Sierra, an AI startup cofounded by Bret Taylor, has raised $175 million in a funding round led by Greenoaks Capital, valuing the company at $4.5 billion.
Sierra's funding round comes less than a year after its launch and has established it as one of the most highly valued AI startups.
Sierra focuses on selling AI-powered customer service chatbots to enterprises and has crossed $20 million in annualized revenue.
Sierra differentiates itself by reducing 'hallucinations' in language models and counts clients like WeightWatchers and Sirius XM.