# Talkdesk funding: rounds and investors > Talkdesk has raised $219M across 6 rounds since 2011. Investors include 500 Global, Storm Ventures and Salesforce Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/talkdesk (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Talkdesk* 6 rounds we have observed, with the 8 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Valuation: $10B, Mar 2026 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$219M** raised across 6 rounds since 2011, from 6 sources **$450K** Seed **$3.0M** Seed **$15M** Series A **$6.0M** Series A **$100M** Series B **$95M** Debt - **Latest round:** Debt, $95M Sept 2025 - **Biggest round:** $100M Series B · Oct 2018 - **Investors:** 8 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **$450K** Seed **$3.0M** Seed **$15M** Series A **$100M** Series B **$95M** Debt - **First round:** Seed, $450K - **Biggest round:** $100M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.9 years [**Talkdesk** Information technology & services 1 / 27 Their pitch deck **Talkdesk's pitch deck, 27 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/talkdesk) ## The rounds - **Sept 2025** Debt **$95M** *2 new* *2 returning* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) [Transpose Platform Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transpose-platform-management) Source recorded - **Oct 2018** Series B **$100M** *1 new* Viking Global Investors/ DFJ Reported by FinSMEs - **Oct 2015** Series A **$6.0M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) From a historical funding record - **Jun 2015** Series A **$15M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) From a historical funding record - **Sept 2014** Seed **$3.0M** *1 new* *1 returning* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) From a historical funding record - **Oct 2011** Seed **$450K** *2 new* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Alex Khein](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-khein) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From Talkdesk's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 8 on the team. **Tiago Paiva** Chief Executive Officer and Founder *Named on its 2020 Form D* - **David Middler** Chief Legal Officer - **Munil Shah** Chief Product, Technology, and Customer Officer - **Neville Letzerich** Chief Marketing Officer - **Dr. Shauna Geraghty** Head of Global People and Talent - **Brian Rose** Board Member - **Brian Weiner** Board Member - **Marc Weiner** Board Member - **Josh Stein** Board Member ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 2011 **Seed** 2014 **Series A** 2015 **Series A** 2015 **Series B** 2018 **Debt** 2025 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) [Transpose Platform Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transpose-platform-management) [Alex Khein](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-khein) Viking Global Investors/ DFJ ## Everyone who backed them [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel **3** rounds [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) Corporate VC **2** rounds [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) Investment firm **2** rounds [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) Private equity **1** round [Transpose Platform Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transpose-platform-management) VC firm **1** round [Alex Khein](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-khein) VC firm **1** round Viking Global Investors/ DFJ no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=talkdesk). ## Also claim to have backed them These 4 firms list Talkdesk as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [SGH CAPITAL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sgh-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Amity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amity-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [3SPOKE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3spoke) Private credit Per its own site [Stowe Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stowe-capital) Advisor Per its own site ## Quick answers about Talkdesk ### Who invested in Talkdesk? Talkdesk's investors include 500 Global, Storm Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and Franklin Templeton, and 3 more on record. ### How much has Talkdesk raised? Talkdesk has raised $219M across 6 rounds since 2011. ### When did Talkdesk last raise? Talkdesk's most recent round was a Debt of $95M in Sept 2025. ### What was Talkdesk's biggest round? Talkdesk's largest round on record is $100M (Series B), in Oct 2018. ### Who backed Talkdesk first? Talkdesk's first round on record, in Oct 2011, was backed by 500 Global and Alex Khein. ### What stage is Talkdesk at? Talkdesk's latest named round is a Debt, in Sept 2025. ### Where is Talkdesk based? Talkdesk is based in the United States. ## Companies like Talkdesk In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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