Bland

Summary active Updated Jun 16, 2026

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Location San Francisco, CA
Founded 2023
Latest Stage Series C
Total Raised $100M+

Investors

Gordon Ritter Series B ($40M, led) (2025)
Emergence Capital prior (2024)
Upfront Ventures prior (2024)
Y Combinator pre-seed (2023)

Founders

Isaiah Granet CEO & Co-Founder

About

Bland is a San Francisco-based voice AI company building a platform for complex, high-stakes enterprise conversations 1. Founded in 2023, the company has raised more than $100M in under three years 12. CEO Isaiah Granet has stated the company is “focused on the calls that are hardest to automate” 1.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-06-16 Series C $50M Dell Technologies Capital HubSpot Ventures, Archerman Capital, Tribeca Venture Partners, Emergence Capital, Upfront Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Max Levchin, Piotr Dąbkowski, Jeff Lawson 123

What Investors Say

No independently sourced investor quotes located at time of publication.

What Founders Say

CEO Isaiah Granet on the company’s focus: “Most voice AI systems are built for simple interactions. We are focused on the calls that are hardest to automate” 1.

Sources


  1. PR Newswire, “Bland Surpasses $100M Funding With New Series C to Advance Voice AI for Complex, High-Stakes Conversations,” June 16, 2026, accessed June 2026. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bland-surpasses-100m-funding-with-new-series-c-to-advance-voice-ai-for-complex-high-stakes-conversations-302801583.html

  2. Fortune, “Exclusive: Voice AI startup Bland raises $50 million after being rejected by 180 investors,” June 16, 2026, accessed June 2026. https://fortune.com/2026/06/16/voice-ai-bland-50-million-after-being-rejected-by-180-investors/

  3. Pulse 2.0, “Bland Raises $50 Million Series C And Surpasses $100 Million In Total Funding To Expand Voice AI Platform,” June 2026, accessed June 2026. https://pulse2.com/bland-raises-50-million-series-c-and-surpasses-100-million-in-total-funding-to-expand-voice-ai-platform/