The Voice AI Series #2: Bolna's Playbook to a $6.3M Seed

​About Event

​You're building a real product, talking to real customers, and still every investor conversation feels like a guessing game - do they get the vertical, or are they just pattern-matching to the last AI deal they saw?

​Raising a seed round in voice AI right now means convincing investors your wedge is defensible, not just another wrapper on a foundation model.

​Which is why we're bringing together this closed-door roundtable with Maitreya Wagh, Founder & CEO of Bolna, who raised a $6.3M seed led by General Catalyst — with YC, Blume Ventures, and a handful of marquee angels in the round — while being the only India-focused startup in his YC batch.

​We'll discuss:

• ​How to position an India-first company to global investors without diluting the story.

• ​What made investors confident enough to lead a seed at this size, this early.

• ​Turning technical differentiation (not just traction) into a fundraising narrative.

​Format
2-hour roundtable. 10-12 founders. Chatham House rules — what's shared in the room, stays in the room.

​Who this is for

• ​AI-native founders

• ​$0-500K ARR

• ​Voice AI builders actively fundraising or planning a raise soon

​Come with a specific question or a real fundraise you're navigating.