Navana funding, investors and company details
Navana is an emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup from Bengaluru, working in the space of AI Automation – providing multilingual voice-first solutions to improve digital accessibility and contact center intelligence.. Founded by Raoul, Jai Nanavati.
- Company: Navana Tech India Private Limited
- Sector: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Location: Bengaluru
- Founders: Raoul, Jai Nanavati
- Total funding raised: ₹47 Cr
Company overview
Raoul and Jai Nanavati, brothers, established the speech AI business Navana.ai in Bengaluru in 2018. The business was founded to solve the issues of digital accessibility that India's heterogeneous populace, especially in rural and semi-urban areas, faced. With support for more than 12 Indian languages and dialects, Navana.ai provides a range of products, such as a speech recognition API, contact center intelligence API, and voice AI contact center. By offering voice-first interfaces that accommodate usewith little literacy or English competence, their solutions seek to close the digital divide. Navana.ai has raised ₹13.2 crore in investment as of July 2025 and provides services to over 40 enterprise clients, including Bajaj Finserv.
Funding rounds
- Latest round (Series A): ₹40.00 Cr. ($ 4.18 Mn), 2026-09-08. Investors: Antler India, Sandeep Singhal, Aureolis (Paula Mariwala)
- Past round: ₹7.00 Cr. ($ 0.80 Mn), 2025-07-16. Investors: RTP Capital, Salesforce Ventures