Bland
About Bland
Bland is a AI Vertical Platforms startup based in San Francisco, California, USA that has raised $106M in venture capital across 4 funding rounds since 2023. The company reached Series C stage in Summer 2023 with a $0.125M round led by Y Combinator. Bland's investor base includes 11 institutional funds, with Y Combinator leading the most recent equity round.
Bland (legal name: Intelliga Corp) is a San Francisco-based enterprise voice AI company founded in 2023 by Isaiah Granet (CEO) and Sobhan Nejad (COO) out of Y Combinator's Summer 2023 batch. The company builds and operates an enterprise voice AI platform that enables organizations to deploy AI-powered phone agents capable of handling 30–45 minute complex, non-linear conversations in regulated industries including healthcare, insurance, financial services, and legal. Unlike competitors that rely on third-party foundation models, Bland runs exclusively on proprietary, in-house-built voice models for speech synthesis, inference, and transcription — delivering 400ms latency versus an industry average of 1,240ms, supporting 40+ languages, and enabling self-hosted deployment for data-sensitive customers. The platform serves over 250 enterprise customers including Samsara, Kin Insurance, CNO Financial Group, Mutual of Omaha, and TravelPerk, processing 3.5 million calls per week. Bland raised a $50 million Series C in June 2026 led by Dell Technologies Capital, surpassing $100 million in total funding across four rounds since inception.
Bland Funding Rounds Timeline
4 rounds · $106M raised · since 2023
| Round | Date | Amount | Valuation | Lead investor | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | Summer 2023 | $0.125M | — | Y Combinator | — |
| Series A | August 2024 | $16M | — | Scale Venture Partners | Y Combinator, Max Levchin, Piotr Dąbkowski, Jeff Lawson |
| Series B | January 2025 | $40M | — | Emergence Capital | Scale Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Max Levchin, Piotr Dąbkowski, Jeff Lawson |
| Series C | June 2026 | $50M | — | Dell Technologies Capital | HubSpot Ventures, Archerman Capital, Tribeca Venture Partners, Emergence Capital, Upfront Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Max Levchin, Piotr Dąbkowski, Jeff Lawson |
Investors in Bland
11 institutional investors across 4 rounds
Lead investors
Co-investors
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Questions about Bland
How much has Bland raised?
Bland has raised $106M across 4 funding rounds since 2023.
Who are the investors of Bland?
Bland's investors include Y Combinator, Scale Venture Partners, Emergence Capital, Dell Technologies Capital, HubSpot Ventures, Archerman Capital, Tribeca Venture Partners, Upfront Ventures, Max Levchin, Piotr Dąbkowski, Jeff Lawson.
When was Bland's last funding round?
Bland's most recent round was a $0.125M Pre-Seed in Summer 2023, led by Y Combinator.
Where is Bland headquartered?
Bland is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, and was founded in 2023 by Isaiah Granet, Sobhan Nejad.