When was Hiya founded?

Hiya was founded in 2016 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Hiya located?

Hiya is headquartered in Seattle, United States. It is registered at Seattle, Washington.

Who is the current CEO of Hiya?

Alex Algard of Hiya. They have also founded 2 companies and are angel investors in 11 startups, including Ekata and A5 Capital.

How many employees does Hiya have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Hiya is 237.

Is Hiya a funded company?

Hiya is a funded company, having raised a total of $30.7M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Oct 19, 2017.

How much is Hiya worth?

The latest valuation of Hiya is $***** as of Jan 12, 2023.

When was the latest funding round of Hiya?

Hiya's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Mar 27, 2023, with participation from 0 investor.

Where does Hiya rank among its competitors?

Hiya ranks 2nd amongst 88 active competitors, of which 6 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Hiya, which secured $4.7M in Mar, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Hiya?

Hiya's top competitors include Truecaller, Vyng and Opplysningen. Among them, Hiya secured the most recent funding round in March, 2023.

Hiya - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of branded caller ID and spam protection services. It offers tools for businesses to display their name and logo during calls. The company provides number registration services to improve caller reputation. It delivers spam analytics and real-time voice detection. The company also offers voice AI agents for sales automation. It provides mobile applications for spam blocking and call management.

Website: www.hiya.com/
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Registered Address: Seattle, Washington

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2016

Location

Seattle, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$30.7M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Mar 27, 2023, $*****

Post Money Valuation

$***** as on Jan 12, 2023

Investors

Balderton Capital & 7 more

Ranked

2^nd among 88 active competitors

Employee Count

237 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Loccus

Similar Companies

Truecaller & 120 more

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Hiya is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
HIYA, INC. CIN: 811570722 , United States, Active	Feb 22, 2016	-	92 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Hiya has raised a total funding of $30.7M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 19, 2017. Hiya has 8 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Hiya:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 27, 2023	3988690	Series A	3553927	7967767	1949040	7811012
Apr 30, 2021	9731587	Series A	9416029	7422617	3207575	4690308
Oct 19, 2017	6199173	Series A	2737813	7485014	Balderton Capital	Lumia Capital & 1 more

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The founders of Hiya is Alex Algard. Alex Algard is the CEO of Hiya.

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

Alex Algard: Founder & CEO of Hiya and founder of 4 other companies, including Ekata, A5 Capital and CarDomain. They are also an angel investor in 11 startups.
Contact Info: 1 email address

Hiya's Board of Directors

Hiya's board has 9 active members. Brian Kang, Aaron Martin, Sarah Franklin, Michael McSherry, Geoffrey R Entress, Kush Parikh, Stanley Kim, ALEXANDER K ALGARD and KELLY SCHMITT are independent board members.

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

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Brian Kang	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 4m
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hfyjbqj	Independent board member	-	Current	2y 3m
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vndwyol	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 9m
vqsyzzm	Independent board member	-	Current	8y 4m
wuhphku	Independent board member	-	Current	6y 4m
alxhxdd	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 6m
lryuxvl	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 4m

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Hiya's employee count trend

Hiya has 237 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Hiya's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Hiya include Truecaller, Vyng and Opplysningen. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Hiya, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Truecaller 2009, Stockholm (Sweden), Public	App-based platform providing caller ID and spam call-blocking services	$96.8M	Peak XV Partners, Atomico & 19 others	83/100
2nd	Hiya 2016, Seattle (United States), Series A	Provider of branded caller ID and spam protection services	$30.7M	TriplePoint Capital, Ericsson & 6 others	69/100
3rd	Vyng 2014, Santa Monica (United States), Acquired	Offers blockchain-based caller ID app	$12M	March Capital, Omidyar Network India & 20 others	55/100
4th	Opplysningen 1881, Oslo (Norway), Acquired	Offers an app for finding caller IDs	-	Awilco	52/100
5th	Eyecon 2016, Houston (United States), Unfunded	Developer of a visual caller ID app	-	-	50/100
6th	Getcontact 2015, London (United Kingdom), Unfunded	Provider of a caller identification app	-	-	49/100
7th	CallApp 2011, Tel Aviv (Israel), Series A	Provider of a caller ID app	$5M	Susquehanna Growth Equity, Giza Venture Capital ... & 2 others	49/100
8th	Naam 2023, Jaipur (India), Unfunded	Provider of an AI-powered caller identification app	-	-	45/100
9th	Reverse Lookup 2009, United States, Unfunded	Offers an app providing unknown caller details	-	-	45/100
10th	NumBuster 2013, Limassol (Cyprus), Unfunded	Caller ID & call blocker app	-	-	45/100