When was Exotel founded?

Exotel was founded in 2011 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Exotel located?

Exotel is headquartered in Bengaluru, India. It is registered at Maruthi Infotech Center, 2nd Floor, Tower A, 540, 100 Feet Rd, Krishna Reddy Layout, Amarjyoti Layout, Domlur, Domlur, Bangalore, Bangalore North, Karnataka, India, 560071.

Who is the current CEO of Exotel?

Shivakumar Ganesan of Exotel. They have also founded 1 company and are angel investors in 4 startups, including Roopit and DialMonk.

Which legal entities is Exotel associated with?

Exotel is associated with EXOTEL TECHCOM PRIVATE LIMITED and 2 others.

How many employees does Exotel have?

As of Jun 30, 2025, the latest employee count at Exotel is 574.

Is Exotel a funded company?

Exotel is a funded company, having raised a total of $97.7M across 6 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Mar 27, 2012.

How much is Exotel worth?

The latest valuation of Exotel is $***** as of Jan 25, 2022.

When was the latest funding round of Exotel?

Exotel's latest funding was a $***** Venture Debt round on May 09, 2023, with participation from 1 investor.

What is the annual revenue of Exotel?

Annual revenue of Exotel is between $100M and $500M as on Dec 31, 2013

Where does Exotel rank among its competitors?

Exotel ranks 9th amongst 2701 active competitors, of which 234 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Genesys, which secured $25M in Aug, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Exotel?

Exotel's top competitors include RingCentral, Freshworks and Sinch. Among them, Genesys secured the most recent funding round in August, 2026.

Exotel - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Exotel is a series D company based in Bengaluru (India), founded in 2011 by Shivakumar Ganesan, Siddharth Ramesh, Ishwar Sridharan and Sachin Bhatia. It operates as a Provider of cloud-based communication platform offering AI-powered customer engagement solutions. Exotel has raised $97.7M in funding from investors like A91 Partners, Sistema and Steadview, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 2701 active competitors, including 234 funded and 234 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like RingCentral, Freshworks and Sinch.

Company Details

Provider of cloud-based communication platform offering AI-powered customer engagement solutions. The platform delivers enterprise connectivity and conversation intelligence across various channels. It offers tools for intelligent voice and chat agents, conversational context, and AI-powered contact centers. The platform provides features such as voice streaming, dynamic SIP trunking, and messaging application programming interfaces.

Website: exotel.com
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Email ID: *****@exotel.in
Phone Number: +91 **********
Registered Address: Maruthi Infotech Center, 2nd Floor, Tower A, 540, 100 Feet Rd, Krishna Reddy Layout, Amarjyoti Layout, Domlur, Domlur, Bangalore, Bangalore North, Karnataka, India, 560071

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2011

Location

Bengaluru, India

Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$97.7M in 6 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Venture Debt, May 09, 2023, $*****

Post Money Valuation

$***** as on Jan 25, 2022

Investors

A91 Partners & 66 more

Ranked

9^th among 2701 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2013

Employee Count

574 as on Jun 30, 2025

Investment & Acquisitions

Dubverse & 5 more

Similar Companies

RingCentral & 2499 more

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Exotel is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Actuate Corp CIN: 1062478 , United States, Active		$100M - $500M (As on Dec 31, 2013)	-	-
VEENO COMMUNICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U64204KA2016PTC098038 , India, Active	Nov 24, 2016	₹10 - ₹50 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	724 (As on Mar 31, 2025)
EXOTEL TECHCOM PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KA2011PTC059065 , India, Active	Jun 09, 2011	₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	651 (As on May 01, 2026)

Exotel has raised a total funding of $97.7M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 27, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Venture Debt round on May 09, 2023 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Exotel has 27 institutional investors and 40 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Exotel:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 09, 2023	9739415	Venture Debt	3650816	7777467	7685460	7490163
Jan 03, 2022	8170159	Series D	3140476	3845754	1167519	A91 Partners & 5 more
Sep 28, 2021	4559068	Series C	1726968	7678793	360 One & 2 more	Arun Sarin & 7 more

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The founders of Exotel are Shivakumar Ganesan, Siddharth Ramesh, Ishwar Sridharan and Sachin Bhatia. Shivakumar Ganesan is the CEO of Exotel.

