ElevenLabs targets all 22 Indian languages as it deepens voice AI push in second-largest market

ElevenLabs Commits to Supporting All Indian Languages

ElevenLabs announced plans to expand its voice AI platform to cover all 22 officially recognised Indian languages in the coming months, marking a significant push into what has become the company's second-largest market outside the United States1

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. Mati Staniszewski, cofounder and CEO of ElevenLabs, made the announcement at the company's first Bengaluru Summit on October 6, where the London-based firm showcased its latest AI voice technology developments and deepened partnerships across government, enterprise, and impact sectors2

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The text-to-speech platform currently supports 14 Indian languages on its latest Eleven v4 model, which launched last week1

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. The expansion reflects India's critical role in developing conversational AI that can handle linguistic diversity and widespread code-switching, capabilities that are becoming essential for real-world deployments. "India has been at the frontier of voice experiences and part of our story at ElevenLabs from the start," Staniszewski said. "It's energising to be here today, deepening our connections with Indian businesses and seeing what they are building"2

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India Growth Accelerates with 250+ Enterprise Deployments

ElevenLabs now works with more than 250 businesses and enterprises across India, with Indian businesses recording 100 million conversations on ElevenAgents over the past year2

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. More than 70% of these conversations occurred in Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu, demonstrating strong localization and regional language adoption. Over 25,000 Indian developers and businesses are actively building with the company's API each month, representing roughly 2.5x growth over the past year2

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Major Indian enterprises are deploying the technology across diverse sectors. Razorpay uses ElevenAgents for Hinglish outbound calls to merchants, completing more than 35,000 calls with an approximately 28% connection rate that matches human call centres2

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. CARS24 has deployed 400+ voice agents, automating 3 million minutes and handling 30% of inbound calls while reducing costs by 50%2

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. TVS Motor uses voice agents across 25+ countries and nine languages, driving 35% higher lead capture and 80% faster feedback2

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Government Partnership Targets AI-Driven Citizen Services

At the Bengaluru Summit, Mati Staniszewski and Karnataka's Minister for Information Technology and Biotechnology, Shri Priyank Kharge, formalised the company's first partnership with an Indian state government through a memorandum of understanding with the Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS)2

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. The partnership will explore adoption of voice AI in Kannada across areas including skilling, AI-driven citizen services and grievance redressal, alongside work on responsible AI and voice restoration2

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A national-level MoU was signed last week with the Coalition of the Willing, working with the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, The Quantum Hub and the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment to expand accessibility for people with speech disabilities2

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. ElevenLabs has committed to restoring 1 million voices to those who have permanently lost their voice due to conditions including ALS, cerebral palsy, throat cancer and multiple sclerosis, with five partners supporting the programme in India2

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Platform Shifts Beyond Generation to Conversational Workflows

The Summit marked ElevenLabs' strategic shift beyond voice generation towards conversational AI that can listen, understand and complete real-world workflows2

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. The platform has been built around local deployment requirements, including language and code-switching capabilities, data residency and integrations with Indian telephony providers such as Ozonetel, Exotel and Plivo, enabling real-time inbound and outbound calling at the scale and latency required for high-volume environments2

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Urban Company uses agents to support India's gig workforce across seven languages, resolving 55% of partner queries without human intervention2

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. Beyond customer service, Pocket FM uses the technology to generate long-form audio content including series and stories, while Havells uses speech-to-text and text-to-speech models as the voice interface layers for its Havells One Media app2

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. The company's Impact programme has provided free technology to 75+ NGOs in India, with Elderra using conversational agents to enable seniors to access services through WhatsApp voice notes in their own language, training 1,500 seniors with 600 already active2

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. Ally uses native-language AI simulations to train India's emerging mental-health workforce, with 5,000 more learners expected to join over the next six months2

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