Simple AI
Backed byFirst Harmonic
About Simple AI
Simple AI helps enterprises use AI to interact with their customers. The company is building state-of-the-art voice agents and provides enterprise-grade voice AI agents to automate and manage customer conversations at scale. Now approximately one year old, Simple AI has already handled millions of phone calls for iconic companies including Doordash, xAI, and Omaha Steaks. It is backed by investors and operators including Y Combinator, Michael Seibel, Alexandr Wang, Suhail Doshi, and Scott Wu, underscoring its position in the early-stage startup ecosystem. The team describes itself as tiny and lean in headcount, with a clear aim to skyrocket in revenue as it expands its enterprise offerings.
Company at a glance
Location
About the Team
Team Distribution
- Engineering29%
- Sales29%
- Leadership14%
- Operations14%
- Other14%
Where the Team Studied
- 1.University of California, Berkeley
- 2.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 3.University of Oxford
- 4.Yale University
- 5.University of Chicago
Team Worked At
- Microsoft
- Meta
- Qualcomm
- Goldman Sachs
- JPMorgan Chase
Culture & values
The team is described as tiny and talented.
Funding History
$14M
raised
Voice-AI platform Simple AI raised a $14M seed round led by First Harmonic with participation from Y Combinator, Massive Tech Ventures, and True Ventures.
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