When was Pliant founded?

Pliant was founded in 2017 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Pliant located?

Pliant is headquartered in Boston, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Pliant?

Vess Bakalov and Vess Bakalov s of Pliant. Vess Bakalov is also an angel investors in 1 startup.

How many employees does Pliant have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Pliant is 10.

Is Pliant a funded company?

Pliant is a funded company, having raised a total of $14.4M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jan 28, 2019.

How much is Pliant worth?

The last known valuation of Pliant was $***** as of May 26, 2020.

When was the latest funding round of Pliant?

Pliant's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on May 06, 2021, with participation from 10 investors. Its primary sector is Robotic Process Automation. In United States, the Robotic Process Automation sector has seen $879M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Pliant rank among its competitors?

Pliant ranks 14th amongst 302 active competitors, of which 33 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Liongard, which secured $3.5M in May, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Pliant?

Pliant's top competitors include Redwood, N8n and Serval. Among them, Liongard secured the most recent funding round in May, 2026.

Pliant - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Robotic process automation platform for enterprise and services provider infrastructure. It provides a platform to automate the complex business and IT operations. Its features include API abstraction, plug n play integration, real time stats and notifications, automated code creation, enterprise message bus integration, and role-based access control. It can be integrated with Microsoft Azure, OpenStack, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Cisco Meraki, Infoblox, and Amazon Web Services.

Website: pliant.io
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2017

Location

Boston, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$14.4M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, May 06, 2021, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on May 26, 2020

Investors

Azure Capital Partners & 13 more

Ranked

14^th among 302 active competitors

Employee Count

10 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Redwood & 305 more

Exit Details

Acquired by IBM (Mar 28, 2024)

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Pliant is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
PLIANT.IO, INC. CIN: 6590460 , United States, Active	Oct 24, 2017	-	-	-

Pliant got acquired by IBM on Mar 28, 2024.

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Pliant has raised a total funding of $14.4M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 28, 2019. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on May 06, 2021 for $*****. 10 investors participated in its latest round. Pliant has 12 institutional investors and 2 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Pliant:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 06, 2021	2286657	Series A	6430891	7496188	3386980	2117914
Aug 04, 2020	8501355	Seed	9499443	5565847	6766458	6558323
Jan 28, 2019	3350768	Seed	8085821	3457280	Vess Bakalov	Newfund & 2 more

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The founders of Pliant are Vess Bakalov and Vess Bakalov.

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

Vess Bakalov: Founder & CEO of Pliant and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Vess Bakalov: CEO and Founder (Acquired by IBM) of Pliant.

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Pliant's employee count trend

Pliant has 10 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Pliant's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Pliant include Redwood, N8n and Serval. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Pliant, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Redwood 1993, Houten (Netherlands), Acquired	Platform offering business and IT process automation solutions	$383M	Accolade Partners, Turn/River	70/100
2nd	N8n 2019, Berlin (Germany), Series C	Developer of workflow automation software for building integrated technical processes	$254M	Highland Europe, Felicis Ventures & 24 others	65/100
3rd	Serval 2024, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Developer of artificial intelligence agents for automated information technology workflows	$127M	Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital & 15 others	63/100
4th	Liongard 2015, Houston (United States), Series B	Management of IT environments for MSPs and enterprise IT operations	$34.2M	TDF Ventures, Updata & 6 others	63/100
5th	Beacon 2023, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Provider of software for automating enterprise software implementation and configuration	$7M	Sorin, JAFCO Asia & 6 others	57/100
6th	Puppet 2009, Portland (United States), Acquired	Provider of infrastructure automation platform for managing and securing IT infrastructure	$150M	VMware, Cisco Investments & 16 others	56/100
7th	Kubiya 2022, Anguilla, Seed	Developer of software for automating engineering tasks and operational workflows	$12M	Heavybit, Hyperwise Ventures & 2 others	56/100
8th	OpsMill 2023, Paris (France), Series A	Network management solution provider	$14M	IRIS, Serena & 4 others	54/100
9th	Leapwork 2015, Copenhagen (Denmark), Series B	Platform for automated testing and robotic process automation	$79.6M	Headline, KKR & 13 others	52/100
10th	Jareva Technologies 2000, Mountain View (United States), Acquired	Products related to the automation of workflows related to server management in enterprises	$20.5M	HWVP, JK&B Capital & 3 others	52/100
14th	Pliant 2017, Boston (United States), Acquired	Robotic process automation platform for enterprise and service provider infrastructure	$14.4M	Nexyr, Azure Capital Partners & 12 others	49/100