Acquired Surfboard to add native workforce management capabilities.
SourcePublic company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 16, 2026
Dialpad is an AI-powered business communications platform for calling, messaging, meetings, and contact center/customer support use cases.
Primary product
AI-powered cloud communications platform (UCaaS/CCaaS)
Founded
2011
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
501-1000
Work style
Hybrid
Industry
Telecommunications
Sub-industry
Cloud communications / UCaaS / CCaaS
Offices
Business model
Stage
late stage venture
Total raised
$418M
Latest round
Series F · Jun 2024
Latest amount
$170M
Jun 2024 · ICONIQ Capital
Series E extension / new funding
Dec 2021 · ICONIQ Capital
Oct 2020 · OMERS Growth Equity
Leadership
Founder & CEO
Brett Reed
Chief Financial Officer
Jim Palmer
Vice President of Data Engineering
Natasha Ratanshi-Stein
CEO, Surfboard (acquired)
Founders
Co-founder
Co-Founder & CTO
Cofounder, VP Engineering, Board Director
Dialpad describes its culture as hard-working, scrappy, and smart, with a strong emphasis on innovation, AI-first product development, and fast shipping.
Work style
Hybrid
Compensation
No public compensation ranges were found in the primary sources reviewed; hiring and headcount growth signals suggest active recruiting across engineering, AI, product, and customer-facing roles.
Pricing
Not fully public in reviewed sources; appears to be quote-based subscription pricing for business plans and enterprise deployments, with add-ons for contact center and AI capabilities.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
~$100M-$250M ARR (inferred from Dialpad's public statements that it exceeded $200M ARR in 2023/2024 timeframe, but no exact current audited revenue disclosed in primary sources reviewed)
Acquired Surfboard to add native workforce management capabilities.
SourceAcquired Koopid to expand digital customer experience and omnichannel support.
SourcePrior Dialpad acquisitions referenced in company materials include Kare Knowledgeware and Highfive; TechCrunch reported the Highfive acquisition in 2020.
SourceCompany disclosed continued global expansion and nearly 1,000 employees; no material layoffs were found in the reviewed primary sources.
SourceDialpad press · Jun 2026
Dialpad announced a Google Workspace and Gemini Enterprise integration that turns conversation intelligence into actionable insight inside Gmail, Docs, and Chat.
Dialpad · Apr 2026
Dialpad said it was named a Leader in Aragon's 2026 SMB intelligent contact center evaluation, highlighting its AI-native architecture and market momentum.
Dialpad · Mar 2026
Primary source on finance leadership change and company scaling toward enterprise demand.
Business Wire · Mar 2026
Dialpad announced major agentic AI platform upgrades, including ROI validation, no-code agent building, and governance for enterprise deployments.
Business Wire · Mar 2026
Dialpad announced new agentic AI capabilities, including no-code agent building, governance, and ROI validation before launch.
76 jobs at Dialpad