When was Retell founded?

Retell was founded in 2023 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Retell located?

Retell is headquartered in San Carlos, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Retell?

Bing Wu of Retell. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Retell have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Retell is 158.

Is Retell a funded company?

Retell is a funded company, having raised a total of $5.1M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Apr 2024.

When was the latest funding round of Retell?

Retell's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Aug 27, 2024, with participation from 9 investors.

Where does Retell rank among its competitors?

Retell ranks 20th amongst 2335 active competitors, of which 256 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Respond.io, which secured $62.5M in Jun, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Retell?

Retell's top competitors include Dialpad, Observe.AI and Decagon. Among them, Respond.io secured the most recent funding round in June, 2026.

Retell - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Developer of an AI voice agent platform for call automation. The platform facilitates building, deploying, and managing AI voice agents for various applications. It offers features such as call transfer, appointment booking, and knowledge base integration. The platform supports industries including healthcare, financial services, and retail, enabling use cases like lead qualification and customer support.

Website: www.retellai.com/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2023

Location

San Carlos, United States

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$5.1M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Aug 27, 2024, $*****

Investors

Y Combinator & 8 more

Ranked

20^th among 2335 active competitors

Employee Count

158 as on Jul 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Observe.AI & 1917 more

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Retell is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
RETELL AI, INC CIN: 2681359 , United States, Active	Nov 27, 2023	-	-	-

Retell has raised a total funding of $5.1M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 2024. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Aug 27, 2024 for $*****. 9 investors participated in its latest round. Retell has 3 institutional investors and 6 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Retell:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Aug 27, 2024	3150894	Seed	8099808	6340242	2562101	2761116
Apr 2024	1207859	Seed	5860036	7240878	Y Combinator	2772137

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The founders of Retell are Zexia Zhang, Bing Wu, Todd Li and Weijia Yu. Bing Wu is the CEO of Retell.

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

Zexia Zhang: Co-Founder & CTO of Retell.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Bing Wu: Co-Founder & CEO of Retell.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Todd Li: Co-Founder of Retell.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Weijia Yu: Co-Founder of Retell.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Retell's employee count trend

Retell has 158 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Retell's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Retell include Dialpad, Observe.AI and Decagon. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Retell, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Dialpad 2011, San Ramon (United States), Series F	Provider of AI-powered contact center and unified communications platform solutions	$476M	ICONIQ Growth, Google Ventures & 43 others	79/100
2nd	Observe.AI 2017, Redwood City (United States), Series C	Provider of AI-powered conversation intelligence and automation for contact centers	$214M	SoftBank Vision Fund, Nexus Venture Partners ... & 22 others	72/100
3rd	Decagon 2023, San Francisco (United States), Series D	AI-powered customer experience platform	$476M	Accel, Bain Capital Ventures & 27 others	71/100
4th	Respond.io 2016, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Series B	Developer of software for managing customer conversations across messaging channels	$71.3M	Camber, KTB Network & 9 others	70/100
5th	Poly 2017, London (United Kingdom), Series D	Developer of conversational voice artificial intelligence agents for customer service	$206M	Hedosophia, Khosla Ventures & 16 others	69/100
6th	EliseAI 2017, New York City (United States), Series E	Offering conversational AI platforms	$392M	Sapphire Ventures, Point72 Ventures & 18 others	69/100
7th	ASAPP 2014, New York City (United States), Series C	Provider of an AI-native platform for contact center customer experience	$400M	Fidelity Investments, Dragoneer Investment Group ... & 17 others	69/100
8th	Lorikeet 2023, San Francisco (United States), Series A	AI-powered customer support platform	$49M	QED Investors, Blackbird Ventures & 9 others	69/100
9th	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	67/100
10th	Uniphore 2008, Palo Alto (United States), Series F	Provider of a business artificial intelligence platform with agentic and model layers	$961M	Chiratae Ventures, Winterfield Ventures International ... & 137 others	67/100
20th	Retell 2023, San Carlos (United States), Seed	Developer of an AI voice agent platform for call automation	$5.1M	Alt Capital, Y Combinator & 7 others	64/100