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AI firm Giga raises $61 million in Series A round led by Redpoint Ventures
Giga Funding: The latest round was led by Redpoint Ventures. Y Combinator and Nexus Venture Partners also participated.
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In the latest funding round, Y Combinator and Nexus Venture Partners also participated. Image: Pixabay | representational
Written By: ZeeBiz WebTeam
Updated: Fri, Nov 07, 2025
08:16 PM IST
08:16 PM IST
New Delhi, ZeeBiz WebDesk
San Francisco-based AI startup Giga has raised $61 million in a Series A round. The startup was founded in 2023 by two IIT Kharagpur engineers, Varun Vummadi and Esha Manideep.
The latest round was led by Redpoint Ventures. Y Combinator and Nexus Venture Partners also participated.
Giga builds voice-based AI agents that help large companies handle customer service through realistic and quick conversations.
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The system is designed to sound natural, respond fast, and work across several languages.
In a video announcing the $61 million fundraising success, the founders revealed their AI agents handle hundreds of thousands of conversations every day.
Manideep, sharing the video on X, diplomatically said that he was not excited about the $61 million they had raised, but was rather excited about what the company would do going forward.
“I am excited about the $61 Million,” said Vummadi.
Other developments in the startup space
This week, US tech giant Google announced a two-week programme under Google for Startups India to equip early-stage founders, startup teams, and aspiring entrepreneurs in developing launch-ready AI prototypes with Google's AI tools. Read more
On Tuesday, Coimbatore-based TABP Snacks and Beverages, a beverage manufacturer, raised $3 million (around Rs 26 crore) in a funding round led by LC Nueva, the company said in a statement today, November 4. Read More
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