Zello

Where frontline teams talk

Austin, United States · Founded 2012 · $20.0M raised

Headquarters
Austin, Texas
Employees
201–500
Founded
2012
Business Model
B2B
Website
zello.com
Total Funding
$20.0M
Last Round
$20.0M Private EquityJun 2022
Rounds
1

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

About

Zello is a voice-first communication platform founded in 2012 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, known for its industry-leading push-to-talk app that turns smartphones and other devices into walkie-talkies for frontline workers. The platform serves over 5 million monthly active users across industries including retail, transportation, construction, aviation, hospitality, and emergency response, processing more than 10 billion messages per month with 99.99% uptime. Zello offers enterprise features including AI-powered transcription, live voice translation, dispatch management, and an SDK for embedding push-to-talk into third-party apps, and provides its service free to over 3,000 emergency response organizations.

Summary

Zello is a SaaS company based in Austin, United States, founded in 2012. It has raised $20.0M in total across 1 round, most recently a $20.0M Private Equity round in Jun 2022. Investors include Virgo Investment Group and Recurring Capital Partners.

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Funding History

Private EquityPrivate EquityJun 2022
$20.0M

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