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Talkdesk

Talkdesk is a global cloud contact center leader providing AI-powered customer service solutions.
Talkdesk is a cloud-based contact center platform that uses AI to help enterprises improve customer service. The company offers a suite of tools for workforce engagement, interaction analytics, and industry-specific experience clouds.
Enterprise Software 📍 San Francisco, CA Founded 2011
Current Valuation
$700M
as of 2024-Q3
PRIVATE

QL Price

$288.31M
-59% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Talkdesk, published 2026-10-07 — below the last disclosed round of $700M (2024-Q3).
Confidence
medium
Basis
secondary led
What backs this price
Last disclosed round $700M 2024-Q3 weight 0.25
Secondary market print $101.5M 2026-06-27 weight 0.54
How this price has held up
No round has priced for Talkdesk since QuantLogix began publishing a price for it, so there is nothing to grade yet. The claim above is on the record from 2026-10-07 and will be graded against the next priced round. See the full accuracy record →
How to actually get exposure to Talkdesk →
Which publicly-traded funds already hold it, what $10,000 buys, and whether any route is open to you.
Cite this price as QuantLogix QL Price, Talkdesk, 2026-10-07 (a93c23a5468635f2). The id pins this exact claim, so a citation stays checkable after the price moves. Model estimate for research — not a quote, target price, or investment advice.

IPO Outlookprivate

Is Talkdesk going public?
No. Talkdesk is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Talkdesk's valuation in 2026?
Talkdesk is valued at $700M as of 2024-Q3, set by its Series D ($230M, Aug 2021). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Talkdesk filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Talkdesk.
Who are Talkdesk's investors?
Talkdesk's investors include Salesforce Ventures, Storm Ventures, Whale Rock Capital, DFJ Growth, Skip Capital, Viking Global and 2 more.
How much has Talkdesk raised?
Talkdesk has raised $498M in total, most recently a Series D of $230M in Aug 2021.
Is Talkdesk publicly traded — can you buy Talkdesk stock?
No. Talkdesk is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Talkdesk on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
How to actually get exposure to Talkdesk →
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.

Company Profile

CEO
Tiago Paiva
Founded
2011
HQ
San Francisco, CA
Employees
~1,400
Total Raised
$498M
Est. Revenue
$420.1M (2024)
Growth
High growth in AI agents and industry-specific clouds despite workforce reductions
Last Round
Series D — $230M (Aug 2021) · Lead: Whale Rock Capital Management
IPO Status
private

Fundraising Status

Series D · $230M · 5y 2mo ago
privateTotal raised $498M

Secondary Market

Implied price / share
$3.07
Last round price / share
$21.17
vs last round
-85.5%
Open interest
1
Last round price vs secondary price
Last round vs current secondary price per share$21.17Last round$3.07Current
Secondary price return by period
Secondary market period returns3-month-29.6%6-month-10.8%1-year+3.0%All-time-79.5%
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series D$230MAug 2021Whale Rock Capital Management—

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
▼ Hiring downtrend
-14% vs 2026-08
Open roles
44
via greenhouse
Product-build share
43%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
strengthening
balanced build + GTM — 43% builders vs 57% go-to-market/G&A — scaling both sides.
Recent senior hire: 1 senior hire (President); open roles trending down.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month51Aug '2644Sep '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionEngineering13Sales & GTM12Other6Finance & Strategy3Product3Legal & Policy2Security1Research1Data & ML1
■ product-building   ■ go-to-market / G&A
Key Executive Moves
INWilliam WelchPresident · 2026-08-24
From trusted-source news extraction (deep-enrich pipeline); dates approximate publication, not effective date.
Data Integration Engineer IForward Deployed AI Product Manager, FSIForward Deployed AI Product Manager, HLSPartner Technical ArchitectPrincipal Forward Deployed Engineer, HLSPrincipal Product Manager - AI
Counted from Talkdesk's live job board as of 2026-09-16; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.

Founders & Key People

Tiago PaivaCristina Fonseca

Investors

Salesforce Ventures · Storm Ventures · Whale Rock Capital · DFJ Growth · Skip Capital · Viking Global · SignalFire · Threshold Ventures

Products

  • Talkdesk CX Cloud
  • Talkdesk AI Agents
  • Talkdesk Workforce Engagement
  • Talkdesk Industry Experience Clouds
  • Talkdesk Copilot
  • Talkdesk Guardian

Competitors

Five9 · NICE · Genesys · Amazon Connect · Dialpad
SaaSCCaaSAI AgentsCustomer ExperienceEnterprise
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2024-Q3. Refreshed quarterly.