Telecomunicazioni
Aircall, now valued above $1bn, raises $120M in Series D funding, led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management
- This new financing will allow Aircall to fulfill its mission of trailblazing a new era for cloud communications.
- Aircall announces plans to open London office by end of 2021
LONDON , June 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aircall, a cloud-based voice platform helping companies across the globe manage millions of customer support and sales calls every day, today announced it has raised $120 million in a series D funding round, bringing the company's total valuation to more than $1 billion . The funding round was led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and joined by most of Aircall's current investors (DTCP, eFounders, Draper Esprit, Adams Street Partners, NextWorld Capital, Gaia Capital Partners), showing their renewed trust in the company's vision.
Aircall was founded in 2014 with the belief that traditional business phone systems were hard to manage, siloed, and required heavy implementation costs and time. In an increasingly virtual world, businesses were lacking an easy-to-use solution that could integrate with other critical business applications, and support the communications needs of a dispersed and flexible workforce.
Over the past year, remote workforces accelerated digital transformation for companies of all sizes and, at the same time, their customers increased their expectations around personalised and convenient services. Aircall helps businesses meet those objectives by integrating its cloud-based solution into leading business softwares like Salesforce, Hubspot, Zendesk, Slack, Intercom and many others. This allows businesses to streamline workflows, providing more efficiency for their teams with better visibility, data and insights into their customers' needs and their teams' performances. Ultimately, the solution allows personalised experiences for their customers. Aircall was built to empower any professional to have richer conversations and to allow the phone channel to be accessible, transparent, and collaborative.
Despite the challenges this past year has brought, Aircall achieved record-breaking growth across its business. The company saw more than 65 percent total customer growth year over year, and now has more than 8,500 customers worldwide. Aircall's development relies strongly on internationalisation, with more than a third of revenue generated in the United States . With offices in New York , Paris , Sydney and Madrid , Aircall recently passed the 450 employee mark and plans to recruit more than 260 new employees by the end of the year.
With this new funding round, Aircall will invest in the following:
said Olivier Pailhes , co-founder and CEO of Aircall.
Aircall is the phone system for modern business. An entirely cloud-based voice platform that integrates seamlessly with popular productivity and helpdesk tools. Aircall was built to make phone support as easy to manage – accessible, transparent, and collaborative.
Aircall believes that voice is the most powerful way to communicate with customers, prospects, candidates, and colleagues. It is designed to enable delightful moments of human connection. Aircall was founded in 2014 within eFounders, and has raised over
$226 million in funding. With offices in
New York , Paris ,
Sydney , and Madrid , the company currently has over 450+ employees.
https://aircall.io/
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