# Cresta: Information technology & services, Sunnyvale, United States

> Cresta: Cresta Intelligence, Inc., known as Cresta, is an enterprise AI platform based in Palo Alto, California. Based in Sunnyvale, United States.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/cresta (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Cresta

Cresta Intelligence, Inc., known as Cresta, is an enterprise AI platform based in Palo Alto, California.

Funding reported Last round: Series C

Information technology & services Sunnyvale, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2017 9 years old
- **Team:** 450 201 to 1,000 people
- **Funding reported:** $151M in dollars
- **Last round:** Series C Mar 2022

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Cresta has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Cresta

Cresta Intelligence, Inc., known as Cresta, is an enterprise AI platform based in Palo Alto, California.

Founded in 2017, Cresta aims to enhance customer experience by integrating human agents and autonomous AI agents into a unified system. The platform is designed to transform contact centers, improve customer satisfaction, and drive revenue growth while reducing operational costs. Cresta's offerings include autonomous virtual agents for various communication channels, real-time AI assistance for human agents, and analytics tools that provide insights into customer interactions and agent performance. The platform also features coaching, quality management, and workflow automation capabilities to streamline operations. Cresta serves Fortune 500 companies across diverse industries such as automotive, telecommunications, and finance, focusing on enhancing sales, customer care, and retention efforts.

## What company datasets say Cresta raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$151M** in dollars

Rounds **4**

Last round **Series C**

Last round size **$125M**

Last round date **Mar 2022**

Investors listed **20**

Valuation **$1.6B, Mar 2026**

## Founders and team

From Cresta's own website: 2 founders, 10 on the team.

**John Donovan** Founder of Qudit, Former CEO of AT&T

**Tim Shi** Co-Founder

- **Ping Wu** Chief Executive Officer
- **Xiangru Chen** Vice President of Engineering
- **Alex Cramer** Chief Revenue Officer
- **Daniel Hoske** Chief Technology Officer
- **Russell Banzon** Chief Marketing Officer
- **Sai Vivek** Chief Customer Officer
- **Vahid Manie** Chief Financial Officer
- **Dawn McLaren** Head of People
- **Josh Levin** Head of Product
- **Zewen Liang** VP of Product Design

## On 10 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Porsche Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/porsche-ventures)
- [Engage](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engage)
- [SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sav-scale-asia-ventures)
- [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures)
- [AI Grant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ai-grant)
- [Roosh Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roosh-ventures)
- [Ophiliam](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ophiliam)
- [Archerman Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/archerman-capital)
- [Qudit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qudit)
- [Qudit Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qudit-investments)

Each firm lists Cresta on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

ai guardrails ai deployment safety health care ai for churn reduction customer satisfaction consumers sales intelligence ai industry leader real-time agent assistance ai in financial services automated testing sales performance analytics feedback automation ai performance management voice of the customer ai feedback loops

Built with from their website

Microsoft Azure Monitor Docker Osano Google Tag Manager Excel Impact Amazon CloudFront Leadsquared Marketing Automation Tableau WebRTC Salesforce CRM Analytics

+8 more

HREF Lang AWS Trusted Advisor Atlassian CallMiner Eureka Google Cloud Microsoft PowerPoint SAP Contract Lifecycle Management Clayful

- **Sector:** Information technology & services
- **Industry code:** NAICS 513210, 541512, SIC 7375, 7372, 7373
- **Region:** California
- **Revenue:** $100M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/cresta)

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