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Freshworks Listed (NASDAQ: FRSH)Unicorn (since 2018)

Freshworks Inc. San Mateo, California Founded 2010 freshworks.com ↗

Freshworks Inc. is a cloud-based, AI-first software company providing customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX) products — including Freshdesk, Freshservice, Freshsales, Freshchat and the Freddy AI platform — to more than 70,000 businesses worldwide. Founded in Chennai, India in 2010 as Freshdesk, it now trades on Nasdaq as FRSH from its San Mateo, California headquarters.

Girish Mathrubootham · Co-founder; former CEO (2010-2024) and Executive Chairman (2024-Dec 2025, stepped down Dec 1, 2025) Shan Krishnasamy · Co-founder and former CTO (departed / took career break, 2022)
$392 MnTotal funding (tracked)
7Funding rounds
13 Nov 2019Last round
4,500Team size (sourced)

Freshworks: Funding Rounds

Date Round Amount Investors Source
13 Nov 2019 Series H $150 million CapitalG Accel Sequoia Capital source
31 Jul 2018 Series G $100 million Accel CapitalG Sequoia Capital source
1 Nov 2016 Series F $55 million Sequoia Capital India Accel Partners source
20 Apr 2015 Series E $50 million Tiger Global Management Accel Partners Google Capital (CapitalG) source
12 Jun 2014 Series D $31 million Tiger Global Management Accel Partners Google Capital (CapitalG) source
26 Apr 2012 Series B $5 million Tiger Global Management Accel Partners source
30 Nov 2011 Series A $1 million Accel Partners source

Acquisitions

DateAcquirerAcquiredAmountSource
15 Dec 2025 Freshworks firehydrant undisclosed source
1 May 2024 Freshworks device42 $230 million source
9 Jul 2020 Freshworks flint undisclosed source
26 Feb 2020 Freshworks answeriq undisclosed source
21 May 2019 Freshworks natero undisclosed source
16 Dec 2015 Freshworks konotor undisclosed source
3 Oct 2015 Freshworks frilp undisclosed source
18 Aug 2015 Freshworks 1click-io undisclosed source

Recent Signals

  • 26 Feb 2026 · financial
    Freshworks posts first full GAAP-profitable year: $838.8M FY2025 revenue (+16% YoY), $183.7M net income source
  • 15 Dec 2025 · ma-strategic
    Freshworks to acquire FireHydrant's AI-native incident management and reliability platform source
  • 1 Dec 2025 · org-team
    Co-founder Girish Mathrubootham steps down as Freshworks Executive Chairman after 15 years to focus on Together Fund source

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FAQs on Freshworks

Who founded Freshworks?

Freshworks was founded by Girish Mathrubootham, Shan Krishnasamy in 2010.

How much funding has Freshworks raised?

Freshworks has raised $392 Mn across 7 tracked funding round(s), most recently on 2019-11-13. Figures are compiled from cited public sources.

Who are the investors in Freshworks?

Investors in Freshworks include CapitalG, Accel, Sequoia Capital, Sequoia Capital India, Accel Partners.

What does Freshworks do?

Freshworks Inc. is a cloud-based, AI-first software company providing customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX) products — including Freshdesk, Freshservice, Freshsales, Freshchat and the Freddy AI platform — to more than 70,000 businesses worldwide. Founded in Chennai, India in 2010 as Freshdesk, it now…

Where is Freshworks headquartered?

Freshworks is headquartered in San Mateo, California, India.

What is Freshworks's business model?

Freshworks's core value proposition centers on Uncomplicated, enterprise-grade service software, Unified AI-first CX and EX platform, Agentic AI (Freddy AI) that resolves, not just assists.

How does Freshworks make money?

Freshworks's cited revenue streams include Per-agent/per-user SaaS subscriptions, Total company subscription revenue, Freddy AI revenue.

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