Inflection - About the company
Inflection is an acquired company based in Palo Alto (United States), founded in 2022 by Reid Hoffman, Mustafa Suleyman and Karen Simonyan. It operates as a Provider of emotionally intelligent artificial intelligence for personal and enterprise use. Inflection has raised $1.52B in funding from Microsoft and Nvidia, with last known valuation of $4B. The company has 1034 active competitors, including 132 funded and 32 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Mistral AI, Character.ai and Rasa.
Sectors and market segments that Inflection operate in
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Company Details
Provider of emotionally intelligent artificial intelligence for personal and enterprise use. The company powers Pi, a conversational AI chatbot available on multiple devices, alongside API and enterprise offerings. AI develops human-centered AI focused on empathetic, conversational models like Pi, a personal intelligence chatbot designed for emotional support and interactive dialogue. It emphasizes transforming interactions from transactional to relational through advanced large language models.
- Website
- inflection.ai
- Email ID
- *****@inflection.ai
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- 5 NEW STREET SQUARE,LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM,EC4A 3TW
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2022
Location
Palo Alto, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$1.52B in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$4B as on Jun 29, 2023
Ranked
4th among 1034 active competitors
Employee Count
77 as on May 31, 2026
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Exit Details
Acquired by Microsoft (Mar 20, 2024)
Legal entities associated with Inflection
Inflection is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
INFLECTION AI (UK) LIMITED CIN: 13944140 , United Kingdom, Active | Feb 27, 2022 | - | - |
Inflection's acquisition details
Inflection got acquired by Microsoft on Mar 20, 2024.
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Inflection's funding and investors
Inflection has raised a total funding of $1.52B over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 28, 2022. Its latest funding round was a Series E round on Jun 29, 2023 for $1.3B. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Inflection has 6 institutional investors and 6 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Inflection:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 29, 2023 | $1.3B | Series E | $4B | - | ||
Apr 28, 2022 | $225M | Series D | - | - | - |
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Inflection's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Inflection are Reid Hoffman, Mustafa Suleyman and Karen Simonyan. Sean White is the CEO of Inflection.
Here are the details of Inflection's key team members:
- Reid Hoffman: Co-Founder of Inflection and founder of 5 other companies, including Pi, ReMoLab and Reinvent Technology Partners Z. They are also an angel investor in 43 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 4 email addresses
- Mustafa Suleyman: Former Co-Founder of Inflection and founder of 2 other companies, Google DeepMind and Reos Partners. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Karen Simonyan: Former Co-Founder of Inflection and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Sean White: CEO of Inflection. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Inflection's employee count trend
Inflection has 77 employees as of May 26. Here is Inflection's employee count trend over the years:
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Inflection's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Inflection include Mistral AI, Character.ai and Rasa. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Inflection, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Mistral AI 2023, Paris (France), Series C | Provider of customizable, open-source artificial intelligence models and solutions for various applications | $3.05B | 84/100 | |
2nd | Character.ai 2021, Menlo Park (United States), Series A | AI-based conversational solutions provider | $193M | 76/100 | |
3rd | Rasa 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series C | Developer of a platform for building and deploying AI agent solutions | $83.8M | 72/100 | |
4th | Inflection 2022, Palo Alto (United States), Acquired | Provider of emotionally intelligent artificial intelligence for personal and enterprise use | $1.52B | 71/100 | |
5th | Replika 2015, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Developer of an artificial intelligence companion for empathetic conversation and support | $11M | 69/100 | |
6th | Vapi 2020, San Francisco (United States), Series B | Voice AI platform for developers | $75.2M | 66/100 | |
7th | Provider of AI-powered customer service automation platform and agent assistance | $165M | 66/100 | ||
8th | Developer of a conversational AI platform for regulated industries | $5M | 63/100 | ||
9th | Provider of a platform for building and deploying AI agent solutions | $40M | 61/100 | ||
10th | No-code platform for building AI agents | $30M | 60/100 |
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Inflection's Investments and acquisitions
Inflection has made 3 investments in companies including Particle Network and Modulus. Inflection has also acquired 3 companies including BoostKpi and Jelled.ai.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:
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Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 26, 2024 | Acquisition | 2020 | ||
Nov 26, 2024 | Acquisition | 2022 | Sunnyvale (United States) | |
Oct 21, 2024 | Acquisition | 1999 | Midland (United States) |
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News related to Inflection
Media has covered Inflection for 1 event in last 1 year.
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Nordic Air Defence raises €2.5M to boost Europe's drone defense, led by Inflection.Silicon Canals•Jul 03, 2025•Nordic Air Defence, Inflection
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Microsoft's Strategic Acquisitions in 2022-2024: A Multi-Year AnalysisCapital-Riesgo.es•Feb 06, 2025•Microsoft, Inflection, Fungible, Lumenisity and 3 others
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Inflection AI Appoints Doug Mandell as General CounselBusiness Wire•Feb 03, 2025•Inflection, Withersworldwide
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Inflection AI Acquired BoostKPI and Jelled.ai to Bolster Agentic AI WorkflowsStartupHub.ai•Nov 28, 2024•Inflection
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Inflection says it won’t compete in building next-generation AI models, but acquires startupsBitcoin Ethereum News•Nov 27, 2024•Inflection
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Inflection AI Deepens Commitment to Enterprise AI With Acquisition of BoostKPI and Jelled.aiBusiness Wire•Nov 26, 2024•Inflection, BoostKpi, Jelled.ai
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UiPath and Inflection AI Announce Partnership to Bring Agentic AI to Security-Focused IndustriesBusiness Wire•Oct 22, 2024•UiPath, Inflection
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Microsoft-owned Inflection AI and Intel Launch Enterprise AI SystemIndianWeb2•Oct 08, 2024•Inflection, Intel
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