VERIFY RECORD
Rilla
3 of 7 claims verified
2 of 7 key claims verified, 5 thin (single-source estimates)
Claims
- [verified]
Home Depot partnered with Rilla in January 2026 to deploy its AI-powered real-time coaching platform to Home Depot's service and sales professionals
Confirmed via primary PR Newswire release dated January 13, 2026, with a direct quote from Rilla CEO Sebastian Jimenez.
- [verified]
Rilla has roughly 120 employees as of July 2026; CEO Sebastian Jimenez funds an $18,000/year rent stipend (about $1.7M total annual cost) for the roughly 80% of staff who choose to live near the company's Williamsburg, NY office
Fortune reporting with direct CEO quotes and specific dollar figures.
- [verified]
Rilla was founded in 2019 (originally as Rillavoice) by Sebastian Jimenez, who serves as CEO; company is headquartered in New York
Founding year, founder/CEO identity, and HQ corroborated across Sacra profile and Fortune's July 2026 reporting.
- [thin]
Rilla hit $70M ARR in April 2026, up from $51M in 2025, $24M in 2024, and $11M in 2023
Traces to a single source: Sacra explicitly labels this 'Sacra estimates,' not a company disclosure, press release, or filing. No independent confirmation found from Rilla itself or a second outlet.
- [thin]
Rilla raised a $68.5M Series B led by Google Ventures (GV) in June 2025 at a ~$757M post-money valuation, with Bessemer Venture Partners, HubSpot Ventures, PROOF, QuantumLight Capital, and Remarkable Ventures participating
Single-source claim from Sacra's proprietary modeling. Searched for a primary press release or coverage from major outlets (TechCrunch, Forbes) and found none corroborating the amount, valuation, or investor list.
- [thin]
Rilla has 2,000+ customer accounts as of mid-2025 with an average contract value of roughly $20,000/year, on pricing of about $4,000-5,000 per seat per year with a 5-seat minimum
Sacra estimate; not confirmed by a Rilla company disclosure or independent third party.
- [thin]
Rilla generates roughly $400,000 in revenue per employee (about 2x Gong at a comparable stage), with each engineer generating $4-5M in annual revenue
Reporter/analyst-calculated ratio derived from the unverified ARR and headcount figures above, not an audited or company-disclosed metric.
Gaps
- No primary company press release, investor announcement, or major tech outlet (TechCrunch, Forbes, etc.) confirming the Series B amount, valuation, or investor list independently of Sacra.
- No official ARR disclosure found from Rilla itself (company site or blog); all revenue figures trace back to Sacra's modeling.
- Could not find independent corroboration of the exact current headcount beyond the single July 2026 Fortune figure (120 employees).
- No evidence found of Rilla operating as an agent-run or near-zero-employee company; it is a conventionally staffed SaaS company (120 employees) that sells AI coaching software, not an AI-native/agent-operated business itself.