Knowlarity - About the company
Knowlarity is an acquired company based in Singapore (Singapore), founded in 2009 by Pallav Pandey. It operates as a Cloud based telephony solution provider for SMEs. Knowlarity has raised $49.9M in funding from investors like Peak XV Partners, Mayfield and Delta Partners, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 2672 active competitors, including 223 funded and 222 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like RingCentral, Freshworks and Sinch.
Company Details
Knowlarity Communications offers cloud telephony solutions with a product range that includes SuperFax, SuperReceptionist, SuperConference, and SuperCaller. For larger enterprises, it provides hosted Interactive Voice Response (IVR) solutions integrated with its existing IT systems. Using its software SuperCaller, Knowlarity has solved tracking and monitoring issues in the Mid-day Meal Scheme (a project for provision of lunch, free of cost to school-children, below the poverty line). Claims of 10000+ SME clients & 400-500 larger customers from about 66 countries with a majority of them from India. Acquired Unicom Techlabs, a Delhi-based cloud telephony startup in Jan 2014 for their 200 clients.
- Website
- www.knowlarity.com/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@knowlarity.com
- Phone Number
- +91 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2009
Location
Singapore, Singapore
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$49.9M in 8 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$***** as on Jan 31, 2022
Investors
Ranked
34th among 2672 active competitors
Annual Revenue
₹50 - ₹100 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Employee Count
427 as on Jul 31, 2026
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Exit Details
Acquired by Gupshup (Jan 31, 2022)
Legal entities associated with Knowlarity
Knowlarity is associated with 4 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
KNOWLARITY COMMUNICATIONS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72100HR2013FTC054702 , India, Active | May 30, 2013 | ₹50 - ₹100 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 209 (As on Jun 30, 2024) | |
KNOWLARITY COMMUNICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U64100HR2009PTC058022 , India, Active | Aug 17, 2009 | ₹50 - ₹100 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 3 (As on Feb 01, 2026) | |
GUPSHUP, INC. CIN: 3814182 , United States, Active | Jun 08, 2004 | - | 12 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
KNOWLARITY COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. CIN: 201301483D , Singapore, Active | Jan 14, 2013 | - | - |
Knowlarity's acquisition details
Knowlarity got acquired by Gupshup on Jan 31, 2022.
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Knowlarity's funding and investors
Knowlarity has raised a total funding of $49.9M over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2009. Its latest funding round was a Venture Debt round on Nov 23, 2016 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Knowlarity has 8 institutional investors and 11 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Knowlarity:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 23, 2016 | 3487927 | Venture Debt | 5595839 | 2088923 | 2162811 | 4687024 |
Nov 23, 2016 | 5613177 | Series C | 7592913 | 4149494 | 2758259 | |
Jul 30, 2015 | 3035366 | Series B | 3309153 | 2095251 | 6730264 |
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Knowlarity's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Knowlarity is Pallav Pandey.
Here are the details of Knowlarity's key team members:
- Pallav Pandey: Former Founder & CEO of Knowlarity and founder of 7 other companies, including Uolo, Uolo and Viplav Communications. They are also an angel investor in 10 startups and serve on the boards of 5 companies.Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
Knowlarity's Board of Directors
Knowlarity's board has 2 active members. Samkit Rajendra and Anupam Sinha are independent board members.Here is the list of Knowlarity's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
dgrd{py | Team | - | Past | 5y 8m |
zg{tpsm | Investor | zvccqar | Past | 5y 8m |
hnssnqn | Investor | mrxbril | Past | 2y 7m |
neklgsq | Investor | wlhtzvd | Past | 3y 4m |
sjszodi | Independent board member | - | Past | 3y 4m |
ulksfkg | Independent board member | - | Past | 8y 1m |
tsepknl | Independent board member | - | Past | 8y 2m |
bikwpkd | Independent board member | - | Past | 7y 2m |
usuvcgi | Independent board member | - | Past | 3y 5m |
zwmeamh | Independent board member | - | Past | 7y 5m |
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Knowlarity's employee count trend
