Richard Nischk

Chief Executive Officer, Cue

Richard Nischk is Chief Executive Officer of Cue.

Cue is a Cape Town company that sells an AI customer service platform, with agents working across WhatsApp, email, SMS, webchat and voice. It serves more than 500 businesses in South Africa and the UK.

In the job

  1. Cue raised US$5 million (R82 million) in a primary funding round co-led by Knife Capital and FAM Investments, to build next-generation AI agents and expand voice and enterprise integrations. Source

  2. Cue completed a R38.3 million (US$2 million) seed round from angel investors, announced alongside leadership changes that confirmed Nischk as chief executive. Source

Sources

  1. cuedesk.com
  2. techcentral.co.za
  3. weetracker.com
  4. techpoint.africa
  5. itweb.co.za

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