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Berlin-Based AI Startup Parloa Achieves Unicorn Status with $120M Funding

Parloa secures $120 million in Series C funding, becoming the first AI unicorn of 2025 as it expands its voicebot services globally.

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Overview

  • Parloa, founded in 2018, specializes in voicebot technology that automates customer service with natural-language understanding and emotion recognition.
  • The company raised $120 million in its Series C funding round led by Durable Capital Partners, Altimeter Capital, and General Catalyst, pushing its valuation above $1 billion.
  • Prominent investors include EQT Ventures, RPT Capital, Senovo, Mosaic Ventures, and football stars Mario Götze and Bastian Schweinsteiger.
  • Parloa's voicebots support tasks like address updates, shipment tracking, and banking data collection, serving clients such as Decathlon, Rossmann, and the German Red Cross.
  • With this funding, Parloa aims to deepen its presence in the US and European markets, solidifying its position as one of Europe’s fastest-growing AI startups.