Equal AI
Also known as: Callie
AI call assistant that answers, screens, and manages incoming phone calls on your behalf.
Equal AI is a consumer voice assistant that answers and screens unknown phone calls on your behalf, so you learn who is calling and why before deciding to pick up. Built for the Indian market, where people field a constant stream of spam, delivery, banking, and sales calls, the app answers an incoming call from an unknown number, asks the caller's name and reason, and shows you a live transcript and an instant intent summary while the conversation happens. It has grown past one million monthly active users since launching in 2025 and raised a 30 million dollar Series B led by Prosus Ventures and Tomales Bay Capital in June 2026, bringing total funding above 42 million dollars, with angels including PhonePe founder Sameer Nigam.
The experience is built around keeping the person in control rather than fully replacing them. As the assistant, often nicknamed Callie, talks to a caller, the user reads the exchange in real time and can join with one tap, decline, or let the assistant finish the conversation. Users can set short instructions and quick replies for common situations, like telling a delivery driver to leave a package with a neighbor, which the assistant reads back to the caller. It automatically disconnects recognized telemarketing and spam, keeps full call recordings and searchable summaries, and supports multiple Indian languages with a choice of voices. It runs on a mix of speech recognition and speech generation models with the company's own orchestration layer.
Today the product is a focused Android app that screens only unknown inbound calls, with an iOS version and a paid subscription tier in progress. The roadmap points toward a more proactive assistant that could text a delivery driver an address with consent or make outbound calls to book appointments. It competes with Google and Apple call screening and India's Truecaller, betting that local language and context give it an edge. For an individual drowning in unknown calls who wants a screener that speaks and summarizes rather than just labels numbers, Equal AI is a strong consumer option; it is not an enterprise voice platform.
Vendor details
Canonical URL
https://myequal.ai
Category
Voice agent
Subcategory
Personal call assistant
Funding status
Independent, built by the India based company Equal and led by founder Reddy. Raised a 30 million dollar Series B led by Prosus Ventures and Tomales Bay Capital in June 2026, with Think Investments and Valiant Fund participating, bringing total funding above 42 million dollars. Angel investors include PhonePe founder Sameer Nigam and Skyflow co founder Anshu Sharma. Reports more than one million monthly active users.
Company status
independent
Use cases & customers
Primary use cases
Target customers
Deployment options
Integrations
Runs as an Android app that intercepts and answers unknown inbound calls on the user's own number, verified by OTP. It works within the phone's calling system rather than integrating with external business tools, and supports multiple Indian languages and selectable assistant voices. An iOS version is in progress.
In practice
You get twenty calls a week from unknown numbers about insurance, deliveries, and jobs. Equal AI answers each one, asks who is calling and why, and shows you the intent so you only pick up when it matters.
A delivery driver calls during a meeting. Equal AI answers, and you tap a quick reply like leave it with the neighbor, which the assistant reads back to the caller without you speaking.
Spam and telemarketers break your focus all day. Equal AI recognizes and politely disconnects them, keeps a recording and summary, and never lets an important call slip through.
Sources & related URLs
Research sources
Research notes
Added via Crunchbase discovery batch July6Agentic1to50. Core fields only; enrichment (longDescription, useCaseScenarios, 14-axis VendorFeature, pricing) pending.
Capability coverage
5.5 / 14 capabilities · 39%
| Integrations & Tool CallingIntegrates with the phone's calling system on Android to intercept and answer unknown calls; broad third party integrations are not the model, Equal AI docs 2026-07-06 | Partial |
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| Workflow OrchestrationRuns a screening dialogue, transcription, intent summary, and spam disconnect flow per call with its own orchestration layer; multi step cross system workflow is not the framing, Equal AI docs 2026-07-06 | Partial |
| Knowledge Grounding & RAGUses user set instructions and quick replies plus live call context to respond; a knowledge base or document grounding surface is not the model, Equal AI docs 2026-07-06 | Partial |
| Human Oversight & GuardrailsKeeps the user in control with live transcripts, one tap join, quick reply approval, and snooze to pause automation, so the user can take over any call, Equal AI docs 2026-07-06 | Full |
| Security, Identity & GovernanceA consumer app requiring call and phone permissions with OTP verification; enterprise grade certifications and a formal governance model are not the framing for the consumer product, Equal AI docs 2026-07-06 | Partial |
| Observability & AuditabilityProvides live call transcripts, instant intent summaries, and full call recordings the user can search and review, Equal AI docs 2026-07-06 | Full |
| Memory & State PersistenceArchives call history and lets users set persistent instructions and preferred voice and language; deep cross call personalization memory is not detailed, Equal AI docs 2026-07-06 | Partial |
| Deployment & Data ResidencyDelivered as a consumer mobile app on Android with cloud processing; self host or data residency options are not applicable or documented, Equal AI docs 2026-07-06 | Unable to verify |
| Prebuilt Agents, Templates & PacksShips a ready to use screening assistant with prebuilt handling for common call categories and quick reply templates; an agent library is not the model, Equal AI docs 2026-07-06 | Partial |
| Triggers & Channel CoverageAutomatically triggers on every inbound call from an unknown number in real time, but coverage is a single channel, phone, and inbound only for now, Equal AI docs 2026-07-06 | Partial |
| Model Flexibility & RoutingUses its own mix of ASR and speech generation models with an in house orchestration layer; customer facing model choice is not offered, Equal AI docs 2026-07-06 | Unable to verify |
| APIs, SDKs & MCP ExtensibilityA consumer app with no public developer API, SDK, or MCP surface, Equal AI docs 2026-07-06 | Unable to verify |
| Testing, Debugging & OptimizationNo customer facing testing or evaluation tooling; it is a consumer product, Equal AI docs 2026-07-06 | Unable to verify |
| Browser & Computer UseNo browser or computer use; it operates on the phone's voice calling channel, Equal AI docs 2026-07-06 | Unable to verify |
Pricing
Free Android app; a paid subscription tier is planned but not yet public
free consumer app
What is public
The Android app is free to use. A paid subscription tier is announced as in development, but its price and features are not public.
Billing mechanics
Free consumer app on Android, activated by verifying a phone number. A paid subscription tier with additional features is planned but has no published price or availability date.
Cost watchouts
As a free app moving toward a paid tier, expect some current features to shift into a subscription over time. There is no cost today beyond standard call charges.
Variable cost rationale
The app is free today with no usage based cost to the user; a future paid subscription would be a fixed consumer fee once launched.
Additional watchouts
Pricing may change once the paid tier launches; features free today could move behind a subscription. iOS availability is still a waitlist.
Sales call required
No — self-serve available
Free / trial
Free Android app; paid subscription tier in development
Key ambiguities
The free tier is public, but the planned paid subscription has no published price, feature set, or launch date.
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