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Samora AI (YC W26) — Multilingual voice agents that outperform humans

Samora runs multilingual voice operations for organizations with high-volume calling without requiring engineering teams, call centers, or AI expertise. Many important tasks still depend on phone calls, including customer support, outreach, follow-ups, screening, and intake.

Samora AI is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2026 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Multilingual voice agents that outperform humans. The founders listed are Kartik Sawhney (Founder/CEO), Vineeth Kumar (Founder/CTO), Shakul Raj Sonker (Founder/COO) (Y Combinator directory entry, February 3, 2026).

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Samora AI

New accelerator entry · 2026-02-03 · the record

Winter 2026
batch
8
people
Early
stage
Remote
region
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BatchWinter 2026
Announced2026-02-03
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size8
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B
RegionsRemote, Partly Remote
HiringNo
Sitehttps://samora.ai/
Previously known asSamora.ai

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Samora runs multilingual voice operations for organizations with high-volume calling without requiring engineering teams, call centers, or AI expertise. Many important tasks still depend on phone calls, including customer support, outreach, follow-ups, screening, and intake. But voice AI often fails in production because real callers interrupt, go off-script, switch languages mid-sentence, and speak in local dialects. Teams also worry about safety and compliance, especially when an agent can accidentally make the wrong promise. Samora solves this with voice agents that sound local and follow strict rules. Samora agents handle inbound and outbound calls, collect information, and update internal systems like CRMs, ticketing tools, and ATS platforms. When a call becomes sensitive or uncertain, the agent hands off to a human. It can also follow up over WhatsApp, SMS, or email when needed. With Samora, teams get: 1. Voice agents that work in real conversations, including dialects and code-switching 2. Strict safety controls so agents don’t make unauthorized offers, discounts, or promises 3. Calls that result in completed actions, system updates, and safe human handoff

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