# Qualified

> Qualified is the San Francisco company that built Piper, the AI SDR agent that nurtures and converts website visitors into qualified pipeline for B2B enterprises. Born inside the Salesforce ecosystem and now being absorbed back into it, Qualified turned the corporate website from a brochure into a 24/7 sales floor.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, USA
- **Founders:** Kraig Swensrud (Co-founder & CEO), Sean Whiteley (Co-founder & CPO)
- **Team size:** ~260
- **Products:** Piper the AI SDR, PiperX, Qualified Signals, Qualified Conversations, Qualified for ABM / Outbound
- **Notable:** G2 #1 in AI SDR category with 4.9 stars and 1,400+ reviews, Ranked among G2 Top 10 AI Products, Raised $163M total across four rounds

## Products & services

- **Piper the AI SDR** — An autonomous agent that engages, qualifies, and books inbound prospects on the website 24/7 across text, voice, and video.
- **PiperX** — The 'AI SDR superagent' that extends Piper across email and outbound nurture with a more human-like interface.
- **Qualified Signals** — Account-based buyer intent platform that surfaces in-market accounts and routes them to sellers.
- **Qualified Conversations** — Live chat, voice, and video on the website that connects buyers to sellers instantly.
- **Qualified for ABM / Outbound** — Custom ad-to-experience workflows that convert paid traffic into pipeline.

## Achievements

- G2 #1 in AI SDR category with 4.9 stars and 1,400+ reviews
- Ranked among G2 Top 10 AI Products
- Raised $163M total across four rounds
- Definitive agreement to be acquired by Salesforce (Dec 2025)

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Salesforce signs definitive agreement to acquire Qualified.
- **2024-04** — Unveiled Piper, the AI SDR agent.
- **2024-2025** — Launched PiperX, the AI SDR superagent.
- **2022-04** — Closed $95M Series C led by Sapphire.

## Links

- Website: https://qualified.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/qualified-com
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/tryqualified
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@QualifiedHQ
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/tryqualified/

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Last updated: 2026-05-23