Encore AI

The problem

Banks and insurers lose leads and sales because only their best reps convert well, and they can't clone them

What they do

AI voice and chat agents trained on a company's best reps, mainly for banks and insurers

Traction 40+ enterprise customers, mostly financial institutions; CEO says ARR up 5x+ since May 2025 seed

Hiring trend

Open roles: 4
Headcount: ~50-60

Headcount ~40-50 (Sep 2025) → ~54-60 (Oct 2026), est. +15-20% YoY; plans 40 NYC staff by year-end; only 4 live roles, all US sales

Latest news

Jul 2026

Raised $30M Series A, rebranded from Insait IO, moved HQ from Israel to New York ↗

Glassdoor

3.9 ★ 12 reviews ↗

Funding

Last round: $30M
Stage: Series A
Date: Jul 2026

Led by Team8, Planven, The Garage

Distance

10K · edge: learns from use

Patented 'interaction mining' trains agents on each client's own call history, and some bank and insurer customers invested after using it; but CRM incumbents and many voice-agent startups can chase the same buyers.

Sources: TechCrunch: Encore AI raises $30M, 40+ enterprise customers, CRM incumbents a threat (Jul 2026) ↗ · PR Newswire: Insait rebrands as Encore AI, $30M Series A (Jul 2026) ↗

Watch-outs

Watch (not scored): a May 2026 anonymous Glassdoor review says the company 'recently laid off close to 30% of employees' and cites manager churn; an Aug 2025 Tel Aviv review describes staff worried about who would be let go next. No press report or count, and headcount is up YoY, so no -1 applied. Head of HR left Apr 2025 (replaced).

Sources: Glassdoor: Insait IO reviews (May 20, 2026 review alleging ~30% layoff), 3.9/12 reviews ↗ · Glassdoor: Insait IO Tel Aviv review 'Good team, poor management' (Aug 2025) ↗ · Calcalist: ~50 employees, 35 in Israel, at Series A (Jul 2026) ↗

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Leadership

News timeline

Funding historyTotal raised $33.5M+ (disclosed; pre-seed undisclosed)

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