When was ZEALS founded?

ZEALS was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is ZEALS located?

ZEALS is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Who is the current CEO of ZEALS?

Masa Shimizu of ZEALS. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does ZEALS have?

As of Jul 17, 2025, the latest employee count at ZEALS is 201 - 500.

Is ZEALS a funded company?

ZEALS is a funded company, having raised a total of $51.2M across 7 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jan 2015.

When was the latest funding round of ZEALS?

ZEALS's latest funding was a $***** Series E round on May 11, 2022, with participation from 4 investors. Its primary sector is Chatbots. In United States, the Chatbots sector has seen $458M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does ZEALS rank among its competitors?

ZEALS ranks 30th amongst 6873 active competitors, of which 368 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Hyro, which secured $45M in Oct, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of ZEALS?

ZEALS's top competitors include GirnarSOFT, Fractal Analytics and EXL. Among them, Hyro secured the most recent funding round in October, 2025.

ZEALS - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

AI based conversational commerce platform. It is a conversational commerce platform that combines AI chatbots and communication design to deliver new customer service and purchasing experiences. It aims to provide users with innovative solutions for chat commerce.

Website: zeals.ai
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Email ID: *****@zeals.ai

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2014

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Series E

Total Funding

$51.2M in 7 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series E, May 11, 2022, $*****

Investors

JIC Venture Growth Investments & 9 more

Ranked

30^th among 6873 active competitors

Employee Count

201 - 500 as on Jul 17, 2025

Similar Companies

Hyro & 934 more

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ZEALS has raised a total funding of $51.2M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series E round on May 11, 2022 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. ZEALS has 10 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of ZEALS:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 11, 2022	5300370	Series E	9308686	3322984	6240381	4497995
May 11, 2022	1754651	Conventional Debt	1819813	2438048	1549740	Mizuho Bank & 1 more
Apr 01, 2021	7575207	Series D	3050750	1136257	9278744	Z Venture Capital & 2 more

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The founders of ZEALS is Masa Shimizu. Masa Shimizu is the CEO of ZEALS.

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

Masa Shimizu: Founder & CEO of ZEALS.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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ZEALS's employee count trend

ZEALS has 201 - 500 employees as of Jul 25. Here is ZEALS's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of ZEALS include GirnarSOFT, Fractal Analytics and EXL. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of ZEALS, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	GirnarSOFT 2007, Jaipur (India), Series E	Provider of website, web & mobile application development, BI, and digital marketing services	$620M	Peak XV Partners, Hillhouse & 40 others	78/100
2nd	Fractal Analytics 2000, New York City (United States), Public	Provider of artificial intelligence and engineering solutions across various industries	$325M	Apax, Khazanah Nasional Berhad & 22 others	78/100
3rd	EXL 1999, New York City (United States), Public	Provider of analytics and digital solutions	$10M	TCV, FTV Capital & 3 others	77/100
4th	Infosys 1981, Bengaluru (India), Public	Provider of digital marketing, data analytics, and IT services	-	Nepean Capital, Seaside Private Capital & 1 others	75/100
5th	Hyro 2014, New York City (United States), Series C	Provider of an AI-based conversational platform	$115M	Healthier Capital, Hanaco Ventures & 16 others	70/100
6th	Rasa 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Developer of a platform for building and deploying AI agent solutions	$83.8M	Accel, Andreessen Horowitz & 17 others	69/100
7th	LivePerson 1995, New York City (United States), Public	Provider of conversational AI platform for digital customer and agent experiences	-	Alpha Venture Partners, Dell & 10 others	69/100
8th	Avaamo 2014, Los Altos (United States), Series A	Provider of conversational AI platform for enterprises	$23.5M	Clear Ventures, Wipro & 11 others	68/100
9th	Aisera 2017, Santa Clara (United States), Acquired	Provider of AI agent platform for enterprise automation	$150M	Thoma Bravo, Icon Ventures & 16 others	67/100
10th	11x 2022, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Developer of AI-powered digital workers for sales, RevOps, and go-to-market	$76M	Project A, Benchmark & 22 others	67/100
30th	ZEALS 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series E	AI based conversational commerce platform	$51.2M	JIC Venture Growth Investments, CyberAgent ... & 8 others	59/100