Building Voice AI with Nikhil Gupta of Vapi.ai

AI for Founders with Ryan Estes · Apr 18, 2025 · 32m

🎙️ AI for Founders: Building Voice AI with Nikhil Gupta of Vapi.ai

Guest: Nikhil Gupta, Founder & CEO of Vapi.ai

Host: Ryan Estes

🔑 Key Takeaways

Vapi.ai helps developers build real-time, voice-first AI agents with ultra-low latency.

Raised $20M Series A after launching profitably and going through Y Combinator.

Voice AI is becoming the default interface for businesses replacing outdated IVR systems.

Use cases include AI receptionists, customer support agents, and local business tools.

Future trend: AI agents talking to other AI agents to solve real-world tasks faster.

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