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Dialpad

Unicorn · $2.2B

San Ramon, US · Delaware corporation · 22 known investors

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Dialpad provides a platform that transforms customer conversations into actionable intelligence for businesses. The company serves organizations seeking to improve their operations through conversation analytics and insights.

Also known as Dialpad Inc. · Dialpad, Inc.

Founders & leadership

CWCraig Walker
Craig Walkerin𝕏Chief Executive Officer & FounderWalker previously co-founded and led GrandCentral Communications, which Google acquired in 2007, after which he built and managed Google Voice, Google Talk and Google Talk Video as a group product manager. Earlier roles include CEO of Dialpad Communications, founder of Yahoo! Voice, general partner at Sterling Payot Capital, and Entrepreneur in Residence at Google Ventures.
JRJohn Rector
John RectorinCofounder, VP Engineering, Board Director2010–2021Director at Dialpad, a conversation analytics platform. Backend software engineer with experience managing engineering teams and infrastructure systems.
BPBrian Peterson
Brian Petersonin𝕏Co-Founder & CTOPeterson spent roughly eight years as a senior software engineer at Google, where he worked on Google Voice, before co-founding Dialpad in 2011. He led product and mobile engineering at the company for a decade prior to taking on the CTO role.
LTLily Toy
Lily ToyinGeneral Counsel2019–2022She brings experience in legal and governance roles within technology and SaaS companies, with expertise in corporate governance, securities, licensing, equity financing, and M&A transactions.
DODan O'Connell
Dan O'ConnellinIndependent Board Member2024–2025Executive Officer, Director at TalkIQ

Board

MSMark Shulgan
Mark ShulganinBoard Member, Member of Audit Comittee2020–2023Co-founder & Partner at Intrepid Growth Partners
MAMarc Andreessen
Marc Andreessenin𝕏Board directorCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
JKJohn Kim
John Kimin𝕏Board directorManaging Partner at Amasia
RMRich Miner
Rich MinerBoard director
WGWill Griffith
Will GriffithBoard director
JG
Jen GrantBoard director

Investors · 22

Also in the syndicate · 2

OMERS Growth EquityT-Mobile Ventures

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$135.9M disclosed across 1 of 4 rounds · 2020–2026

$135.9MraisedDec 2020 · 20 investors · Telecommunications
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Craig WalkerExecutive Officer, Director
  • Lily ToyExecutive Officer
  • Mark ShulganDirector
  • Marc AndreessenDirector
  • John RectorDirector
  • John KimDirector
  • Brian PetersonDirector
  • Rich MinerDirector
  • Dan O'ConnellDirector
  • Will GriffithDirector
  • Jen GrantDirector
Offering amount
$135.9M
Amount sold
$135.9M
Sales commissions
$2.8M
Placement agents
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
First sale
Sep 2020
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Valuation · disclosed

Disclosed events
$2.2Bvaluation at Series FDec 2021
filing ↗

Source: SEC prospectus filings, and round valuations the company or its investors disclosed — follow each entry's link for the claim.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Dialpad Inc. is a business communications company that offers a cloud platform combining a business phone system, text and team messaging, video meetings, and an AI-powered contact center in a single application. The company describes its offering as truly unified Communications as a Service (TrueCaaS), with native artificial intelligence — historically branded Voice Intelligence (Vi) — applied across the platform to transcribe calls, take notes, create a searchable archive of conversations, and surface real-time insights to agents and reps.

The current product line is organized around customer service (contact center), outbound sales, all-in-one communications, and "always-on" AI agents that execute workflows such as scheduling appointments, processing orders, handling refunds and rebookings autonomously across voice, chat, SMS and email channels. Dialpad markets enterprise controls including HIPAA compliance, SOC 2 certification, immutable audit logs and PII protection, and provides integrations with Salesforce, Zendesk, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Dynamics, Google Workspace, HubSpot, Zoho, Front and ServiceNow. Applications are distributed for macOS (Apple and Intel chips), Windows, iOS and Android, alongside desk phone and room device support, with adjacent modules for omnichannel engagement, workforce management and number porting.

Dialpad was founded by Craig Walker, who also serves as CEO and is described in company materials as the creator of Google Voice. Mike Kourey was named Chief Financial Officer, part of a 2021 C-suite expansion that also added chief officers for marketing and human resources and for technology and operations.

Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
CustomersDec 20217,000 customers
EmployeesDec 20211,000 employees
Google play downloadsJul 2026500K+
Google play ratingJul 20265 stars (3.37K reviews)
OfficesDec 202111 offices
Total capital raisedDec 2021$418M
ValuationDec 2021$2.2B
Voice minutes analyzedDec 20212,000,000,000 minutes

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Founder mafia

3 people who came through Dialpad went on to found or lead other companies.

Competitors · 5

by search overlap
RingCentral14784 shared keywordsRingCentral provides cloud-based unified communications and AI-powered contact center solutions for businesses, serving over 600,000 customers worldwide. The platform integrates voice, video, messaging, and conversation intelligence to enable secure, efficient enterprise communications.
Talkroute9306 shared keywordsTalkroute is a virtual phone system for businesses that lets teams make and receive calls, send SMS/MMS texts, host video meetings, and manage voicemail from desktop, web, or mobile apps without dedicated hardware. It also offers add-ons such as an AI Receptionist that answers calls and website chats, books appointments, and takes messages.
Goodcall7526 shared keywordsGoodcall is an AI phone assistant platform designed to integrate with business communication and productivity tools to enhance customer service and operational workflows across various industries.
Callhippo6821 shared keywordsCallHippo is a cloud-based telephony and communications platform that provides a comprehensive suite of call management, analytics, and AI-powered features for sales and customer service teams. The platform enables businesses to automate calling processes, track marketing effectiveness, monitor call quality, and engage customers across voice, SMS, and WhatsApp channels.
Mightycall6640 shared keywordsMightyCall provides cloud-based call center software with auto-dialing, campaign management, and quality assurance tools for outbound calling operations. The platform serves call centers across various industries with features including predictive/progressive dialers, call recording, supervisor dashboards, and agent workspaces.

Companies competing with Dialpad for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

Acquisitions · 4

Early investors' stakes continue via these deals
Highfive

Highfive was a Redwood City-based startup that made an all-in-one video conferencing hardware device with cloud software for business conference rooms.

Kare Knowledgeware

British customer experience platform for workflow orchestration, knowledge management and analytics; acquired by Dialpad.

Sufboard
Surfboard

Surfboard was a cloud-native workforce management platform for contact centers, offering scheduling, forecasting, and schedule adherence tracking for support teams. The company was acquired by Dialpad, and its technology now powers Dialpad's WFM software.

Timeline · 8

launches, deals, and filings
Dec 2021
Dialpad raises $170M at a $2.2B valuation

Growth capital financing led by ICONIQ Capital with participation from Amasia, GV, OMERS Growth Equity, Work-Bench, Section 32 and T-Mobile Ventures, to fund AI development and hiring in data engineering, NLP, machine learning and customer-facing roles.

$170M source ↗

Jan 2021
Acquisition of Kare Knowledgeware

Acquired to add digital self-service and conversational AI to the customer and agent experience.

source ↗

Jan 2021
Acquisition of Koopid

Acquired to add intelligent omnichannel support to the platform.

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Jan 2021
Analyst recognitions

Named a Major Player in the 2021 IDC MarketScape, included in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for a third consecutive year, featured in Frost & Sullivan's 2021 Contact Center Buyers Guide, and named a leader in the 2021 SPARK Matrix and multiple G2 categories.

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Jan 2021
Global expansion to 11 offices

Expanded operations to 11 offices globally, including Australia, New Zealand, Japan and EMEA, alongside a 50% year-over-year headcount increase.

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Jan 2021
C-suite expansion including CFO Mike Kourey

Added chief officers for finance, marketing and human resources, and technology and operations.

source ↗

Jan 2021
Multi-year jersey patch sponsorship with the Sacramento Kings

Dialpad became official communications provider and jersey patch sponsor of the NBA's Sacramento Kings, including philanthropic initiatives.

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Jan 2021
Partnership with T-Mobile for Business

Partnership positioned around work-from-anywhere collaboration; T-Mobile Ventures also participated in the 2021 funding round.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
DialpadDelaware

In the news

Research sources · 8

primary sources listed

8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Dialpad do?
Dialpad sells an AI-powered cloud communications and contact center platform combining calling, messaging, meetings and AI agents.
Who founded Dialpad?
Dialpad was founded by Craig Walker, John Rector, Brian Peterson.
Who are Dialpad's investors?
Dialpad's investors include Acrew Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Atomic, Cerity Partners Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Fly Ventures, G Squared, GV (Google Ventures) and 12 more.
How much funding has Dialpad raised?
Dialpad has disclosed $135.9M raised across 1 of its 4 known rounds.
Where is Dialpad headquartered?
Dialpad is headquartered in San Ramon, US.