Leaping AI is a YC W25 voice AI platform founded in 2023 by Kevin Wu, Arkadiy Telegin and Shraey Bhatia, originally in Germany before relocating to San Francisco. Its voice agents handle high-volume, repetitive calls such as scheduling, billing and lead qualification in 10+ languages with under two-second latency and self-improving QA. For one retailer, Leaping AI's voice agents handle 100% of incoming support calls and automate up to 70% end to end. The company raised a $4.7M seed round led by Nexus Venture Partners with Y Combinator and Paul Graham participating, closing in under a week.
Leaping AI
ActiveHuman-like AI voice agents for companies and call centers
Total raised
$4.7M
1 round
Stage
Seed
Team
11-50
since 2023
Pricing
Freemium
free plan
Founded
2023
San Francisco, United States
Agent-ready
API
Score 40/100
Human-like voice agents in 10+ languages
Under two-second response latency
Self-improving QA loop
Handles scheduling, billing and lead qualification
High-volume call automation
Industry templates for retail, telecom, BPO, travel
End-to-end call resolution
40/100
Developing
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
— Seed $4.7M incl. Nexus Venture Partners +2
Capital network
$4.7M raised ·3 backers·10 network links
- Backers3
- Shared portfoliocompanies these backers also fund
- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- What does Leaping AI do?
- It provides human-like AI voice agents that automate high-volume repetitive calls for companies and call centers.
- How many languages does it support?
- Leaping AI supports 10+ languages with under two-second latency.
- Is Leaping AI YC-backed?
- Yes, Leaping AI is part of Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch.
- Who led the seed round?
- Nexus Venture Partners led the $4.7M seed, with Y Combinator and Paul Graham participating.
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