Artisan Raises $11.5M Led by Y Combinator to Deploy AI 'Employees' for Sales Teams

Sep 30, 2024, 04:34 PM

Artisan, a startup focused on replacing traditional sales software with AI-powered virtual employees, announced it has raised $11.5 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by Y Combinator. Artisan's AI solution, Ava, a Business Development Representative (BDR), is designed to find and enrich leads from various data sources, write hyper-personalized emails and LinkedIn messages, and manage deliverability. The company aims to revolutionize sales teams by deploying AI 'employees' to handle tasks traditionally managed by human sales representatives.