REUTERS: ASAPP Inc an artificial intelligence software that helps call center agents work better and faster, on Friday announced a US$185 million series B funding round as the coronavirus pandemic pushes up call center volume at a time when companies are looking to cut labor costs.
The latest funding round was carried out in several installments starting in August, 2018, from investors including former CISCO Systems Inc chief executive John Chambers and prominent venture capitalist John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins.The latest tranche of US$60 million was raised a month ago from existing investors who wanted to provide more capital as they saw the business booming with the pandemic, said Gustavo Sapoznik, co-founder and chief executive of ASAPP.
Sapoznik said that ASAPP works mainly with large corporations, like JetBlue Airways Corp and Dish Network Corp , spending over a billion dollars on call centers. The pandemic has led to many challenges as calls to those centers exploded at a time when the agents had to work from home, many lacking the necessary internet access or equipment. He said that's helped to bring in more customers, but didn't share any details on new contracts or revenue growth.
While there are other startups developing AI solutions for call centers, Chambers, who is on the ASAPP board, said that the company had a strong lead with 55 AI and machine learning engineers with PhDs.
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