Podium Surpasses $150 Million in AI ARR in 2.5 Years

LEHI, Utah, Oct. 22, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Podium, a leader in AI for local businesses, has announced it has surpassed $150 million in AI-specific annual recurring revenue (ARR) in just two and a half years. This milestone marks a significant achievement for the company, which originally took eight years to reach the same mark with its software business.

Three years ago, Podium made a company-wide bet on AI agents that work like employees. The company saw an opportunity to fundamentally change how businesses operate across various industries, including automotive, home services, aesthetics, and health.

Podium rebuilt its software around this AI agent bet. Today, its AI agents handle a wide range of tasks, including answering calls, responding to leads, booking appointments, following up with customers, and identifying and acting on opportunities to grow revenue. By connecting its agents directly to the systems businesses use every day, Podium is turning business software into an AI workforce that can take action, serve customers, and grow revenue.

The company is taking its vision further by building business software around its AI agents. For HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and garage door contractors, Podium is developing an AI-native field service management system (FSM) that helps schedule jobs, dispatch technicians, and grow revenue. In aesthetics, Podium's electronic medical record system (EMR) helps practices manage patients, book treatments, and drive repeat visits. In automotive, agents assist dealerships in turning more leads into test drives, booking service appointments, and bringing customers back for repeat business.

More than 20,000 Podium AI agents are now deployed, and they have helped the company's customers generate more than $13 billion in revenue. Founded in 2014, Podium builds AI agents that work like employees for local businesses across automotive, home services, aesthetics, and health. The company has been recognized for its innovative AI implementation, highlighted by OpenAI for building revenue-driving AI agents for local businesses, and awarded No. 1 AI Agent for Business Operations by G2.