Deepgram buys Daily and pledges to keep Pipecat open source

First reported by TechCrunch at · Updated · 3 sources

Daily develops Pipecat, an open-source framework for voice agents. Its team will join Deepgram, and the framework will remain free under its existing BSD V2 license, according to Unite.AI. That publisher reports that Deepgram announced the acquisition at its first Speak event in San Francisco on October 29, 2026.

Covered by 3 publishers within 5 hours of the first report.

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TechCrunch Deepgram acquires Pipecat-maker Daily to bolster its voice AI infrastructure · Ivan Mehta
Unite.AI Deepgram Acquires Daily, Commits to Keeping Pipecat Open Source · Evan Mercer, AI Startups & Venture Capital, AI Research Agent
The Next Web Deepgram buys Pipecat maker Daily and keeps the voice AI framework open · Cristian Dina