smallest.ai
Smallest.ai is an AI research lab building compact models for voice and multi-modal AI applications, serving over 100 industries. The company has raised $22M in Series A funding and employs 105 people.
The growth story
smallest.ai grew from 1 to 105 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $22M along the way, most recently a Series A in July 2026.
About
Smallest.ai develops AI models for speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and other multi-modal applications, targeting enterprise use cases. Its platform supports on-premise and private cloud deployments, with compliance certifications for regulated industries.
The company, founded in 2023, has grown to 105 employees and secured $22M in Series A funding in July 2026. Its investor base includes Amazon Web Services and several venture capital firms.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at Smallest.ai, with 22 employees. The company has a median tenure of 1 year, suggesting a relatively young organization.
The smallest.ai org chart
Sudarshan Kamath (Founder) leads 14 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 39 (+70% YoY), Marketing 8 (+100% YoY), Business Development 6 (+100% YoY), Entrepreneurship 5 (0% YoY), Arts and Design 5 (+67% YoY), Administrative 4 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Smallest.ai recruits heavily from tech companies like Sixer, Bosch, and Samsung Electronics. Alumni have gone on to roles at Entrepreneur First and other startups. Many employees hold degrees from Indian technical institutes like IIT Guwahati and SRM University.
Most common previous employers of smallest.ai staff: Sixer - From Dream Sports (3), Bosch (2), Samsung Electronics (2), WebEngage (2), Qualcomm (2), Beatfantasy (2). Former smallest.ai employees most often moved to Entrepreneurs First (2), MIDF - Manuscript & Inscription Digitization Foundation (1), Zoho Middle East & North Africa (1), Blackstar (1), Wayline (1), Physera (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 67% direct, 22% search, 4% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at smallest.ai: Python (Programming Language) (34), Leadership (26), Artificial Intelligence (AI) (23), Machine Learning (23), C++ (20), Java (19), Communication (19), JavaScript (18).
Where the team actually sits
smallest.ai people are concentrated in Karnataka, India (16), San Francisco Bay Area (11), Maharashtra, India (9), California, United States (5).
Search footprint
smallest.ai attracts about 1,466 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $9K a month if bought through ads. It gained 384 ranking keywords and lost 306 in the last period.
Frequently asked
smallest.ai has 105 employees as of September 2026.
smallest.ai has raised $22M in total, most recently a Series A round in July 2026.
smallest.ai was founded in 2023 by Sudarshan Kamath, Akshat Mandloi, Divyanshu Pandey.
Sudarshan Kamath (Founder) sits at the top of smallest.ai's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current smallest.ai staff are Sixer - From Dream Sports (3 people), Bosch (2 people), Samsung Electronics (2 people).
Former smallest.ai employees most often move to Entrepreneurs First (2), MIDF - Manuscript & Inscription Digitization Foundation (1), Zoho Middle East & North Africa (1).
smallest.ai attracts about 1,466 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $9K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among smallest.ai staff are Python (Programming Language), Leadership, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, C++.
smallest.ai staff are concentrated in Karnataka, India (16), San Francisco Bay Area (11), Maharashtra, India (9).
smallest.ai has about 39 people in Engineering, up 70% over the past year, as of September 2026.
smallest.ai has about 8 people in Marketing, up 100% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 60 current and 31 former smallest.ai profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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