What Pitchboy does

Pitchboy is a New York-incorporated, France-focused software company that builds an immersive conversational learning platform for enterprise workforce training. Its core product combines 360-degree video, standard video, and audio simulations with voice AI: learners speak naturally to pre-recorded or filmed virtual interlocutors, and the platform's speech recognition and natural language understanding trigger contextual responses, simulating realistic professional conversations for onboarding, ongoing development, recruitment assessment, and awareness campaigns. The technology stack supports multiple modalities (audio, video, text, multimodal), is accessible across computer, smartphone, tablet, and VR headsets, and is anchored by a no-code drag-and-drop scenario builder that lets instructional designers and corporate academies author simulations without engineering support.

The company operates a two-pronged go-to-market: a self-service subscription to the Pitchboy platform for trainers who build their own scenarios, and a full-service Pitchboy Studio offering where Pitchboy's team designs custom learning pathways on the client's behalf. Its named enterprise customers are predominantly large French corporates across transportation (SNCF, RATP), telecommunications (Orange, Bouygues Telecom), energy (Total Energies), financial services (BNP Paribas, HSBC), retail (Decathlon), and staffing (Adecco), indicating a horizontal sales motion into L&D and HR buyers at large organizations. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Pitchboy was founded in 2018 by Homeric de Sarthe (CEO) and Romain Boudré (CTO), operates with an 11–50 person team, and has disclosed only a single $675,000 seed funding round in May 2019, with no subsequent financing events in the available data.

Name

Pitchboy

Website

https://pitchboy.sc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pitchboy is a conversational AI platform that delivers immersive voice-based sales and professional training simulations for large European enterprises, combining 360-degree video, no-code scenario authoring, and multi-device delivery including VR.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immersive Corporate Training Software

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Conversational AI Platforms (chat/voice bots, orchestration) (HDAAAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI Tutoring Systems (Conversational Tutors, Homework Helpers) (EDAFAFAC), Workplace Automation & Self-Service (RPA for IT, Chatbots, Virtual Agents) (BPAEAIAI), AI & Automation in Customer Service (Chatbots, Agent Assist) (EDABACAO)

Keywords

• Conversational training simulations
• Immersive learning platform
• Voice AI sales training
• VR corporate training
• No-code scenario authoring

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Self-Service Platform Subscription: Trainers, corporate academies, and instructional designers access the Pitchboy no-code platform directly to build their own immersive training simulations.
2. Pitchboy Studio Custom Development: For HR and training managers who prefer delegation, the Pitchboy team designs custom training pathways and experiences tailored to specific organizational needs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Pitchboy provides a conversational AI-powered immersive learning platform that lets employees practice realistic professional exchanges with virtual interlocutors through voice, 360° video, standard video, and audio simulations. Customers access it either via a self-service SaaS subscription with a no-code scenario builder or via Pitchboy Studio, a full-service offering in which the Pitchboy team designs and builds custom training pathways for HR and training leaders.

Product overview

Pitchboy is a conversational AI-powered immersive learning platform designed for professional development, onboarding, recruitment, and awareness campaigns. The platform consists of the core Pitchboy Platform for self-service immersive simulation creation, Pitchboy Studio for custom content creation by the Pitchboy team, and a No-Code Scenario Builder for trainers and instructional designers. Users engage with pre-recorded or filmed virtual interlocutors through natural voice conversations, supported across multiple devices including computers, smartphones, tablets, and VR headsets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pitchboy Studio: Custom content creation service where the Pitchboy team designs tailored learning paths for HR and training managers who wish to delegate scenario creation

Products and services

• Pitchboy Platform Immersive conversational learning SaaS platform enabling organizations to train employees through realistic voice-based simulations with virtual interlocutors for onboarding, professional development, recruitment, and awareness campaigns. Supports 360° video, standard video, and audio formats across computer, smartphone, tablet, and VR headsets.
• Pitchboy Studio

Quantifiable outcome

• 4x improvement in learner attention compared to traditional training
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Second Nature: AI-powered conversational simulation platform for sales training, using virtual avatars and voice AI to let reps practice real customer conversations. Closely comparable to Pitchboy in product architecture (conversational AI + voice), enterprise GTM, and outcome-driven value proposition.
• Quantified: AI-driven sales coaching and communication simulation platform that uses conversational AI to role-play customer interactions and score performance. Comparable to Pitchboy's use of voice AI to train communication and interpersonal skills in enterprise sales contexts.
• Mursion: Virtual reality and AI-powered simulation platform for soft-skill training (sales, leadership, customer service) in large enterprises. Comparable immersive, scenario-based approach and overlap with Pitchboy's enterprise L&D buyer profile.
• Strivr: Immersive VR training platform used by large enterprises (e.g., Walmart, Verizon) for operational and soft-skill training. Comparable in delivering enterprise-grade VR-based learning experiences and outcome-driven ROI narratives.
• Talespin: Enterprise VR/AR training platform with AI-driven virtual humans for practicing workplace conversations. Directly comparable in combining immersive media (VR/360 video) with conversational AI for corporate training scenarios.

Emerging players

• Orai: AI-powered communication coaching platform that analyzes spoken delivery and provides feedback. Comparable in leveraging speech AI for professional development, though focused on individual coaching rather than immersive scenario simulation.
• Mindtickle: Sales readiness and enablement platform with AI-driven role-play and coaching features. Comparable in targeting enterprise sales training use cases, though broader in scope (content, coaching, analytics) than Pitchboy's pure simulation focus.

Broad incumbents

• Degreed: Enterprise learning experience platform with skill development and content aggregation. Comparable buyer base and overlaps with Pitchboy in the corporate L&D budget pool, though without immersive simulation focus.
• Skillsoft: Large corporate training content and platform provider with leadership, compliance, and technology training. Comparable enterprise customer base and L&D use cases, but offers content and LMS rather than immersive simulations.
• Cornerstone OnDemand: Large incumbent enterprise learning and talent management platform. Comparable as the broader L&D system of record against which Pitchboy must integrate, and represents the most likely bundled competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pitchboy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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