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Elise

Backed byAndreessen Horowitz
Total raised$396.5M
StageSeries E
Hiring pace51 roles / 90d
Founded2017
Team size201-500
HQNew York
Industries
software_developmenthealthcare

About Elise

EliseAI develops conversational AI technology designed specifically for the housing and healthcare industries, leveraging an engineering-first culture to drive innovation and product excellence. Headquartered in New York with additional offices in San Francisco and Toronto, the company has experienced exceptional growth, with annual recurring revenue doubling from $80M to $160M and reaching $200M in 2025. This rapid expansion has fueled significant headcount growth as EliseAI scales its operations to meet market demand. The company is actively diversifying its offerings by expanding into new product areas, including Future Platforms and B2C solutions, while maintaining a dedicated Product Solutions team of approximately 14 Solutions Engineers that has been instrumental in supporting this growth trajectory.

Open positions · 65

Company at a glance

Locations
San Francisco, United States ·Austin, United States ·New York, United States ·Toronto, Canada ·Canada ·United States
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz ·AvalonBay Communities ·Bessemer Venture Partners ·Bridge Bank ·DivcoWest ·Equity Residential ·Golden Seeds ·JLL Spark ·Koch Real Estate Investments ·Navitas Capital ·Point72 ·Sapphire Ventures
Websiteeliseai.com
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Founders & Leadership

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Andrew Korn

CFO at EliseAI

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Luc Ashwin Rinaldi

Chief of Staff @ EliseAI

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Matt Braley

CRO at EliseAI

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Brady Huang

Chief AI Officer, CAIO at EliseAI

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Francesca Loftus

EliseAI C-Suite | PropTech & AI Exec | Founder | Advisor

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About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Sales & Business Development47%
  • Business Operations & Management23%
  • Engineering17%
  • Product & Design5%
  • Specialized5%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.New York University
  2. 2.Cornell University
  3. 3.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  4. 4.University of Chicago
  5. 5.Yale University

Team Worked At

  • McKinsey & Company
  • Microsoft
  • Deloitte
  • Google
  • Meta

Team Composition

497 people
  • Engineering4 senior91
  • Sales7 senior89
  • Operations7 senior81
  • Customer Success and Support3 senior42
  • Marketing4 senior15
  • Human Resources1 senior13
  • Business Development4 senior12
  • Research1 senior12

Culture & values

Engineering-first culture

Team works closely with Engineering

Acts as bridge between customers and the engineering organization

Rapidly growing function with lean team structure

Organized by product vertical with SE Leads acting as hiring managers

Split into distinct tracks: Implementation and Product Expert with different ownership models

Product Expert SEs serve as go-to technical resource across entire product vertical

Team reflects engineering-first culture through driving product feedback and supporting complex integrations

Funding History

Cumulative Funding

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