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Decagon (company)

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Decagon AI, Inc.
Company type
Private
IndustryArtificial intelligence
FoundedAugust 2023; 2 years ago (2023-08)
Founders
  • Jesse Zhang
  • Ashwin Sreenivas
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
,
United States
Key people
  • Jesse Zhang (CEO)
  • Ashwin Sreenivas (CTO)
ProductsAI agents for customer experience
Websitedecagon.ai

Decagon AI, Inc. is an American artificial intelligence company that develops conversational AI agents for customer service.[1] The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in New York City and London.[2][3]

History

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Decagon was founded in August 2023 by Jesse Zhang and Ashwin Sreenivas.[4] Prior to Decagon, Zhang founded the social gaming clip-sharing app Lowkey, which was acquired by Pokémon Go maker Niantic in 2021. Sreenivas founded Helia, an AI startup focused on real-time video, which was acquired by Scale AI in 2020.[5]

In January 2026, Decagon announced a $250 million Series D round led by Coatue Management and Index Ventures.[6] The round tripled the company's valuation to $4.5 billion.[7]

Products

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Decagon develops AI agents that handle customer service interactions in chat, email, voice, and SMS.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Shrivastava, Rashi (December 2, 2025). "This 28-Year-Old AI Founder Thinks His Customer Service Startup Can Beat Out Companies 10x His Size". Forbes. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  2. ^ Wolverton, Troy (2025-07-20). "SF founder touts AI customer support". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  3. ^ Shrivastava, Rashi (October 15, 2024). "This Company's AI Agents Won Contests To Secure Big Customers. Now It's Raised $65 Million". Forbes. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  4. ^ Mathes, Anshika Mathews (July 22, 2025). "How did Decagon become a unicorn by listening?". aimmediahouse.com. Retrieved 2026-05-03.
  5. ^ Wiggers, Kyle (2024-06-18). "Decagon claims its customer service bots are smarter than average". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-05-03.
  6. ^ Palazzolo, Stephanie; Mascarenhas, Natasha. "Customer Support AI Startup Decagon in Talks to Raise at $4 Billion Valuation". The Information. Retrieved 2026-05-03.
  7. ^ Ghaffary, Shirin (January 28, 2026). "AI Customer Support Startup Decagon Valued at $4.5 Billion". Bloomberg. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  8. ^ Yeung, Ken (June 18, 2024). "Decagon emerges from stealth to provide 'human-like' AI agents, transforming customer support for enterprises". VentureBeat. Retrieved May 4, 2026.