Equal AI raised $30M for a call-screening voice assistant

Friends, from the AI world: Equal AI secured $30M to build an assistant that answers and screens incoming calls.

Key points: Series B led by Prosus; app exceeds 1M MAU.

How it works: answers unknown callers, asks reason for the call, reads quick replies, records and transcribes conversations; supports 10+ languages and code-mixing.

Plans: iOS app, paid subscription, filtering for known numbers. Facing stiff competition from Google, Apple and Truecaller, the company builds its own app to avoid platform dependence.

Why it matters: reduces unwanted calls and saves users time.

Will this solution scale widely?

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