Knowlarity has 427 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Knowlarity's employee count trend over the years:
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Knowlarity's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Knowlarity include RingCentral, Freshworks and Sinch. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Knowlarity, ranked by Tracxn score:
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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 | 86/100 | |
2nd |  Freshworks 2010, Chennai (India), Public | Provider of IT service management and customer support solutions | $400M | 84/100 | |
3rd | Provider of customer communications management platform | $12M | 80/100 | ||
4th |  Genesys 1990, Menlo Park (United States), Acquired | Provider of cloud-based platform for customer experience and workforce engagement | $2.98B | 80/100 | |
5th |  Zendesk 2007, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Cloud based customer service and engagement platform for businesses | $89.1M | 79/100 | |
6th |  Dialpad 2011, San Ramon (United States), Series F | Provider of AI-powered contact center and unified communications platform solutions | $476M | 79/100 | |
7th |  Twilio 2008, San Francisco (United States), Public | Cloud based omnichannel communication and customer engagement platform | $240M | 78/100 | |
8th |  Aircall 2014, New York (United States), Series D | Provider of cloud-based platform for business communication and customer engagement | $226M | 78/100 | |
9th | Provider of cloud-based communication platform offering AI-powered customer engagement solutions | $97.7M | 77/100 | ||
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 | 76/100 | |
34th |  Knowlarity 2009, Singapore (Singapore), Acquired | Cloud based telephony solution provider for SMEs | $49.9M | 64/100 |
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Knowlarity's Latest cap tables and shareholding
Founders own 18.61%, Funds (largest shareholder) own 80.59% and Angels own 0.80%. The net worth of Knowlarity's founders is INR 26.3Cr as of Aug 12, 2015.
Shareholders Name | Post Round Holding % | Net worth | Cumulative Investment | Realised Returns | Unrealised Returns | Return Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Founder | 18.61% | 26.3Cr | 1283494 | 1969418 | 2168194 | 8084033 |
8207 | 4711 | 1364 | 5035 | 2660 | 7965 | |
Fund | 80.59% | 114Cr | 6646961 | 4408455 | 9748281 | 3775806 |
4696243 | 3252099 | 6927121 | 3848773 | 9624295 | 2861450 | |
Angel | 0.80% | 1.13Cr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100.00% | 141Cr | 3200521 | 7632101 | 1467399 | 6487077 |
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Knowlarity's Investments and acquisitions
Knowlarity has acquired 3 companies including Sunoray, Smartwards and Unicom Techlabs. Knowlarity has not made any investments as of now.Here is the list of its acquisitions:
Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 2018 | Acquisition | 2011 | Mumbai (India) | |
May 09, 2016 | Acquisition | 2013 | Delhi (India) | |
Jan 13, 2014 | Acquisition | 2011 | Delhi (India) |
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News related to Knowlarity
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Nected raises $1.5 Mn led by Binny Bansal’s Three State VenturesEntrackr•Jul 31, 2024•Nected, Endurance Capital, Relentless Ventures, Climber Capital and 12 others
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DSK Legal And Stratage Law Lead Gupshup's Acquisition KnowlarityBW Businessworld•May 09, 2024•DSK Legal, Knowlarity, Gupshup, Stratage
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Hoonartek appoints Peeyoosh Pandey as Global CEOAsian News International•May 24, 2022•Hoonartek, abrdn, Knowlarity
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Chatbot Startup Gupshup Buys Knowlarity in $100 Million DealBloombergQuint•Feb 02, 2022•Gupshup, Knowlarity
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Knowlarity's Multichannel Cloud Contact Center for All Business SizesKnowlarity•Dec 10, 2021•Knowlarity
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VOIZ partners with Knowlarity to Offer Scalable Cloud Business Communication SolutionsDevdiscourse•Oct 11, 2021•VOIZ, Knowlarity
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Knowlarity announces major appointmentsExpress Computer•Mar 03, 2020•Knowlarity, SaaSfocus, B2X Care Solutions
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Knowlarity Communications on track to cross Rs 100 cr in domestic revenueIndiatimes•Oct 11, 2019•Knowlarity
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Knowlarity appoints former Tata Teleservices exec Yatish Mehrotra as CEOIndiatimes•Dec 03, 2018•Knowlarity
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