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 Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Qualified is 215.

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.

How much is Qualified worth?

The last known valuation of Qualified was $***** as of Dec 31, 2022.

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.

Where does Qualified rank among its competitors?

Qualified ranks 2nd amongst 1895 active competitors, of which 94 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was telli, which secured $15M in Jul, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Qualified?

Qualified's top competitors include Octane, LivePerson and ConnectAndSell. Among them, telli secured the most recent funding round in July, 2026.

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, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Dec 31, 2022

Investors

Redpoint Ventures & 5 more

Ranked

2^nd among 1895 active competitors

Employee Count

215 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Netcore Cloud & 1534 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	1452544	Series C	7900313	9495703	5947459	7461730
May 25, 2021	8874034	Series B	6869841	8349408	5295813	3738032
Aug 04, 2020	5049629	Series A	9843882	8968703	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 and founder of 1 other company.
Gopal Patel: Co-Founder & CTO of Qualified.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Qualified's employee count trend

Qualified has 215 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Qualified's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Qualified include Octane, LivePerson and ConnectAndSell. 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	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
2nd	Qualified 2018, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Provider of conversational marketing platform	$163M	Sapphire Ventures, Redpoint Ventures & 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	64/100
4th	ConnectAndSell 2007, Los Gatos (United States), Acquired	Platform offering automated Assisted Dialing solution	$14.9M	Montage Capital, IVP & 4 others	64/100
5th	SquadStack 2014, Noida (India), Series B	Provider of AI-powered voice agents and customer support automation platform	$24.9M	Chiratae Ventures, Bertelsmann India Investments ... & 15 others	64/100
6th	Artisan 2023, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Provider of an AI-powered platform for outbound sales automation	$46.1M	Glade Brook Capital, Y Combinator & 13 others	63/100
7th	LeadDesk 2010, Helsinki (Finland), Public	Platform offering outbound calling software solution	$6.22M	Dawn Capital, Kreos Capital & 3 others	63/100
8th	Emotive 2018, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired	SMS marketing solution provider	$73.9M	CRV, Across Capital & 5 others	63/100
9th	telli 2024, Berlin (Germany), Seed	Provider of AI-powered call automation platform	$19.1M	Cherry Ventures, Y Combinator & 5 others	61/100
10th	Conversica 2007, Foster City (United States), Acquired	Provider of AI-powered virtual assistants for automating business conversations and workflows	$117M	Providence Equity Partners, Kennet Partners ... & 10 others	60/100