Botpress Technologies

Botpress Technologies

Open-source chatbot platform with PaaS

Overview

Botpress provides an open-source platform for building and managing AI-powered chatbots and conversational agents. The platform, offered as a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), includes a full set of developer tools to design, train, deploy, and monitor conversational experiences across channels. It supports heavy customization and features like human-in-the-loop orchestration, allowing AI agents and human operators to collaborate. Botpress monetizes by offering enterprise-grade features, security, and support on top of its free open-source core, targeting both individual developers and large organizations. The company’s goal is to empower teams to create reliable, secure, and scalable conversational AI experiences without being locked into a single vendor.

Significant Headcount Growth

About Botpress Technologies

Simplify's Rating
Why Botpress Technologies is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise Software

AI & Machine Learning

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$40M

Headquarters

Quebec City, Canada

Founded

2018

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What believers are saying

  • Botpress closed a $25 million Series B in 2025, funding product expansion.
  • Botpress claimed 3,000 customers and 750,000 users after Botpress Cloud adoption.
  • March 2026 MCP support and 2026 enterprise docs expand integrations and developer reach.

What critics are saying

  • Voice remains Enterprise-only, pushing smaller buyers toward Voiceflow and telephony-native rivals.
  • Usage-based AI Spend and May 2026 pricing changes complicate procurement and margin forecasting.
  • Open-source gravity attracts developers, but commoditization risks crushing Botpress by 2027.

What makes Botpress Technologies unique

  • Botpress’s LLMz custom inference engine owns orchestration, memory, tool-use, and safe code execution.
  • Its platform ships isolated runtimes and reproducible deployments, unlike prompt-only chatbot builders.
  • Botpress supports web, WhatsApp, voice, and custom apps through one agent stack.

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Funding

Total Funding

$40M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

2 Rounds

Series B funding is typically for startups that have proven their business model and need more funding to expand rapidly—often by entering new markets or adding more products. Investors are usually venture capital firms that specialize in later-stage investments.
Series B Funding Comparison
Below Average

Industry standards

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Parental Leave

Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

23%

1 year growth

16%

2 year growth

16%
The Logic
Jun 23rd, 2025
Botpress raises $25M to expand AI agents

Botpress, a Quebec City-based firm, raised $25M in a Series B round led by Framework Venture Partners, with participation from Inovia Capital, Deloitte Ventures, HubSpot Ventures, and Decibel. The company aims to double its workforce and build internal AI agents. Botpress seeks to be the "Switzerland" of AI agents, offering a neutral platform that integrates with tools like Salesforce and Zendesk. The firm claims advantages in cost and experience over competitors in the AI agent market.

BetaKit
Jun 23rd, 2025
Botpress closes $34-million CAD Series B to help companies build and deploy AI agents

Montréal-based Botpress has secured $25 million USD (over $34 million CAD) in Series B funding to scale its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure product as the agentic AI race heats up.

Botpress
Aug 25th, 2023
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