

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Bolna nabs $6.3M from General Catalyst for its India-focused voice orchestration platformtechcrunch.com · Jan 2026Bolna - Voice AI for Indiaycombinator.com · Sep 2025

Frequently asked questions

What does Bolna do?
Bolna provides a voice AI agent platform for building multilingual conversational agents in Indian languages and accents. The platform serves businesses across customer support, sales, logistics, and recruitment, enabling them to automate call operations at scale without expanding team size.
Who founded Bolna?
Bolna was founded by Prateek Sachan, Maitreya Wagh in 2024.
Who are Bolna's investors?
Bolna's investors include Eight Capital, General Catalyst, Orange Collective, Pioneer, Transpose Platform Management, Upekkha, Y Combinator, Blast.Club and 6 more.
Where is Bolna headquartered?
Bolna is headquartered in Bengaluru, IN.