Here are the details of Exotel's key team members:

Shivakumar Ganesan: Co-Founder & CEO of Exotel and founder of 3 other companies, Roopit, Exotel and DialMonk. They are also an angel investor in 4 startups and serve on the boards of 2 companies.
Contact Info: 1 phone number
Siddharth Ramesh: Former Co-Founder of Exotel and founder of 2 other companies, Luru and Exotel. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup and serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
Ishwar Sridharan: Co-founder & President, Americas of Exotel. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 phone number
Sachin Bhatia: Co-Founder of Exotel and founder of 6 other companies, including Inside sales box, DNCIndia.com and texocc.com. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses and 1 phone number

Exotel's Board of Directors

Exotel's board has 6 active members. Karthik Reddy Bezawada, Shivakumar Ganesan, Siddharth Ramesh, Gautam Mago, Ishwar Sridharan and Sachin Bhatia are part of team.

Here is the list of Exotel's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Ishwar Sridharan	Team	-	Current	13y 9m
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okecxbp	Team	-	Past	1y 9m
axmtwpj	Team	-	Past	8y 3m
Gautam Mago	Investor	A91 Partners	Current	5y 7m
ewhaaos	Investor	iunytae	Past	1y 5m

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Exotel's employee count trend

Exotel has 574 employees as of Jun 25. The total employee count is 88.0% more than what it was in Jun 24. Here is Exotel's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Exotel include RingCentral, Freshworks and Sinch. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Exotel, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	RingCentral 1999, Belmont (United States), Acquired	Cloud based platform offering unified communication solutions	$44M	IVP, Sequoia Capital & 59 others	86/100
2nd	Freshworks 2010, Chennai (India), Public	Provider of IT service management and customer support solutions	$400M	Accel, Tiger Global Management & 9 others	84/100
3rd	Sinch 2008, Stockholm (Sweden), Public	Provider of customer communications management platform	$12M	Index Ventures, SoftBank Group & 8 others	80/100
4th	Genesys 1990, Menlo Park (United States), Acquired	Provider of cloud-based platform for customer experience and workforce engagement	$3B	Hellman & Friedman, Salesforce Ventures & 18 others	80/100
5th	Zendesk 2007, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Cloud based customer service and engagement platform for businesses	$89.1M	Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark & 20 others	79/100
6th	Dialpad 2011, San Ramon (United States), Series F	Provider of AI-powered contact center and unified communications platform solutions	$476M	ICONIQ Growth, Amasia & 44 others	79/100
7th	Twilio 2008, San Francisco (United States), Public	Cloud based omnichannel communication and customer engagement platform	$240M	T. Rowe Price, Fidelity Investments & 40 others	78/100
8th	Aircall 2014, New York (United States), Series D	Provider of cloud-based platform for business communication and customer engagement	$226M	Balderton Capital, EFounders & 34 others	78/100
9th	Exotel 2011, Bengaluru (India), Series D	Provider of cloud-based communication platform offering AI-powered customer engagement solutions	$97.7M	Steadview, CX Partners & 65 others	72/100
10th	Intercom 2011, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Provider of a customer service and support platform offering AI-powered solutions for managing customer interactions	$242M	Index Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners ... & 41 others	76/100

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Founders own 16.21%, Funds (largest shareholder) own 46.73%, Enterprises own 3.14% and Angels own 6.65%. The net worth of Exotel's founders is INR 431Cr as of Jan 25, 2022. The cap table displayed below is for EXOTEL TECHCOM PRIVATE LIMITED which is the legal entity associated with Exotel.

Shareholders Name	Post Round Holding %	Net worth	Cumulative Investment	Realised Returns	Unrealised Returns	Return Multiple
Founder	16.21%	431Cr	4715274	5772444	2077630	2304747
Shivakumar Ganesan	7500809	6581307	6911512	6129467	9052825	3792648
Sachin Bhatia	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fund	46.73%	1,240Cr	9418810	3077020	4016281	6267987
A91 Partners	2583926	7364289	4974240	9494661	4053148	2497268
Blume Venture	6538793	4897311	4524223	8980513	3292089	5359994
Steadview	783720	461109	154098	161044	465152	563065
360 One	555	492	817	695	245	639
CX Partners	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enterprise	3.14%	83.6Cr	993	163	534	182
Angel	6.65%	177Cr	380096	979225	665650	329723
Other People	12.75%	339Cr	9566229	4180164	7550920	4062913
ESOP Pool	14.52%	386Cr	5557331	7831883	3243250	7122213
Total	100.00%	2,660Cr	9456041	9115139	3497268	4022279

Notes: The column Net Worth represents the net worth of investments made by that entity, as per the latest cap table.

Disclaimer

Exotel has not made any investments yet. Exotel has made 6 acquisitions.

Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Apr 08, 2026	Acquisition	Dubverse	2021	Gurugram (India)
Nov 11, 2021	Acquisition	Cogno AI	2017	Mumbai (India)
Nov 11, 2021	Acquisition	AllinCall	2017	Mumbai (India)