Smallest.ai Raises $13M to Split Voice Agents in Two
Smallest.ai closed a $13 million Series A round this week. The capital brings their total funding to $21 million since they launched late in 2024. But…
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LiveKit x Wavix: Bringing real phone calls into your apps
We’re excited to announce that Wavix now integrates directly with LiveKit, making it easier than ever to handle both inbound and outbound calls inside…
What a HIPAA-Compliant AI Voice Agent Actually Costs
A HIPAA-compliant AI voice agent for healthcare typically costs $40,000-$150,000 to build, depending on call complexity and EHR integration, plus $2,0…
Designing AI Voice Agent Workflows for Electricians: Urgent Calls, Quotes, and Handoffs
A lot of AI phone demos look impressive until you put them in front of a real trade business. Electricians are a good stress test. The caller might ne…
I Made My Voice Agent Feel Faster by Streaming Sentences, Not Audio
The annoying thing about voice agents is that “the model is fast” does not mean the experience is fast. I had a small voice assistant running on a loc…
Why Realtime Voice AI Could Be The Next Big Shift After Chatbots
Chatbots changed how users talk to software, but Realtime Voice AI could change how they use it. Typing is slow. Menus are tiring. Users want answers …
Voice AI Outside the US: Double the Price, Worse Experience (And How We're Trying to Fix It)
Every major voice model lab hosts in us-east or us-west. If you're building voice agents in Sydney, Mumbai, or Jakarta, your audio round-trips to Virg…
Building an AI Voice + SMS Lead Qualification System for Real Estate
We recently shipped a voice AI and SMS automation system for a real estate lead generation company. The goal was simple. Every buyer lead gets called …
Build a voice agent that can make outbound calls with AssemblyAI
Why outbound voice agents matter A voice agent that can dial out, not just answer, unlocks workflows that text channels drop the ball on: Use case Wha…
Build a voice agent with LiveKit and AssemblyAI’s Voice Agent API
Why combine LiveKit and the Voice Agent API WebRTC and AI are different problems with different best-in-class solutions: LiveKit is the easiest way to…