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Sierra

Private
Featured

Enterprise AI Agents

Founded 2023San Francisco, CA~400 employees
Website

Valuation

$10B (2025)

Total Funding

$285M+

Profit Status

Pre-profit, rapid growth

Employees

~400

About Sierra

Sierra is an enterprise conversational AI company co-founded by Bret Taylor (former Salesforce co-CEO and OpenAI board chair) and Clay Bavor (former Google VP). It builds branded AI agents that handle customer service and support for large companies, resolving issues end-to-end across chat and voice. Sierra reached a $10B valuation in 2025, making it one of the most valuable AI agent startups.

Company History

Founded 2023 by Bret Taylor (ex co-CEO of Salesforce, chairman of OpenAI's board, co-creator of Google Maps) and Clay Bavor (former Google VP of AR/VR). Sierra builds customer-facing AI agents for enterprises, orchestrating multiple LLMs with guardrails to resolve support issues autonomously. Raised $175M at a $4.5B valuation in 2024, then reached a $10B valuation in 2025. Customers include ADT, SiriusXM, Sonos, and WeightWatchers.

Company Timeline

  • 2023

    Founded by Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor

  • Feb 2024

    Emerged from stealth with enterprise AI agent platform

  • 2024

    $175M Series B at $4.5B valuation; customers include ADT, SiriusXM, Sonos

  • 2025

    Reaches $10B valuation — among the most valuable AI agent startups

Products & Services

Sierra AI Agent PlatformAgent SDKVoice agents

Company Details

Focus Area

Enterprise AI Agents

Stage

Private

Founded

2023

Headquarters

San Francisco, CA

Employees

~400

Financial Overview

Total Funding

$285M+

Valuation

$10B (2025)

Profit Status

Pre-profit, rapid growth

Funding Rounds

  • Series B$175M
    2024Sequoia, Benchmark
  • Series C$110M+
    2025Greenoaks, $10B valuation

Key Investors

GreenoaksSequoia CapitalBenchmarkICONIQ GrowthThrive Capital

Key People

  • Bret Taylor (Co-founder & CEO)
  • Clay Bavor (Co-founder)

Competitive Landscape

DecagonOpenAISalesforceCognition AIHarvey AI

Tags

AI Agents
Customer Service
Enterprise
Conversational AI
Voice