Deepgram acquires Daily, the developer of Pipecat
What happened
On 29 October 2026, Deepgram announced it is acquiring Daily, the developer of the open-source voice AI framework Pipecat. The deal value was not disclosed. Both companies pledged that Pipecat will remain open source and vendor-neutral permanently. Daily had raised more than $62 million in total, and the two companies were in the same 2016 Y Combinator batch, according to reports. Deepgram closed a $130 million Series C earlier this year, reaching unicorn valuation. Deepgram also launched the Real-time Context Standard (RCS) the same day. Deal value and integration details have not yet been announced.
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- TechCrunch · AIDeepgram acquires Pipecat-maker Daily to bolster its voice AI infrastructure
Deepgram said that it is committed to keep Pipecat open source.
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