Bangalore, 06th November, 2025:  Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ: API), a leading platform for real-time engagement and conversational AI, has announced a strategic collaboration with Akool, a pioneer in AI-driven video and avatar technology. This partnership will integrate Akool’s streaming avatars into Agora’s conversational AI ecosystem, enabling developers to embed expressive, real-time AI avatars into voice, video, and chat applications, creating more immersive and humanized interactions.

“Agora’s mission is to enable immersive real-time experiences. By integrating Akool’s avatar technology, we are elevating conversational applications from voice-only interactions to fully visual, expressive engagements,” said Tony Wang, Co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer, Agora.

Integration Highlights & Benefits

• Agora’s Conversational AI Engine now supports Akool as a beta avatar provider, allowing the creation of lifelike avatars synchronized with speech, facial expressions, and gestures.

• Developers can select Akool as their avatar provider via Agora’s APIs and quickly configure avatar settings within their applications.

• The integration enhances user experiences in meetings, livestreams, AI agents, and conversational interfaces, bridging the gap between voice-only and fully visual interactions.

• Akool’s avatar generation and streaming technology complements Agora’s platform, expanding the scope of avatar-backed conversational experiences.

Use Cases & Applications

• Virtual hosts and AI agents that “see and speak”

• Enhanced webinars and livestreams with dynamic avatar presentations

• Customer support bots with expressive avatars to boost engagement and trust

• Educational platforms delivering interactive, humanized lessons

“At Akool, we believe conversations are more engaging when users can both hear and see expressive avatars. Partnering with Agora integrates our avatars directly into conversational AI platforms, enabling developers to create immersive experiences more easily,” said Jiajun (Jeff) Lu, CEO, Akool.

Both companies plan to promote this integration through technical demos, developer resources, and marketing campaigns, with ongoing enhancements including expanded avatar features, language support, and performance optimization.

This collaboration reinforces Agora’s position as a leader in real-time conversational experiences while providing Akool a scalable path to deploy its avatar technology across diverse AI applications.