SightCall raises $42 million

San Francisco-based video platform SightCall announced the closing of $42 million in Series B funding led by InfraVia Capital Partners, along with co-investor Bpifrance, through its Large Venture fund.

Founded in 2008, the company provides Augmented Reality and live video assistance for insurance claims, customer service, tech support and field service teams. “We created this market, we built and operate our own proprietary platform, and we partner with some of the most innovative companies around the world. This investment is in perfect alignment with our objectives to scale the company and extend our lead in technology to help our customers realize lasting digital transformation within their service organizations.” – SightCall CEO and Co-Founder Thomas Cottereau.

“SightCall pioneered the market for AR-powered visual assistance, and they’re in the best position to drive the digital transformation of remote service. As a global leader, they can now expand their capabilities, making their interactions more intelligent and also bringing more automation to help humans work at their best.” – Alban Wyniecki, partner at InfraVia Capital Partners.

“SightCall’s $42M Series B marks the largest funding round yet in this sector, and SightCall emerges as the undisputed leader in capital, R&D resources and partnerships with leading technology companies enabling its solutions to be embedded into complex enterprise IT. Businesses are looking for solutions like SightCall to enable customer-centricity at a greater scale while augmenting technicians with knowledge and expertise that unlocks efficiencies and drives continuous performance and profit.” – Antoine Izsak of Bpifrance.