# Sylvain Perron

> Sylvain Perron is the co-founder and CEO of Botpress, based in Quebec City. A programmer who previously became CTO at Protorisk, he released Botpress as an open-source project in January 2017. His work centers on making software understand human language and helping businesses deploy conversational AI and autonomous agents. Botpress announced a US$25 million Series B in June 2025; its 2026 work includes Botpress Desk, an AI-native helpdesk.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Botpress
- **Organizations:** Botpress, Protorisk Limited
- **Education:** Studied software engineering; left before completing the bachelor’s degree, Université Laval
- **Known for:** Co-founded Botpress after developing the original internal tool., Built an open-source project that Botpress reported had been used by more than 100,000 developers in 2021., Led Botpress through its 2025 US$25 million Series B.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2017** — Worked as a developer at Protorisk Limited and became CTO; developed an internal conversational tool in response to financial-software support requests.
- **2017-01** — Released Botpress as an open-source project on GitHub.
- **2021** — Botpress announced a $15 million Series A and a partnership with Mila.
- **2023** — Botpress launched its cloud platform; Perron discussed rebuilding the platform around large language models in a VUX interview.
- **2025-06** — Botpress announced US$25 million in Series B financing led by FRAMEWORK.
- **2026-06** — Botpress introduced its AI-native helpdesk, Botpress Desk.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Botpress after developing the original internal tool.
- Built an open-source project that Botpress reported had been used by more than 100,000 developers in 2021.
- Led Botpress through its 2025 US$25 million Series B.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 1, Perron published an essay arguing that cheaper AI-assisted conversations can bring customer intelligence back into companies. He reported that 14 months of Botpress support conversations identified 254 distinct product issues.
- **2026-06** — Botpress introduced Botpress Desk, combining human and AI agents in a shared support environment.
- **2025-12** — Amiral published a live Mila panel featuring Perron alongside founders from Maxa and Wrk.
- **2025-06** — Botpress announced a US$25 million Series B to expand its AI-agent infrastructure.

## Links

- Website: https://botpress.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/slvnperron/
- GitHub: https://github.com/slvnperron

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Last updated: 2026-10-20