Sounding Board

Acquired

Tech-powered coaching and mentoring solutions that transform leaders' capacity to manage change and drive business impact

San Francisco, United States · Founded 2016 · $46.1M raised

Employees
51–200
Founded
2016
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$46.1M
Last Round
$30.0M Series BDec 2021
Rounds
3
Acquisition Date
Mar 2025

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About

Sounding Board is the first leadership coaching management platform designed to bridge the leadership gap. Built on behavioral science and powered by AI, Sounding Board combines an enterprise-grade coaching platform with a curated global network of certified coaches to deliver scalable leadership development programs. The platform enables talent leaders to launch, manage, and measure coaching and mentoring initiatives that build leadership capacity at every level — from new managers to the C-suite — while proving measurable business impact.

Summary

Sounding Board is a HR Tech company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2016. It has raised $46.1M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $30.0M Series B round in Dec 2021. Investors include Canaan Partners, Jazz Venture Partners and Bloomberg Beta.

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Funding & Exit History

AcquisitionAcquisition by BTSMar 2025

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Funding: Seed through Series B. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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