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Plain

API-first B2B support platform across Slack, Teams, Discord, email and chat

Pace
5:20/kmSteady2.25
Distance
Distance 10K.
Open ops roles
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Last week
#443
Move
▼ 68
Peak
#443
Weeks in the 100
0
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Rank and score over time
Board rank
#433#469#505#443Oct 18#495Oct 25
Pace score
02462.3Oct 182.3Oct 25

One point per Sunday re-rank, tracking since Oct 18. The lines fill in week by week.

Plain runs in the Steady lane (5:20/km): 145 of 196. Further right = more momentum. No competitors on the board yet, so it runs alone.
Total raised
~$21Msee rounds ↓
Founded
2020
HQ
London, UK (US office San Francisco)

Leadership

The problem

B2B support teams chase customers across scattered channels with clunky legacy help desks

What they do

API-first B2B support platform across Slack, Teams, Discord, email and chat

Traction Headcount +58% YoY; customers incl. Cursor, Granola, Ashby, Sanity

Hiring trend

Open roles
4
Headcount
~57

Headcount +58% YoY (~57, LinkedIn est.)

Hiring in

  • London
  • San Francisco
  • Remote

Funding

Last round
$15M
Stage
Series A
Date
Feb 2025

Led by Battery Ventures

Distance

10K · edge: hard to leave

API-first fans love it, but bigger rivals sell the same support inbox.

Sources: Recode: Plain vs Intercom (Sep 2026) ↗

Open ops roles

No ops roles open right now

Last checked Oct 25, 2026

Funding historyTotal raised ~$21M

  1. Feb 2025Series A$15MLed by Battery Ventures techcrunch.com ↗
  2. Nov 2022Seed$6MLed by Index Ventures, Connect Ventures indexventures.com ↗

Profile facts checked Oct 19, 2026. Every fact links to its public source.

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