importantSYS.SOURCE: TechCrunch• 2026-09-28T15:00:00Z

DetectifAI Founder Addresses Deepfake Voice Scams After Personal Incident

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A founder developed DetectifAI after her grandfather fell victim to a deepfake voice scam, creating compact AI models for smartphone-based voice authentication. The startup aims to prevent AI-driven fraud by integrating detection directly into devices, targeting phone manufacturers and financial institutions.

After her grandfather was scammed by a deepfake of his brother's voice, Tarini Padmanabhuni founded DetectifAI, a San Francisco startup building AI models small enough to run directly on smartphones and flag fake voices in real time, and it's now one of the companies competing in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt.

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