Salesken - About the company
Salesken is a series B company based in Bengaluru (India), founded in 2009 by Surga Thilakan and Sreeraman Vaidyanathan. It operates as an AI powered sales enablement platform for enterprises. Salesken has raised $33M in funding from investors like Peak XV Partners, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Capria, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 259 active competitors, including 30 funded and 9 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Seismic, CallidusCloud and Highspot.
Company Details
AI powered sales enablement platform for enterprises. The AI predicts deal outcomes for leaders. It coaches sales reps using conversational AI solutions. The platform offers a pitch intelligence feature that provides visibility into customer conversation. The platform generates call transcripts and summaries in real time to assist the sales rep. It caters its solution to industries such as healthcare, education, banking, and more.
- Website
- www.salesken.ai/
- Social
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2009
Location
Bengaluru, India
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$33M in 10 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$***** as on Mar 31, 2023
Investors
Ranked
14th among 259 active competitors
Annual Revenue
0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Employee Count
79 as on Sep 30, 2026
Legal entities associated with Salesken
Salesken is associated with 3 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SALESKEN AI INC CIN: 301292503 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1999 | - | 1 (As on Dec 31, 2022) | - |
Salesken Technologies Private Limited CIN: U72900KA2019PTC121989 , India, Strike off | Feb 28, 2019 | 0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2021) | - | |
ISTAR SKILL DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74910KA2009PTC051779 , India, Active | Dec 08, 2009 | 0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 58 (As on Apr 30, 2025) |
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Salesken's funding and investors
Salesken has raised a total funding of $33M over 10 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 01, 2011. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Mar 31, 2023 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Salesken has 22 institutional investors and 4 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Salesken:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Mar 31, 2023 | 4302086 | Series B | 9514999 | 4843976 | 9318945 | 1418383 |
Jul 15, 2022 | 3922340 | Series B | 4311660 | 4748442 | 5109213 | |
Nov 22, 2021 | 6381208 | Series B | 1526248 | 8043083 |
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Salesken's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Salesken are Surga Thilakan and Sreeraman Vaidyanathan. Sreeraman Vaidyanathan and Sreeraman Vaidyanathan are the CEOs of Salesken.
Here are the details of Salesken's key team members:
- Surga Thilakan: Former Co-Founder of Salesken. They serve on the board of 1 company.
- Sreeraman Vaidyanathan: Co-Founder & CEO of Salesken and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Sreeraman Vaidyanathan: Founder, CEO of Salesken and founder of 1 other company.
Salesken's Board of Directors
Salesken's board has 2 active members. Surga Thilakan and Sreeraman Vaidyanathan are part of team.Here is the list of Salesken's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | - | Current | 5y 6m | |
Team | - | Current | 5y 6m |
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Salesken's employee count trend
Salesken has 79 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Salesken's employee count trend over the years:
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Salesken's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Salesken include Seismic, CallidusCloud and Highspot. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Salesken, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |  Seismic 2010, San Diego (United States), Series G | Provider of an AI-powered platform for sales and marketing enablement | $440M | 79/100 | |
2nd |  CallidusCloud 1996, Pleasanton (United States), Acquired | Cloud-based sales, marketing and pipeline management solutions | $89.3M | 76/100 | |
3rd |  Highspot 2012, Seattle (United States), Series F | Provider of a sales engagement platform | $654M | 70/100 | |
4th |  Allego 2013, Needham (United States), Series A | Developer of software for sales content management and employee training | $7.5M | 65/100 | |
5th |  Showpad 2011, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Provider of a sales enablement operating system unifying content and readiness | $180M | 64/100 | |
6th |  Rox 2024, San Francisco (United States), Series A | AI powered virtual sales assistant | $50M | 62/100 | |
7th |  Mindtickle 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series E | Provider of an AI powered platform for sales and revenue enablement | $281M | 60/100 | |
8th | Skilljar 2013, Seattle (United States), Acquired | Cloud based customer onboarding and training platform | $53.1M | 58/100 | |
9th |  Amplemarket 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Developer of artificial intelligence software for sales engagement and prospecting | $12M | 53/100 | |
10th | AI powered sales enablement software for sales reps | $10M | 49/100 | ||
14th | AI powered sales enablement platform for enterprises | $33M | 47/100 |
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Salesken's Latest cap tables and shareholding
Founders own 21.84%, Funds (largest shareholder) own 47.21%, Enterprises own 12.20% and Angels own 0.03%. The net worth of Salesken's founders is INR 165Cr as of Mar 31, 2023.
Shareholders Name | Post Round Holding % | Net worth | Cumulative Investment | Realised Returns | Unrealised Returns | Return Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Founder | 21.84% | 165Cr | 1136674 | 9834170 | 2943538 | 7689314 |
Fund | 47.21% | 356Cr | 2788158 | 5026856 | 1261651 | 8873025 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Enterprise | 12.20% | 91.9Cr | 8705324 | 5902681 | 3415885 | 7991101 |
Angel | 0.03% | 19L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Other People | 0.38% | 2.83Cr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ESOP Pool | 18.48% | 139Cr | 4901963 | 3719205 | 5963256 | 3167426 |
Total | 100.00% | 754Cr | 1549855 | 6076977 | 4438363 | 6885549 |
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Salesken's Investments and acquisitions
Salesken has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to Salesken
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Salesken Gets Featured On The NASDAQ Building, And We’re Expanding In The USASalesken•Feb 15, 2022•Salesken
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Salesken Raises $22 Million Funding From Microsoft And Sequoia, To Expand In US MarketPR Newswire•Feb 10, 2022•Salesken, M12, Sequoia Capital
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SalesKen bags $22 million in Series B funding led by Microsoft's M12Moneycontrol•Nov 22, 2021•Salesken, M12, Sequoia Capital, Microsoft
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WhiteHat Jr data not compromised, says Indian AI vendor Salesken.aiBusiness Standard•Jul 01, 2021•Salesken, WhiteHat Jr
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Salesken Raises $8 Million In Series A Funding To Enable Improved Sales Performance With AIAnalytics India Magazine•Mar 06, 2020•Salesken
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Salesken secures $8 million Series A funding from Sequoia IndiaIndiatimes•Mar 05, 2020•Salesken, Sequoia Capital, Unitus Ventures, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and 2 others
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