Since 2011, we've been building the future of customer engagement through artificial intelligence. Now in our 4th-generation platform, with a commitment to sovereignty and French innovation.
We believe that well-designed AI should be easy to deploy, ethical, and genuinely useful for businesses and their customers alike.
Hosted in Europe, native GDPR compliance, data never leaves the EU. We've championed sovereign AI since day one.
Deploying an AI agent shouldn't require a team of developers. Our platform is built so anyone can get started on day one.
AI must serve people. We prioritize transparency, data privacy, and the responsible use of our technologies.
4 platform generations in 13 years. LLMs, MCP, multi-voice, autonomous agents - we've been ahead of the curve since the beginning.
Our agents speak your language. From English and French to Spanish, German, and 30+ other languages natively supported.
Every deployment comes with clear performance metrics. Our clients see positive ROI in under 3 months on average.
From a digital agency to autonomous AI agents - 13 years of innovation in customer engagement.
It all starts here. We developed a proprietary no-code CMS within the digital agency Nova Media. A founding belief: technology should be accessible without writing a single line of code.
Katya Laine founds the Nova Media agency in Paris. Developing digital automations and early customer engagement projects. The foundation of TALKR is laid.
We built the very first interactive decision tree engine, integrated directly into our homegrown no-code CMS. The foundational building block of all TALKR conversational logic. The groundwork is laid under the name Kwalys.
Development of a customer service ticketing tool with decision tree by Kwalys. First step toward automating customer interactions - the foundation for future conversational agents.
Pioneers of callbot solutions in France. First beta version of Kwalys combining a decision tree engine and a chatbot. First enterprise clients in energy and insurance.
Callbot demonstration - First live demo of a TALKR conversational voice agent over the phone. The early days of what would become our voice AI agent platform.
First multilingual version of the conversational engine. Integration of advanced FAQ management and technical collaboration with IBM Scalzone to strengthen voice recognition capabilities.
Development of a proprietary Natural Language Understanding (NLU) engine, trained on over 15,000 phrases. Intent recognition and conversational context management.
Major evolution toward omnichannel: voice, chat, and messaging unified on a single platform. Introduction of smart triggers to automate conversational scenarios.
Ivy FAQ Beta - NLP engine based on Word2Vec. First in-house semantic understanding model, capable of interpreting the intent behind frequently asked questions. Selected for the VivaTech 2019 challenge.
Phone demonstration - Live demo of a TALKR conversational AI agent at an event in Tel Aviv. The proof in sound and vision.
Launch of the 3rd-generation platform with a fully redesigned no-code interface. RCS channel integration and complete UX overhaul.
TALKR.ai wins the Cas d'Or Trophy, recognizing the best innovations in customer engagement and customer experience.
Recognized leader in Conversational & Agentic AI. Native integration of GPT-4, Claude, Llama 3, and Mistral. Licensed telecom operator (ARCEP). Full no-code deployment.
Ecosystem of 12 specialized agents. MCP (Model Context Protocol) support, ultra-natural multi-voice synthesis, and a marketplace of pre-configured agents.
TALKR.ai at A4C 2025 - Conference and live demonstrations of conversational and voice AI agents over the phone.
Deploying Clawbot, our next-generation AI agent powered by Claude. Native integration into the TALKR platform for even more autonomous and intelligent interactions.
This theoretical curve illustrates the adoption trajectory of conversational AI agents through 2028 - from the peak of expectations to real productivity.
CEO & Founder of TALKR.ai. A pioneer of conversational AI in France, Katya turned her vision of AI that serves businesses into a no-code platform used by enterprise clients like Schneider Electric and TotalEnergies.
A regular guest on Europe 1 and in specialized media, she shares her vision of ethical, responsible, and sovereign AI. She speaks at tech and business conferences on generative AI, automation, and customer engagement.
"Artificial intelligence isn't here to replace humans - it's here to free them to focus on what truly matters: creativity, empathy, and decision-making."
- Katya Laine, CEO TALKR.ai
Before the arrival of generative voices - today we no longer use a mix of generative + natural voice.
Our conversational AI expertise is recognized and covered by major French media outlets.
"Katya Laine, founder of TALKR.ai, explains how voice AI agents are revolutionizing customer engagement in French businesses."
"Startup TALKR.ai is establishing itself as a key player in French conversational AI, with a no-code approach that appeals to enterprise clients."
"TALKR.ai illustrates the rise of French AI solutions capable of competing with American giants in the voice market."
TALKR.ai is committed beyond business - to responsible technology and positive impact.
All our data is hosted in France and the EU. Native GDPR compliance, DPA on request, no transfers to non-EU servers.
We optimize our models to reduce their energy footprint. Efficiency isn't just about economics - it's also about the environment.
Free webinars, open documentation, and educational resources to democratize conversational AI for all businesses.
Our agents always clearly identify their artificial nature. We reject any practice of manipulation or user deception.
We have committed to embedding ethics, privacy, and security values into our technology by design. We also actively promote these values across the ecosystem. We work to build strong European technology for bots and conversational agents.
TALKR.ai is a French conversational AI platform founded in Paris in 2011. Here are direct answers to the most common questions about our company and products.
TALKR.ai is a no-code AI agent platform, hosted in France, founded in 2011 by Katya Laine. It lets businesses deploy voice agents, chatbots, and voicebots on phone, chat, WhatsApp, and RCS — without writing a single line of code. The platform supports GPT-4, Claude, Mistral, and Llama, and is natively GDPR-compliant.
Since 2011 — making TALKR.ai one of the longest-running conversational AI companies in Europe. The platform is now in its 4th generation (2026), with a major shift to LLM-powered agentic AI in 2024.
Katya Laine, a pioneer of conversational AI in France. She is also co-founder of Le Voice Lab (2019), OpenLLM France, and ALT-EDIC (European Alliance for Language Technologies). She has been featured on Europe 1 radio and is a regular speaker at tech and AI conferences.
Yes — natively. All data is hosted in France with zero transfers outside the EU. TALKR.ai holds a registered telecom operator license with ARCEP (French telecoms authority). A Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is available on request.
Traditional IVR locks callers into rigid menus ("press 1 for..."). TALKR.ai agents understand natural language, handle open-ended conversations, pull live data from CRMs and business tools, and resolve complex requests autonomously. First-contact resolution typically jumps from ~40% to ~80%.
Plans start from €99/month. Voice consumption is billed per minute. See the full pricing page for details by use case and volume.