# Sudarshan Kamath

> Sudarshan Kamath is co-founder and CEO. Smallest.ai Lightning TTS, Smallest.ai Pulse STT and Smallest.ai Instant Voice Clone on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-11-06

Co-founder and CEO.

## What Sudarshan builds

- [Smallest.ai Lightning TTS](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/smallest-lightning-tts.md), graded B, 64.4/100, in Text-to-speech. Smallest AI's Lightning text-to-speech API turns text into 44.1 kHz speech over HTTP, server-sent events or WebSocket, with the Lightning v3.1 and v3.1 Pro models in up to 31 languages, pronunciation dictionaries and word timestamps. Co-founder and CEO, researched 2026-11-06.
- [Smallest.ai Pulse STT](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/smallest-pulse-stt.md), graded B, 65/100, in Speech-to-text. Smallest AI's Pulse speech-to-text API transcribes pre-recorded files over HTTP and live audio over WebSocket, with three models (Pulse, Pulse 2.0 and Pulse Pro), diarisation, word timestamps, redaction and turn detection. Co-founder and CEO, researched 2026-11-06.
- [Smallest.ai Instant Voice Clone](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/smallest-voice-clone.md), graded C, 58/100, in Voice cloning & custom voices. Smallest.ai's instant voice cloning API creates a reusable voice for its Lightning text-to-speech models from a 5 to 15 second sample in one multipart POST, returning the voice ID and sample clips of the cloned voice. Co-founder and CEO, researched 2026-11-06.

## Works with

- [Akshat Mandloi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/akshat-mandloi/), Co-founder and CTO

## Backed by

- [Seligman Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/seligman-ventures/)
- [Sierra Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sierra-ventures/)
- [3one4 Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/3one4-capital/)
- [Better Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/better-capital/)
- [Upsparks Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/upsparks-capital/)
- [Schema Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/schema-ventures/)
- [DeVC](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/devc/)
- [Tiny VC](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tiny-vc/)
- [Mission Street Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/mission-street-capital/)

## Questions

### Who is Sudarshan Kamath?

Sudarshan Kamath is co-founder and CEO.

### What does Smallest AI (Smallest, Inc.), Smallest.ai (Smallest, Inc.) make?

Anchor Terminal lists Smallest.ai Lightning TTS, Smallest.ai Pulse STT and Smallest.ai Instant Voice Clone from Smallest AI (Smallest, Inc.), Smallest.ai (Smallest, Inc.). Smallest AI's Lightning text-to-speech API turns text into 44.1 kHz speech over HTTP, server-sent events or WebSocket, with the Lightning v3.1 and v3.1 Pro models in up to 31 languages, pronunciation dictionaries and word timestamps.

### Who has invested in Smallest AI (Smallest, Inc.), Smallest.ai (Smallest, Inc.)?

The sources our research read name Seligman Ventures, Sierra Ventures, 3one4 Capital, Better Capital, Upsparks Capital, Schema Ventures, DeVC, Tiny VC and Mission Street Capital.

### How are Sudarshan's tools graded?

Smallest.ai Lightning TTS is graded B, 64.4 out of 100; Smallest.ai Pulse STT is graded B, 65 out of 100; Smallest.ai Instant Voice Clone is graded C, 58 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://smallest.ai/presskit
- https://smallest.ai/blog/series-a-funding-13m-next-generation-voice-ai
- https://smallest.ai/privacy-policy
- https://smallest.ai/terms-of-service
- https://smallest.ai/.well-known/security.txt
- https://docs.smallest.ai/api-reference/concurrency-and-limits
- https://startupfeed.in/smallest-ai-funding-voice-ai-series-a/
- https://siliconangle.com/2025/10/09/exclusive-voice-ai-developer-smallest-ai-nabs-8m-investment/
- https://siliconangle.com/?p=714999
- https://docs.smallest.ai/models/voice-cloning/instant-clone-api.md

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