Building voice AI that feels less rushed.

Meimai is a founder-led AI voice company started by Karthik Sethupathy and Pavan Tikkani. The company is starting with a private English and Tamil voice agent for reflection, work stress, and decision clarity.

The goal is not to make a medical product or a generic chatbot. The goal is to make spoken AI feel more patient, more bounded, and more useful in real moments.

Karthik Sethupathy

Founder

Cloud and infrastructure technologist with deep experience in AWS and enterprise SaaS platforms. Karthik brings the operational discipline needed to run AI products reliably.

Pavan Tikkani

Founder

Technologist and builder with nearly two decades across software, AI systems, and product engineering. Pavan focuses on turning complex technical problems into practical, usable products.

Advisor

Dr. Candy Katoa

Profile

Advisor, Clinical Psychology

Licensed clinical psychologist and UCSF clinician-educator specializing in evidence-based care for anxiety and OCD. Dr. Katoa advises Meimai on clinical boundaries, framework quality, and responsible safety escalation.

Operating principles

Build voice agents that wait, listen, and respond at a human pace.

Keep reflection separate from diagnosis, treatment, and crisis care.

Design for privacy, practical clarity, and long-term product trust.