🧠 India Just Built a Human-Like AI—And It’s Not From Bangalore

• Who: Mivi, a Hyderabad-based consumer electronics brand

• What: India’s first human-like conversational AI, named Mivi AI

• When: Developed over 18+ months, launched in FY24

• Where: Hyderabad, India

• Why: To push the boundaries of human-AI interaction and prove Indian startups can innovate on a global scale

Yep, that’s exactly what happened.

Once known for making solid audio gear, Mivi just pulled off a tech mic drop that’s sending ripples through the AI world. And here's the juicy part—they weren’t even trying to win awards.

They were responding to a jab. 😏

When Indian Union Minister Piyush Goyal threw shade at the “lack of innovation” among Indian startups, Mivi decided to build something that would talk back—literally.

Enter: Mivi AI.

Imagine this:

You're wearing your earbuds and casually ask about your schedule, the weather, or what to gift your sister on her birthday.

Instead of hearing a robotic response, you get an answer that sounds like a real person, understands your mood, remembers your preferences, and maybe even cracks a joke.

That’s Mivi AI—and it's built to:

• 🎙️ Understand natural language like you actually talk

• 😌 Pick up on emotional cues and context

• 🧠 Maintain memory across conversations

• 🎯 Personalise responses based on YOU

Here’s what went into making India’s most relatable AI:

• ✅ Custom-built conversation engine trained to understand context, emotion, and memory

• ✅ Voice training on thousands of Indian accents (no more “sorry, I didn’t get that” moments)

• ✅ New in-house processor optimised for low power, high performance

• ✅ 100+ engineers across 18 months sweating it out

• ✅ Firmware & architecture designed by Mivi; chip fabrication supported by a Taiwanese partner

Mivi AI isn’t stuck in a lab. It’s already out there, embedded into:

• 🎧 Hearables like earbuds

• 📹 Coming soon to smart cameras

• 🕶️ Next up: Wearables & IoT devices

Think of it as Alexa and Siri’s emotionally intelligent cousin, trained in Hyderabad and fluent in Indian accents 🇮🇳

Mivi isn’t just building tech—it’s building an empire:

• 📊 ₹250 Cr revenue in FY24

• 🔮 ₹300 Cr expected in FY25

• 🏠 Founded in 2016 by a husband-wife duo, they started with audio and are now building India’s future in AI

This isn’t just cool tech—it’s a signal that India is stepping onto the global AI stage. Whether you're a founder, builder, investor, or curious mind—here’s your playbook:

🛠️ Your Actionable Playbook

• 👀 Watch Mivi closely — they’re not a one-hit wonder. Monitor their product rollout and tech stack.

• 🎤 Explore voice tech opportunities — India has a multilingual market hungry for voice-first interfaces.

• 📍 Localise your AI — train on regional accents, emotional contexts, and real-world data like Mivi did.

• 🔬 Rethink human-AI interaction — people want connection, not commands. Build AI that feels less like a tool and more like a teammate.

• 🚀 Use their story in your pitch — Mivi is a case study in building world-class products outside big metros.

• 💬 Start small, think big — earbuds were just the entry point. What’s your entry point into AI?

• 📢 Share this story with your network to inspire builders and shift the narrative on Indian innovation.

— Alan Kay

India isn’t just inventing the future. It’s giving it a voice—and it might just sound like your neighbor from Hyderabad.

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Let’s build forward 🚀

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   • Helps students simulate conversations, enhance emotional intelligence, and explore contextual reasoning

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   • 🧠 Emotionally intelligent AI that understands tone, sentiment, and facial expressions

   • Great for building emotionally aware interfaces and communication tools like Mivi AI

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   • 🎙️ Speech-to-text + NLP capabilities trained on diverse accents

   • Ideal for building voice-first applications or analyzing conversations in real time

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   • 💬 Open-source conversational AI framework

   • Perfect for creating AI chatbots that maintain memory, personalize interactions, and understand context

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