Deepgram Acquires Daily to Strengthen Open-Source Voice AI Infrastructure

29 Oct 2026, 6:30 pm · 2h ago · 1 min read · TechCrunch AINew

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Deepgram has acquired Daily, the developer behind the open-source real-time voice framework Pipecat, to strengthen its voice AI infrastructure. Pipecat has gained significant traction among developers building conversational AI agents and real-time audio-video applications. Deepgram stated that it remains committed to maintaining Pipecat as an open-source project following the transaction. The acquisition will allow Deepgram to integrate Daily's WebRTC and transport streaming technologies directly into its speech-to-text and text-to-speech pipelines. This consolidation highlights the increasing demand for end-to-end voice AI developer stacks capable of delivering low-latency, real-time voice agent experiences.