Varaie is led by a team with deep experience building AI communications technology, scaling enterprise platforms, and operating venture-backed companies. The team previously built BabbleLabs, backed by Dell Technologies Capital and Intel Capital, which delivered over 10x ROI and was acquired by Cisco in 2020.
Defines the company’s platform vision and technical strategy, builds and leads world-class engineering teams, and is developing an enterprise-grade AI system that acts on behalf of people — enabling scalable, secure communication across complex human and technology workflows.
Establishes the company’s financial and operational foundation, overseeing capital strategy, forecasting, and governance, and ensures the organization is built to support institutional investment, disciplined growth, and long-term scalability.
Leads AI strategy and technology development. She previously co-founded BabbleLabs, acquired by Cisco in 2020, where she later led AI for Webex. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Utah and is building AI agents that turn intent into real-world action.
A pioneering entrepreneur and technologist who founded Tensilica and BabbleLabs. Chris has deep experience in audio, video, natural language, and AI analytics for Webex conferencing, calling, and contact center systems, with a special focus on the future of AI.
Brings decades of experience across AI, conversational systems, enterprise software, and telecommunications.
A board-certified OB-GYN with over 20 years of clinical practice at El Camino Women’s Medical Group. Sarah brings on-the-ground insight into how patients and providers navigate scheduling, care coordination, and communication — exactly the friction Varaie is built to remove.
Brings a background in organizational design and people strategy, with experience scaling high-performance technical teams.
Phone systems still power critical business processes. Varaie is building a new layer to automate that work — turning time spent on calls into completed outcomes.