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Excited to announce our $11.5M Seed at Artisan! At Artisan, we're solving 2 major problems: - There are too many (bad) SaaS products. There's a sea of clunky feature-products that don't talk to each other, cost too much and lead to endless context switching and data entry - Humans do too much work. Every day, millions of people open their computer and spend 8 hours doing manual, highly automatable work We're creating consolidated, easy-to-use software and AI Employees called Artisans to address these issues. Our first Artisan is Ava, the AI BDR. She finds and researches leads using dozens of data sources, send them hyper-personalized messages on LinkedIn and email, manages deliverability and so much more. I spoke to Forbes about the round & what’s in store for Artisan looking forward. Read about it here: https://lnkd.in/eie6Yg5N. Since launching Ava, we've crossed $1 million ARR and onboarded 100s of customers. If you want to learn more about Ava, let's chat: https://lnkd.in/erKwdu4i The round was led by Oliver Jung, with participation from HubSpot Ventures, Masha Bucher from Day One Ventures, Y Combinator, Fellows Fund, BOND, Sequoia Capital Scout, 10x Founders, Aneel Ranadive from Soma Capital, Gopher Asset Management, CoreNest, Mento vc, Anu Hariharan, Paul Daversa, David J. Phillips, Teddy Nwachuku, Lawrence Lin Murata, Nick E., Alexander Galicki, Eugenio Carnemolla, Stevan Nenadov, David Job de Picciotto, Kenny Denton, AIP Seed, and Daniel Paley. This is just the beginning - we have tons of exciting features in our roadmap for outbound sales and some awesome new Artisans in the pipeline We’re looking for talented people to help us build the next paradigm of software 🚀 Get in touch if you’re interested: https://lnkd.in/ePZACACq

If you want to fundraise from Family Offices – think like family offices. Download a 15-page PDF report with a lot of data on family office investment trends, especially in startups, VC, & PE: https://lnkd.in/gzzzFpWY. Mento vc compiled stats from 5 big Family Office reports (PwC, Goldman Sachs, Citybank, UBS, RBC) additional data about VC. A small secret I heard from Ronald Diamond about how FOs make investment decisions: the 4 main criteria for choosing deals to invest in are: 1. Trust 2. Trust 3. Trust 4. Your Track Record It's the reverse for institutional investors. This is why, to let VCs, PEs & Venture Studios build relationships with Family Offices, we're organizing conferences with panel discussions & topics around family offices. Usually, we get 100 Single & Multi-Family Offices joining our virtual events. Another secret, I heard from many in the FO space, including Danielle Patterson:  – When you have seen one family office, you have seen one family office. They are all different. You need to see hundreds to find some patterns or similarities between groups. This is why understanding the trends, motives, and approaches of FOs will bring value to every stakeholder in the investment ecosystem. Download the FO report using the link above.

Hey everyone! We’re incredibly excited to dive deep into the future of work with our upcoming report on "AI as an Employee." As technology rapidly evolves, AI is no longer just a tool but an integral part of the workforce, transforming industries and redefining roles. At Mento vc, we’ve been closely following this trend and have made strategic investments in pioneering companies like Artisan, Tely AI, Clerk Chat, and Telescope. Our portfolio reflects our commitment to supporting innovation that’s shaping the next generation of work. This report will cover insights from thought leaders, practical applications, and the potential challenges of integrating AI as a core part of your team. Whether you're an entrepreneur, investor, or tech enthusiast, this is something you won’t want to miss. If you’re as passionate about this as we are and want to stay ahead of the curve, drop a " " in the comments! We’ll make sure you’re among the first to receive the report.

We are happy to announce that we supported Artisan in this Seed round 🚀 The founders have already done a great job and built a workable product that customers love!