Craig Walker
Craig Walker is the Founder and CEO of Dialpad, a cloud-native business communications provider powered by Voice Intelligence. He has led the company since November 2010, leveraging over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur and executive in the tech industry. Under his leadership, Dialpad has achieved significant growth and is recognized for its AI-powered solutions in enterprise communications.
Career Milestones
- Craig Walker is a serial entrepreneur with a significant impact on the communications industry.
- He founded GrandCentral Communications in 2005, which Google acquired in 2007 and rebranded as Google Voice, a widely used service.
- Before that, he was CEO of Dialpad Communications from 2001 to 2005, leading it to profitability before its acquisition by Yahoo! to become Yahoo! Voice.
- In 2010, Walker founded Dialpad, an AI-powered cloud communications platform, which has achieved "unicorn" status under his leadership, valued at over $1.2 billion and serving over 70,000 businesses.
- He was also recognized as an Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 Award Finalist in Northern California by EY.
- His vision for Dialpad centers on leveraging Voice Intelligence and AI to transform business communications.
About Dialpad
Dialpad, founded in 2011, is a business/productivity software company. They offer an AI-powered communication platform for businesses of all sizes, helping them with sales, support, and team collaboration. Core features include voice/video calls, messaging, real-time AI transcription, sentiment analysis, and call analytics. Benefits include increased productivity, improved customer experience, and data-driven insights.