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Gnani Innovations Private Limited
Gnani Innovations Pvt Ltd operates as Gnani.ai (also branded gnani.ai), a Bengaluru-based "frontier Voice AI" company founded 2016 by Ganesh Gopalan and Ananth Nagaraj.
CIN: U72100KA2016PTC095111ActiveRoC BangaloreConfidence: high
Last updated 4 August 2026
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Company Identity
Confirmed| Registered name | Gnani Innovations Private Limited |
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| CIN | U72100KA2016PTC095111 |
| PAN | AAGCG4822P |
| Status | Active (Private Limited Company, non-government), DPIIT-recognised startup, compliance status "Active Compliant" per RoC filings [The Company Check, 21 May 2026 update] |
| Listing | Unlisted |
| Incorporated | 19 July 2016 |
| ROC | RoC Bangalore (Karnataka) |
| Sector (NIC) | IT/Software services — NIC group J (Information & Communication) / J8 "Other information & communication service activities" per The Company Check |
| Registered address | No. 94, R.V. Road, Basavanagudi, Bangalore South, Karnataka, India – 560004 |
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Business Overview
Confirmed- Gnani Innovations Pvt Ltd operates as Gnani.ai (also branded gnani.ai), a Bengaluru-based "frontier Voice AI" company founded 2016 by Ganesh Gopalan and Ananth Nagaraj
- It builds proprietary speech/language models (Gnani Prisma - STT, Gnani Timbre - TTS, Gnani Warp - speech-to-speech, Gnani Aion/Evon - LLMs) trained on 14M+ hours of real telephonic audio across 40+ languages, and sells enterprise products built on them: Voice Agents, Speech Analytics, Agent Assist, and Voice Biometrics
- Serves 200+ enterprises (BFSI, insurance, healthcare, government, BPO), claims 30M+ daily voice interactions, SOC 2 / ISO 27001 certified, GDPR/HIPAA/PCI-DSS compliant, and deploys on cloud, private cloud, on-prem, and air-gapped environments
Directors
ConfirmedCurrent directors (per The Company Check, updated 21 May 2026 — most recent snapshot):
| Name | DIN | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ananth Nagaraj | 07551861 | Whole-time Director | 19 Jul 2016 |
| Ganesh Gopalan | 02737376 | Director & Co-founder | 19 Jul 2016 |
| Shilpa Maheshwari | - | Nominee Director | 22 Apr 2026 |
GST Registrations
Confirmed| GSTIN | State | PAN | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29AAGCG4822P1Z1 | Karnataka | AAGCG4822P [Tofler; consistent with GSTIN prefix 29AAGCG4822P1Z1] | - |
Primary GSTIN: 29AAGCG4822P1Z1 (Karnataka), regular taxpayer, registration date 01 July 2017 — confirmed by 4 independent sources (knowyourgst.com, mastersindia.co, piceapp.com, fnshiftsolutions.com). PAN AAGCG4822P (matches GSTIN prefix). Home state: Karnataka. Only 1 GSTIN registration found — no multi-state footprint identified (consistent with a single Bangalore HQ/office).
Financials
Partial / conflicting- FY2025 (year ended 31 Mar 2025, standalone, as filed with RoC): Revenue ₹56.95 Cr, up ~145–151% YoY. EBITDA, PAT, net worth and borrowings figures are paywalled/locked on all sources checked
- Auditor: Singhvi Dev & Unni LLP (FY2024, per The Company Check — premium tier needed for appointment/cessation dates)
- No charges (secured borrowings) registered with RoC — company is unlevered per available records
- Employees: ~79 per EPFO data (Oct 2025; The Company Check), though Inc42 separately cites 263 employees (+11.44% in 90 days) — figures conflict, not reconciled; both cited as-is
Funding
Partial / conflictingTotal raised: reported as ~$14M across 3 rounds.
- 2019: Samsung Venture Investment Corp invested $8.5M jointly across 4 Indian startups including Gnani.ai — the portion specifically allocated to Gnani is not disclosed.
- Info Edge Ventures is cited as an "existing backer" prior to the 2026 round (round/date not independently confirmed here).
- Series B, closed ~30 Mar 2026, led by Aavishkaar Capital, with follow-on from Info Edge Ventures. Reported amount conflicts across otherwise reliable outlets: Entrackr/Economic Times/AnalyticsInsight/VCCircle cite $10M (~₹94 Cr); Entrackr's own follow-up and several other outlets (TheAIWorld, CircleOfNews, WorkNation) cite ₹68 crore (~$7.17M). Mechanism: board approved allotment of 1,647 compulsory convertible preference shares (CCPS) at ₹4,12,291.79 each. A LinkedIn post pegs post-money valuation at ~₹818 Cr (~$97M) — flagged as low-confidence/unconfirmed.
Aavishkaar Capital's nominee, Shilpa Maheshwari (MD, Aavishkaar Capital), joined the Gnani board as Nominee Director on 22 Apr 2026, consistent with the round closing.
Charges & Borrowings
Confirmed- None
- "Charges & borrowings: None registered" confirmed by both Falconebiz and The Company Check independently
Competitors
Partial / conflicting- The Company Check's auto-generated "competitors" list (iProov, Nymi, Alcatraz AI, Asseco, Keyless, Kairos, BIO-key, plus baby-product retailers TheBabyBo/Enchantico/MommySutra) is contaminated by the BabbleJoy entity-confusion noted above and only reflects the narrow "voice biometrics" sub-vertical; it is not used here
- Based on Gnani's actual positioning (enterprise conversational/voice AI for BFSI, telecom, healthcare — voice agents, speech analytics, agent assist, biometrics), the relevant Indian/global peer set is: Yellow.ai (Bengaluru, larger scale, broader enterprise conversational-AI/GenAI platform, well-funded unicorn), Skit.ai / formerly Vernacular.ai (Bengaluru, close direct peer, voice AI for BFSI/collections, similarly early-growth-stage), Uniphore (Chennai-origin, global scale, much larger funding/valuation, conversational-AI + voice biometrics), Observe.AI (US/India, contact-center voice analytics & QA, larger scale), Verloop.io (Bengaluru, conversational AI/chat+voice, comparable early-stage scale), Haptik (Mumbai, Reliance Jio-owned, conversational AI, larger backed scale)
- These are supplied from general market knowledge, not from a registry source, and rough scale tags are approximate
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Gnani Innovations Private Limited do?
Gnani Innovations Pvt Ltd operates as Gnani.ai (also branded gnani.ai), a Bengaluru-based "frontier Voice AI" company founded 2016 by Ganesh Gopalan and Ananth Nagaraj.
What is the CIN of Gnani Innovations Private Limited?
The Corporate Identification Number (CIN) of Gnani Innovations Private Limited is U72100KA2016PTC095111.
Where is Gnani Innovations Private Limited registered?
Gnani Innovations Private Limited is registered with RoC Bangalore (Karnataka). Registered address: No. 94, R.V. Road, Basavanagudi, Bangalore South, Karnataka, India – 560004 [Tofler, Falconebiz, The Company Check — consistent]
When was Gnani Innovations Private Limited incorporated?
Gnani Innovations Private Limited was incorporated on 19 July 2016 [Tofler, The Company Check, Zauba, CompFilings — unanimous].
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