When was Qualified founded?

Qualified was founded in 2018 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Qualified located?

Qualified is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Qualified have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Qualified is 345.

Is Qualified a funded company?

Qualified is a funded company, having raised a total of $163M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Jun 14, 2019.

When was the latest funding round of Qualified?

Qualified's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Apr 26, 2022, with participation from 5 investors. Its primary sector is Chatbots. In United States, the Chatbots sector has seen $1.84B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Qualified rank among its competitors?

Qualified ranks 2nd amongst 1046 active competitors, of which 88 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Artisan, which secured $25M in Apr, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Qualified?

Qualified's top competitors include Drift Technologies, LivePerson and Emotive. Among them, Artisan secured the most recent funding round in April, 2025.

Qualified - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of conversational marketing platform. The platform offers lead generation services for its clients through conversational marketing with prospective clients after an analysis of the client's web traffic. It also offers chatbots to engage visitors, qualify prospects, and capture leads.

Website: www.qualified.com/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2018

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$163M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Apr 26, 2022, $*****

Investors

Redpoint Ventures & 5 more

Ranked

2^nd among 1046 active competitors

Employee Count

345 as on Apr 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Netcore Cloud & 1147 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Salesforce (Dec 18, 2025)

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Qualified got acquired by Salesforce on Dec 18, 2025.

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Qualified has raised a total funding of $163M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 14, 2019. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Apr 26, 2022 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Qualified has 6 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Qualified:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 26, 2022	9332594	Series C	5763008	9301459	7983044	2436288
May 25, 2021	4343798	Series B	7170296	8343668	6822887	4758220
Aug 04, 2020	5343580	Series A	6239382	2129856	Norwest	Redpoint Ventures & 1 more

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The founders of Qualified are Bing Yang and Gopal Patel.

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

Bing Yang: Founder of Qualified.
Gopal Patel: Co-Founder & CTO of Qualified.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Qualified's employee count trend

Qualified has 345 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Qualified's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Qualified include Drift Technologies, LivePerson and Emotive. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Qualified, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Drift Technologies 2015, Boston (United States), Acquired	AI and cloud based lead generation chatbots for businesses	$107M	General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital & 13 others	71/100
2nd	Qualified 2018, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Provider of conversational marketing platform	$163M	Sapphire Ventures, Norwest & 4 others	68/100
3rd	LivePerson 1995, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provider of conversational AI platform for digital customer and agent experiences	-	Alpha Venture Partners, JANA Partners & 10 others	69/100
4th	Emotive 2018, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired	SMS marketing solution provider	$73.9M	CRV, Across Capital & 5 others	68/100
5th	Octane 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Provider of cloud and AI-based chatbots for e-commerce websites	$14M	Bullpen Capital, Javelin Venture Partners ... & 15 others	68/100
6th	Artisan 2023, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Provider of an AI-powered platform for outbound sales automation	$46.1M	Glade Brook Capital, Bayhouse Capital & 13 others	64/100
7th	MadKudu 2014, Mountain View (United States), Acquired	Platform offering Sales Process engagement Solutions	$29.1M	Felicis Ventures, Techstars & 11 others	63/100
8th	LeadDesk 2010, Helsinki (Finland), Public	Platform offering outbound calling software solution	$6.22M	Dawn Capital, Kreos Capital & 3 others	63/100
9th	ConnectAndSell 2007, Los Gatos (United States), Series C	Platform offering automated Assisted Dialing solution	$14.9M	IVP, Montage Capital & 4 others	61/100
10th	Zelros 2015, Paris (France), Acquired	AI-based sales and marketing solutions for the insurance industry	$16.5M	42 Capital, Benhamou Global Ventures & 10 others	61/100