Charles - About the company
Charles is a series A company based in Berlin (Germany), founded in 2019 by Andreas Tussing and Artjem Weissbeck. It operates as a Provider of end to end conversational commerce suite for consumer brands. Charles has raised $27.5M in funding from investors like Accel, Salesforce Ventures and HV Capital. The company has 1509 active competitors, including 55 funded and 16 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Front, Termii and Bird.
Company Details
Provider of end-to-end conversational commerce suite for consumer brands. Its features include built-in subscriber lists and notifying the customers about new products, campaigns, restock or shipment tracking, chat solution, multi-chat API, shop integration, chatbot automation, templates, and more. The solution can be integrated onto platforms like Whatapp, Shopify, Messenger, and more.
- Website
- www.hello-charles.com/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@hey-charles.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2019
Location
Berlin, Germany
Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$27.5M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
18th among 1509 active competitors
Employee Count
71 as on Sep 30, 2026
Legal entities associated with Charles
Charles is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CHARLES GmbH CIN: HRB203739 , Germany, Active | Feb 05, 2019 | - | 6 (As on Dec 31, 2020) |
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Charles's funding and investors
Charles has raised a total funding of $27.5M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 06, 2021. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jul 20, 2022 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Charles has 5 institutional investors and 10 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Charles:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 20, 2022 | 2036518 | Series A | 1995481 | 4031118 | 7987583 | 8958194 |
Apr 06, 2021 | 9793978 | Seed | 8176557 | 6413587 | 5193474 |
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Charles' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Charles are Andreas Tussing and Artjem Weissbeck. Andreas Tussing is the CEO of Charles.
Here are the details of Charles' key team members:
- Andreas Tussing: Co-Founder & CEO of Charles. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Artjem Weissbeck: Co-Founder of Charles.
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Charles' employee count trend
Charles has 71 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Charles's employee count trend over the years:
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Charles's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Charles include Front, Termii and Bird. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Charles, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |  Front 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series D | Provider of a customer service platform with AI-powered support tools | $204M | 70/100 | |
2nd | Provider of cross-channel messaging and eSIM connectivity solutions | $5.18M | 65/100 | ||
3rd |  Bird 2011, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series C | Cloud based CRM software for businesses | $1B | 64/100 | |
4th | Platform offering E-commerce solution for social businesses | $12.8M | 61/100 | ||
5th | Platform offering messaging marketing software | $19M | 58/100 | ||
6th | Provider of multi-channel business automation, messaging, web design, and marketing | $320K | 58/100 | ||
7th | Cloud and WhatsApp based customer support tool for enterprises | $35M | 55/100 | ||
8th | Zbooni 2016, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Series A | Provider of software for managing digital commerce and payment transactions | $10.6M | 55/100 | |
9th | Provider of AI agent solutions for customer support and business growth | $6.03M | 54/100 | ||
10th |  Crisp Chat 2015, Paris (France), Funding Raised | Provider of a platform offering AI-powered customer support and engagement | - | 54/100 | |
18th | Provider of end to end conversational commerce suite for consumer brands | $27.5M | 44/100 |
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Charles's Investments and acquisitions
Charles has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to Charles
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Enhanced Klaviyo Integration for WhatsApp by Charles for Omnichannel MarketingCharles•May 20, 2025•Charles, Klaviyo
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Charles Raises $20M to Expand Conversational Commerce PlatformTechCrunch+•Jan 19, 2025•Charles, Salesforce Ventures
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Charles acquires Spectrm to boost GenAI in conversational marketingCharles•Jan 16, 2025•Charles, Spectrm
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Charles Raises $20M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Jul 20, 2022•Charles, Salesforce Ventures, Accel, HV Capital and 1 other
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Berlin-based startup Charles raises €1 million to help brands sell via WhatsAppTech.eu•Dec 09, 2020•Charles
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