Ukraine to AI voice agents: Eva Karnaukh’s founder journey

AI Voice Agents and Founder Grit with Eva Karnaukh of Voice2Me.aiHost: Ryan EstesGuest: Eva Karnaukh, CEO & Founder of Voice2Me.aiOverviewEva Karnaukh joins AI for Founders to talk about the emotional and technical power of voice in AI. From Kyiv to DC, from simulators to startups, Eva is reshaping enterprise support through AI voice agents that talk, share screens, and learn like your best human teammate.Key TakeawaysEva bootstrapped Voice2Me.ai after leaving a successful M&A consultancy.Her AI agents are fully integrated with enterprise platforms like Salesforce and ServiceNow.They support 50+ languages, reduce support costs, and are trained for natural filler words and pauses.Ethical transparency is a non-negotiable—agents always disclose they are AI.Eva used AI to clone her late father’s voice, showcasing emotional use cases of voice AI.Voice2Me is preparing a $2.5M–$5M seed round with strategic investors.The future of SaaS is Outcome-as-a-Service, don’t just deliver software, deliver transformation.FrameworksMultimodal AI Agent Architecture: voice + screen + dialog + integrationPersona Crafting: accent + tone + filler + transparency = trustFounder-Led Growth: 500+ customer discovery callsSeed Strategy: bootstrap → retain equity → raise with leverageResourcesVoice2Me.aiRyan EstesAI for Founders