HiOctave, a San Francisco, CA-based AI software company for SMBs, has launched with $15 million in funding.
Investors
The round was led by Vinod Khosla and Khosla Ventures, with additional participation from Celesta Capital, the Anthology Fund, and Carya Venture Partners.
About Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures is a prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems. The firm specializes in early-stage investments in transformative technologies and high-impact startups across sectors, including artificial intelligence (AI), healthcare, sustainability, and frontier technologies.
HiOctave Use of Funds
The company will use the funds to accelerate product development and go-to-market efforts.
About HiOctave
Founded by Anand Chandrasekaran, Andy Lee, and Golan Agmon, HiOctave provides an AI software platform designed to enable SMB founders and lean teams to deliver high-touch, high-trust customer service without high overhead. The platform offers off-the-shelf customer satisfaction management for SMBs through a mobile-first experience and features autonomous voice and digital agents, automated quality monitoring, voice-of-customer analytics, and escalation tools. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, HiOctave helps small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) automate and personalize customer experiences.
Funding Details
Company: HiOctave
Raised: $15.0M
Round: Early-stage financing
Funding Date: October 2025
Lead Investor: Vinod Khosla / Khosla Ventures
Additional Investors: Celesta Capital, Anthology Fund, Carya Venture Partners
Company Website: https://www.hioctave.ai/
Software Category: AI-powered customer experience / SMB software
Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hioctave-announces-15m-funding-to-bring-verticalized-aihuman-customer-experiences-and-booking-agents-to-smbs-302577865.html