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GreyLabs AI Secures $1.5 Million in Funding to Revolutionize Financial Institution Analytics
SUMMARY
GreyLabs AI, a speech analytics platform for financial institutions, has raised $1.5 million in a funding round led by Matrix Partners India, with participation from prominent industry leaders. The funds will be used for product development and market expansion, aiming to add over 30 clients and achieve $1 million in revenue by the end of the fiscal year.
Founded in October 2023, GreyLabs AI leverages advanced AI to deliver near-human accuracy in speech analytics, supporting multiple languages. The platform plans to expand its services globally, targeting markets in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, addressing the need for secure and compliant solutions in regulated industries like banking and financial services.
Mumbai-based GreyLabs AI, a speech analytics platform designed for financial institutions, has successfully raised $1.5 million in a funding round led by Matrix Partners India. The funding round also saw participation from notable industry leaders including Vasant Sridhar (Ofbusiness founder), Narasimha Reddy (MoEngage founder), Nitin Gupta (Uni Cards founder), and Anil Goteti (Scapia founder).
Founded in October 2023 by Aman Goel and Harshita Srivastava, GreyLabs AI enhances sales agent productivity by extracting valuable insights and streamlining audit and quality assurance processes through automation. The platform currently supports English, Hindi, and Hinglish, with plans to add Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi, and Telugu.
Strategic Utilization of Funds
The newly acquired funds will be primarily utilized to build the next phase of the product and expand go-to-market strategies. "We are building a team to continuously improve and build new features. Most of the fund utilization will be directed towards product development. Additionally, we aim to expand rapidly to other customers now that we have seen very good results with our initial clients," said cofounder and chief executive Aman Goel.
Current Success and Future Plans
With seven current customers, GreyLabs AI aims to add over 30 clients by the end of the fiscal year. The company is on track to achieve over $1 million in revenue this year. In the coming years, GreyLabs AI plans to expand its services globally, targeting markets in the Middle East and Southeast Asia where similar needs exist.
Innovative Approach to Speech Analytics
GreyLabs AI leverages advancements in generative AI and speech recognition to deliver near-human level accuracy in speech analytics. "Speech analytics is not a new concept, but advancements in AI have enabled us to develop a system with near-human level accuracy," said Harshita Srivastava, cofounder and chief product and technology officer.
Industry Endorsement
Matrix Partners India managing director Pranay Desai commented on the investment, emphasizing the vast potential of GreyLabs AI. "There is an immense amount of unstructured data generated from calls and emails across businesses that remain underutilized for decision-making. Particularly in regulated industries like banks and financial services, there is a need for secure and compliant solutions to extract business value from this data. GreyLabs has a significant opportunity to drive revenue growth, enhance governance, and improve customer satisfaction in these industries by leveraging secure LLMs."
GreyLabs AI stands poised to transform the financial services landscape by providing innovative, AI-driven solutions for speech analytics, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.