With remote working boom sparked by pandemic, cloud-based phone system Aircall becomes a unicorn, picks $120M

During the COVID-19 pandemic, over the past year, remote workforces have accelerated digital transformation for companies of all sizes.

Founded in 2014 by Jonathan Anguelov, and Olivier Pailhès, Aircall, a French startup helps businesses meet objectives by integrating its cloud-based solution into leading software such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Zendesk, Slack, and Intercom and allows businesses to streamline workflows, providing more efficiency for their teams with better visibility, data and insights into their customers’ needs. Today, the company announced that it has picked up $120 million (nearly £86 million) in Series D funding.

The investment round was led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management along with most of Aircall’s current investors including DTCP, eFounders, Draper Esprit, Adams Street Partners, NextWorld Capital, and Gaia Capital Partners. This round takes the valuation of the company to over $1 billion.

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