Darwin
Founded 2023 · 93 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors
Darwin provides AI employee software that automates repetitive business tasks such as customer service, sales, and support for non-technical users. The platform integrates AI workers into enterprise workflows to enable hybrid human-AI collaboration.
Also known as Darwin AI · Papagaio US Corp
Founders & leadership
Darwin was founded in 2023 by Lautaro Schiaffino and Ezequiel Sculli.

Investors · 8
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeedMar 2025Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Darwin AI sells software "AI employees" (digital workers) that take over repetitive commercial and customer-facing tasks for businesses. The agents converse with customers over WhatsApp, Instagram and phone calls, answer frequently asked questions, book appointments, confirm payments, and write data back into the client's CRM, ERP, spreadsheets or custom databases so records stay current. The company markets a roster of named, role-specific agents: Alba (inbound SDR/lead qualification), Bruno (outbound lead reactivation), Eva (CSAT/NPS measurement), Lucas (collections and revenue recovery) and Sofía (post-sales upselling).
The platform emphasizes accuracy controls and supervision: manual human audits, response templates, automated AI testing and sentiment analysis, plus human-escalation triggers that route a conversation to an available person when the AI determines intervention is needed. Agents can be configured to reflect a client's tone, brand guidelines and country-specific communication style, and the company states that onboarding and training typically takes a few days. Darwin describes its positioning as "Service as a Software," with AI agents functioning as part of the organizational chart rather than as external assistants, and frames its purpose as freeing people from repetitive work so they can focus on empathy, creativity and strategy.
Founding story
Founders Lautaro Schiaffino (CEO) and Ezequiel Sculli (CPO & CTO) built the company around the thesis that the future of work is a hybrid workforce in which AI employees handle repetitive tasks and humans focus on empathy, creativity and strategy; the company cites the 2022 launch of GPT as the inflection point that made AI-native business tools viable.
Business model
Software vendor selling subscription-style access to specialized AI agents, marketed on a "hire" basis per digital employee role (SDR, outbound reactivation, CX/CSAT, collections, post-sales), deployed into a customer's existing channels and systems.
Traction
The company reports 300+ customers, presence in 20+ countries across Latin America, 5+ active AI agents, and that roughly 70% of its team comes from product and technology backgrounds. Customer testimonials cite a 90% improvement in contact rates, 30% efficiency gains in real-estate sales at Ocampo, and a 2x increase in conversion to meetings for WonderLab.
Latest developments
Darwin AI announced a USD 4.5M raise from Base10 Partners to accelerate its expansion in Latin America, and launched Darwin 2.0, described as its hybrid-work platform release. Company materials cite a cumulative $7M raised.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Positions itself as an AI solution for consultative-sales companies in Latin America, reporting presence in more than 20 countries and over 300 customers across industries.
Emphasis on audited accuracy (human review, automated testing, sentiment analysis), built-in human-escalation triggers, native CRM/ERP data entry rather than chat-only responses, brand- and country-specific persona tuning, and ease of use for non-technical staff.
Technology
Generative-AI conversational agents integrated with CRMs, ERPs and custom databases and with messaging channels including the WhatsApp Business API, Instagram and voice calls. Quality assurance combines manual audits, prompt/response templates, automated AI testing and sentiment analysis, with rules-based escalation to human operators. The agents are described as learning from each interaction while also allowing manual behavioral adjustment. Darwin is a Meta Business Partner with direct access and priority support for the WhatsApp Business API.
Go-to-market
Direct sales and self-serve trial requests through its website, supported by industry-specific landing pages, published customer case studies, a Meta/WhatsApp Business Partner relationship, integrations with third-party tools, and content resources such as a blog, an AI Explorers community, an ROI calculator and WhatsApp link/QR generators.
Businesses with consultative sales and high-volume customer conversations, across automotive, education, health, insurance, real estate, retail and services sectors; the product is explicitly aimed at non-technical users.
Geography
Headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with corporate entity Papagaio US Corp; customers across Latin America in more than 20 countries.
History
The company operates the Darwin AI platform from Buenos Aires under the entity Papagaio US Corp, has expanded across Latin America, released a Darwin 2.0 version of its platform, and raised funding from Base10 Partners for regional expansion.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 6
by search overlapCompanies competing with Darwin for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 3
launches, deals, and filingsCompany news item states Darwin AI raised USD 4.5 million from Base10 Partners to accelerate its expansion in Latin America.
$4.5M source ↗
Darwin states it is a Business Partner with direct access, priority support and official best practices for the WhatsApp Business API, built to Meta's quality, speed and compliance standards.
Darwin announced the availability of Darwin 2.0 on its platform, presented as its hybrid-work offering.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Darwingetdarwin.ai · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Darwin do?
- Argentine company offering AI "employees" that handle customer conversations on WhatsApp, Instagram and phone and update CRMs.
- Who founded Darwin?
- Darwin was founded by Lautaro Schiaffino, Ezequiel Sculli in 2023.
- Who are Darwin's investors?
- Darwin's investors include Dalus Capital, Intrepid Growth Partners, Latitud Ventures, Nazca, Resolute Ventures, HTwenty, Insight Partners, UpWest.



