Botpress
Category: AI Agents
An open-source platform providing the infrastructure layer for building, deploying, and managing AI agents and conversational assistants. Botpress was founded in 2017. The company is led by Sylvain Perron. Based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Team size: 120. Total funding raised: $45 million USD. Latest round: $25 million USD Series B (June 2025). Key investors include Framework Venture Partners, Inovia Capital, Deloitte Ventures, HubSpot Ventures, Decibel Partners.
- Founded
- 2017
- Headquarters
- Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
- Team size
- 120
- Total funding
- $45 million USD
Value proposition
To provide a flexible, developer-friendly, and open-source stack for building complex conversational AI applications, abstracting the complexities of large language models (LLMs).
Products and solutions
Botpress Studio (visual drag-and-drop builder), Botpress Cloud (hosting and management platform), LLMz (custom inference engine), Desk (AI helpdesk), Built For You (managed agent service)
Unique value
Botpress positions itself as the 'Switzerland of AI agents,' an open-source, LLM-agnostic infrastructure layer. This approach, similar to WordPress for websites, allows developers to build complex agents without being locked into a single AI provider.
Target customer
Developers, startups, and enterprises looking to build and deploy custom AI agents.
Industries served
Finance, Healthcare, Customer Service, Government
Technology advantage
Its core advantage is the flexibility and developer-centric toolset, including a custom inference engine (LLMz), which allows for deep customization and control over the agent's behavior and integration with various systems.
How they differentiate
Botpress differentiates by focusing on being an open, flexible, and developer-centric platform for building complex AI agents, rather than just chatbots. It emphasizes its role as the underlying, model-agnostic infrastructure.
Main competitors
Rasa, Google Dialogflow, Microsoft Bot Framework
Key partnerships
Deloitte, Inovia Capital, HubSpot Ventures, Decibel Partners
Notable customers
While specific enterprise names are not widely publicized, Botpress states its clients range from startups and nonprofits to Fortune 500 corporations and governments.
Major milestones
Closed $15M Series A in April 2021. Closed $25M Series B in June 2025 to scale its AI agent infrastructure. Grew to serve thousands of customers globally.
Growth metrics
Sales reported to be doubling every quarter in 2024; serves thousands of clients.
Market positioning
Positioned as a key infrastructure provider for the growing AI agent economy, targeting developers and enterprises who require custom, scalable conversational AI solutions.
Geographic focus
Global, with a strong presence in North America and Europe.
Patents and IP
Specific patents are not publicly disclosed; the company's focus is on its open-source technology and platform.
About Sylvain Perron
Sylvain started coding at the age of 10 and has a strong background in artificial intelligence and machine learning. He dropped out of a software engineering program at Université Laval and pursued further studies through online courses in mathematics and AI at prestigious institutions such as Stanford and MIT. His focus has been on creating human-level digital assistants aiming to revolutionize communication between businesses and users by emphasizing simplicity and innovation.
Official website: https://botpress.com