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Interact Group

Uniting the world, one conversation at a time.

Technology at the intersection of social discovery, social gaming, voice and AI.

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Mission

Building digital spaces for connection, meaning, and authentic expression

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Why interaction matters

Beyond food, safety, and shelter, humans have a deep need to belong, for friendship and community.

We are that interaction layer for the internet, an open social space where people meet, talk, and play games together. Feeling seen, heard, and understood is a core human need, and that is what we strive to give our community every day.

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Audio social

India’s first avatar based audio social network.

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Our community

Stories toldby our people

about findingconnection.

People who value comfort over complexity, for whom
speaking feels like a richer, more human way to connect.

Founders’ perspective

In their own words,
from the founders’ desk.

Bhanu and Harshvardhan with Minister Priyank Kharge in Bengaluru.

Bhanu · CEONov 2026 On seven years in Bengaluru, with Minister Kharge. Read on LinkedIn

Harshvardhan · CPOJul 2026 Trust and safety aren’t features at FRND. They are the product. Read on LinkedIn

Bhanu speaking on Gamification for Bharat at IGDC 2026 in Chennai.

Bhanu · CEONov 2026 How game mechanics drove 1.5 billion virtual gifts on FRND. Read on LinkedIn

Harshvardhan with the Safer Internet India coalition at Kartavya Bhawan.

Harshvardhan · CPONov 2025 At the table with the FIU and the FATF Cell. Read on LinkedIn

Announcements

In the news,
and on the record.

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Bhanu and Harsh in conversation on Outlook Business: how to build a social media platform.

Apr 2026 · Outlook Business · Video From IIT Kanpur to a profitable startup. Watch

From the team

Written by
the people building it.

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01AI8 min read Teaching machines to listen before they speak.What we learned building AI for live voice, in ten Indian languages. JayEngineering Lead 8 min read
02Design6 min read Designing for the next billion, one tap at a time.What small-town India taught us about interfaces that feel like a conversation. SubashisDesign Lead 6 min read
03Product5 min read Why a voice makes a stranger feel like a friend.The case for audio-first social, from three years of rooms. Author nameProduct 5 min read
04Research7 min read What loneliness looks like in the data.Reading a million conversations a day, without reading any of them. Author nameResearch 7 min read