PolyAI
AI-based customer service voice assistants
Company mission
To develop voice assistants that strive to understand everybody, no matter who they are or how they speak.
Employees
101-200
HQ Location
Waterloo, London, UK
OTTA INSIGHTS
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
32% female employees
48% employee growth in 12 months
Otta's take on PolyAI
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
AI-driven customer service has spread quickly in recent years but has often produced limited automated voice and chatbot services.
PolyAI builds and deploys voice assistants for automating customer services, which sound like real humans. This helps companies get an infinite and cheaper supply of their best human voice operators, which reduces customer waiting times, and increases customer satisfaction and retention.
Its competitors include Microsoft's Nuance, Isoft, Interactions, SmartAction and Replicant, but PolyAI is staying ahead of others as its voice assistant can go live more quickly, in more languages, and it charges on a per-minute basis. Recent PolyAI clients include Landryโs Entertainment, Greene King, Starling Bank and Viasat.
The company has the potential to completely disrupt the customer support market and its product is already working across different languages and sectors. It is available in the US and the UK, and has made significant strides in its expansion efforts in both regions.
Company benefits
- ๐ก Flexible working from home policy
- ๐งก Enhanced parental leave
- ๐ Learning and development annual allowance for books, training courses and conferences
- ๐ฉโ๐ป WFH allowance when you join!
- ๐งโโ๏ธ Discounts on gym memberships and relaxation app
- ๐ Regular team socials, company parties, monthly Poly-Seminars
- ๐ฒAccess to the company's 401(k) plan
- ๐ 30 PTO days per year (20 vacation days + 10 floating national holidays)
- ๐ฅ 100% of Single Cost (employee) and 50% of Dependent for medical, dental and vision
- ๐งLife insurance
- ๐งกSTD and LTD
- ๐ 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (5 days carryover each year)
- ๐ Generous remote working policy
- ๐ฐ Company pension scheme with the Peopleโs Pension
- ๐ฒ Bike2work scheme
- ๐ฅ Private healthcare for you and your family members from your first day
- ๐ Full access to Big White Wall and to a range of mental health programs through Vitality's Mental Health Panel
- ๐ฆท Private dental cover for you and your family members from your first day
- ๐ Healthy snacks and a fully stocked fridge with a selection of snacks and drinks
๐ Company-wide benefits
๐บ๐ธ US benefits
๐ฌ๐ง UK benefits
Company values
- Strive for Impact
- Lead by Example
- Speak Candidly
- Challenge and Support
- Think Big, Start Small
- Take Actions, Constantly
- Innovate and Simplify
- Diversity
- Curiosity
Founders
Nikola Mrkลกiฤ
(CEO)Previously a machine learning consultant at Apple and holds a PhD in Machine Learning from Cambridge.
Eddy Su
(SVP Engineering)Worked as a research intern at Facebook after completing his PhD in Information Engineering at Cambridge.
Shawn Wen
(CTO)Holds a PhD from the Dialogue Systems group at Cambridge and worked as a research consultant at IPSoft Amelia team, and a research intern at Google Brain.
Diversity & Inclusion at PolyAI
- From day 1, PolyAI has attracted a diverse group of people with a shared passion for creating new technologies. Our team comes from 32 different countries and speaks 29 languages (and counting)
- 32% of our people are female