Why Bland matters
Bland raised a $50 million Series C led by Dell Technologies Capital on June 16, 2026, taking total funding past $100 million in under three years. It trains its own models for long, non-linear phone conversations in healthcare and financial services, where call handling is a large labor cost. HubSpot Ventures and Emergence Capital are among its investors, pointing to distribution into mid-market sales and support teams.
The numberClosed a $50M Series C led by Dell Technologies Capital in June 2026, passing $100M in total funding
On The Agentic 80
Listed under Voice agents. Agents that talk on the phone.
Quick answers
- What does Bland do?
- Builds AI agents that handle phone calls, SMS and chat for businesses in regulated industries. Bland raised a $50 million Series C led by Dell Technologies Capital on June 16, 2026, taking total funding past $100 million in under three years.
- What AI capabilities does Bland offer?
- Bland provides AI agents that handle phone calls, SMS, and chat for business workflows. The agents place or answer calls, follow configured paths, collect information, and transfer to a person when required. Companies use them for appointment reminders, sales follow-up, and customer support, with recordings, transcripts, and connections to existing business systems, including deployments aimed at regulated industries.
- Why is Bland on The Agentic 80?
- Bland is listed under Voice agents. Agents that talk on the phone. Closed a $50M Series C led by Dell Technologies Capital in June 2026, passing $100M in total funding.
- Where is Bland based, and who owns it?
- Bland is based in San Francisco, CA, was founded in 2023 and is private, Series C.