
Balto is a Contact Center AI software that optimizes customer interactions by providing real-time guidance, insights, coaching, compliance checks, and automated note-taking. Founded by Marc Bernstein and Chris Kontes, who experienced firsthand the challenges of customer service and sales calls, Balto's core innovation is its real-time assistance, differentiating it from post-call analysis tools. With over half of its employees having prior contact center experience, Balto focuses on driving tangible business outcomes, such as increased conversions, faster agent ramp-up times, and reduced handle times. The company has expanded its offerings to include Real-Time Coaching, Real-Time QA, and Real-Time Notetaker, and was the first to offer real-time guidance in Spanish. Balto has guided over 300 million calls and provided more than 430 million real-time recommendations.

Balto is a Contact Center AI software that optimizes customer interactions by providing real-time guidance, insights, coaching, compliance checks, and automated note-taking. Founded by Marc Bernstein and Chris Kontes, who experienced firsthand the challenges of customer service and sales calls, Balto's core innovation is its real-time assistance, differentiating it from post-call analysis tools. With over half of its employees having prior contact center experience, Balto focuses on driving tangible business outcomes, such as increased conversions, faster agent ramp-up times, and reduced handle times. The company has expanded its offerings to include Real-Time Coaching, Real-Time QA, and Real-Time Notetaker, and was the first to offer real-time guidance in Spanish. Balto has guided over 300 million calls and provided more than 430 million real-time recommendations.
Founded: January 2017
Headquarters: St. Louis, Missouri
Product focus: Real-time Contact Center AI: agent guidance, coaching, QA, notetaking
Total funding: USD 57,590,000.00
Latest round: Series B (Mar 5, 2024)
Calls guided: Over 300 million calls
Contact center performance and quality assurance for enterprise customer service and sales operations.
2017
Contact Center Software / AI
Latest reported round announced Mar 5, 2024.
USD 37,500,000.00
Series B announced Aug 19, 2021 with participation from RingCentral Ventures and others.