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Newo

Category: AI Agents

A low-code platform designed to build and deploy 'Digital Employees'—AI-powered agents capable of handling complex voice and text-based business processes and customer interactions. Newo was founded in 2023. The company is led by Davit Baghdasaryan. Based in Walnut Creek, USA. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $25.0M. Latest round: Series A (Feb 2025). Key investors include ["Ratmir Timashev","BigStory VC"].

Founded
2023
Headquarters
Walnut Creek, USA
Team size
11-50
Total funding
$25.0M

Value proposition

Enables businesses to deploy human-like AI agents in minutes ('WordPress for AI Employees'), significantly reducing operational overhead while providing 24/7 high-quality customer engagement.

Products and solutions

["Newo Studio: A low-code/no-code builder for creating digital employees.","AI Voice Infrastructure: High-fidelity, low-latency voice synthesis for phone-based agents.","Digital Receptionist: Automated front-desk solutions for scheduling and inquiries.","Integration Hub: Connectors for CRMs, ERPs, and communication tools like Twilio and Slack."]

Unique value

Often described as the 'WordPress for AI,' Newo democratizes complex AI agent creation by removing the need for specialized machine learning engineers, allowing business owners to 'hire' non-human workers via a simple interface.

Target customer

Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs), customer support departments, sales teams, and service-oriented enterprises looking to automate front-office and back-office tasks.

Industries served

["Healthcare (Patient scheduling and reminders)","Real Estate (Lead qualification and property inquiries)","E-commerce & Retail (Customer support and order tracking)","Hospitality (Booking and guest services)","Professional Services"]

Technology advantage

Leverages proprietary low-latency voice technology and advanced NLP to ensure interactions are indistinguishable from humans; founded by a team with deep roots in AI (ABBYY) and audio processing (Krisp).

How they differentiate

Positions itself as the 'WordPress for AI Employees,' offering a low-code/no-code 'Newo Studio' that allows non-technical users to build end-to-end digital workers rather than just providing a voice API.

Main competitors

["Bland AI","Retell AI","Air AI"]

Key partnerships

["Ratmir Timashev (Veeam Software founder and lead investor)","BigStory VC","Strategic alignment with ABBYY (via co-founder David Yang) for document intelligence integration"]

Notable customers

["Healthcare providers (Patient Scheduling)","Real Estate agencies (Lead Qualification)","Hospitality groups (Booking Services)"]

Major milestones

["Founded in 2023 by serial entrepreneurs from Krisp and ABBYY","Launched Newo Studio low-code platform","Raised $25M Series A led by Ratmir Timashev in February 2025"]

Growth metrics

Rapidly expanded team to 11-50 employees and secured major Series A funding within two years of founding to scale its 'Digital Employee' infrastructure.

Market positioning

SMB and Mid-market AI automation platform focusing on 'Non-Human Workers' for front and back-office tasks.

Geographic focus

North America (Headquartered in USA) with global scalability.

Patents and IP

Proprietary technology in AI voice synthesis and agent orchestration; specific public patent filings are currently undisclosed but likely tied to the founders' previous work in noise cancellation and OCR.

About Davit Baghdasaryan

Davit is a seasoned tech executive and serial entrepreneur. Prior to founding Newo, he co-founded Krisp, the world's leading AI noise cancellation technology. He also served as the Head of Product Security at Twilio, where he led security engineering during the company's hyper-growth phase and IPO.

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