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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software as a service |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founders | Tiago Paiva and Cristina Fonseca |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Tiago Paiva (CEO) |
| Website | talkdesk |
Talkdesk is a software company that provides cloud-based call center software as a service. Based in San Francisco, the company was founded in Portugal in 2011 by Tiago Paiva, who is the current CEO, and Cristina Fonseca.[1][2]
In 2018, Talkdesk became the third company of Portuguese origin, after OutSystems and Farfetch, to achieve unicorn status, with its valuation rising to 1.25 billion dollars.[3][4] By 2021, its valuation had increased to 10 billion dollars.[1]
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- ^ Villalobos, Luís (2018-10-03). "Há uma nova empresa "unicórnio" a falar português". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-11-23.