New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Early-stage venture capital firm Antler India is looking to back six to eight of the 26 startups that participated in its recently concluded AI residency programme, designed to help founders with early funding and go-to-market support.

"Companies spanned across dating, companionship, cooking, storytelling for children, even sleep," Nitin Sharma, partner and co-lead for India at Antler told Mint.

The programme also saw companies working on voice solutions for e-commerce merchant sellers targeting small and medium businesses. Most voice-based generative AI efforts are currently focused on enterprise customers, primarily because that's where larger revenue and consistent clients exist.

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