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Catch the essence of #SquadStack's journey through our 𝐂𝐨-𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 & 𝐂𝐁𝐎, Rishabh Ladha's rapid-fire session! Uncover our startup story, and stay tuned for more! #SquadStackStory #FounderInsights #StartupJourney

Could AI-powered virtual agents effectively take on roles like CFO and COO in our startups? 🤖 I just had an insightful discussion with Martin Tjellesen and Magnus Nøddegaard about the potential of #generativeAI and #GPTs in transforming business operations! 🚀 Imagining the possibilities at MÆT Pets and Mesh Firm - blending advanced AI with our dynamic teams! What are your thoughts on AI stepping into such pivotal roles? #FutureOfWork

Today, Parloa announced a $66 Million Series B to scale and expand their AI-powered customer service platform. We have been proud backers of the team, since we led the Series A a year ago. 🙌 In this our latest content piece Doreen Huber, Partner, EQT Ventures, explains why the customer service industry is deeply in need of change and why Parloa is ideally placed to lead the way. We live in a world where information is always at our fingertips. But when faced with certain challenges, we often still seek the reassurance of a human touch. The need for merging technology with personal interaction has created a $400 billion industry centered around customer call centers—an industry ripe for disruption and transformation.  “From the first conversation, it’s always been clear that this is just the beginning of the journey. Moving forward, the target is nothing less than unleashing the full potential of conversational AI and this Series B will play a key role in making that a reality.” Head to the link in the comments to learn more about how Parloa are set to transform the industry. The Series B raise was led by Altimeter with participation from new and existing investors EQT Ventures, Newion, Senovo, Mosaic Ventures, La Famiglia Growth.

Clay funding a great news, or is it ? Clay is indeed a remarkable product, and Varun Anand and Kareem Amin have crafted a startup success story that's worth retelling for ages. So, much #respect for the duo and the team. Clay significantly eases the workload for SDRs and sales teams by automating many labor-intensive tasks. In the age of AI, Clay leverages GenAI smartly, paving the future path for various versions of AI-powered SDRs—from fully automated to advisory roles and copilots. However, as sales professionals, we should remember that the world of sales resembles a Hedonistic treadmill, and these tools just make us jump from one treadmill to the next. It's beneficial if we are the only ones accelerating, but if everyone around us is also speeding up, we as sales folks don’t gain much of a competitive edge. #Automation and AI tools are becoming accessible to everyone, so while adopting them is essential, it often means we're just keeping pace with the competition. Humbling huh ? True differentiation only comes from a deeper understanding of customer needs, building exceptional products, and consistently communicating a unique value proposition authentically - which incidentally Clay itself has done brilliantly.

This week has been nothing short of exciting with:- 🖐️5 funding wins 💥13 new releases 🚀 2 startup launches (Nuanced and Roundtable) 🔦2 featured tools of the week (Levo.ai and groundcover) 💹 a raise of $185 million fund for AI & automation technologies from the team at Basis Set Ventures! Read the full newsletter here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ewTfdp6H It's so great to see all this news, keep it coming as we already start gathering news for next week's edition this afternoon! #DevTools #DeveloperTools #Develocity #AI #Automation

Let's all help a startup build some momentum. If you know me, you know my relationship to Joel Mulkey and my commitment to helping him in the same way he goes out of his way to help others. So... please take a couple of minutes, click on the link below to upvote CompanyCraft on ProductHunt, and then ask your contacts to do the same thing. This is how startups get started. Thanks! Here's the link:

There's nothing more rewarding than empowering startups to streamline their journey. We're delighted to share a testimonial from one of our users who experienced several 'wow' moments with Starman AI. From validating hypotheses to instant Lean Canvas generation and smart prioritisation of assumptions, their experience underlines the transformative impact of our AI-powered tool. Stay tuned to read more about their successful venture with Starman AI! #StarmanAI #ProductDevelopment

🎉 A huge congratulations to the winner of our inaugural AI Launchpad programme to turbo boost the journey of SaaS founders and unlock the full potential of AI businesses. The winner of the 25k cash prize was... 🥁 Michael Bonacina of Virtual Staging AI. 👏 👏 👏   Michael was able to nudge ahead of the four other finalists who were: - Bhanu Teja Pachipulusu and SiteGPT - Iliya Valchanov 🖖 and TeamGPT - Sebastian Murgul and Klangio – AI for Musicians - Mike Kyriacou and Kopernicus AI I was privileged to be on the judging panel reviewing these finalists, but all of the ventures who took part in the 6 week programme were extraordinary. The entrepreneurial zeal and innovative energy were inspiring and I'm so impressed with the expertise and effort I've watched these founders invest over the last month-and-a-half. I want to thank the Paddlers who brought this amazing project to life: Tharshan Thavaharan, Hayley Rodgers, Kieran Mountford, Bianca Dragan, Ralph Surkyn, Christian Owens, Mosthafa Miah and I'm already looking forward to the next launchpad because - as I've said before - the best part of this job is helping entrepreneurs make their dreams to come true. 🚀 #SaaSGrowth #AIInnovation #Founders

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#fundingalert 💼Company: Xfactor.io 💰Funding: $16Million ⚡Round: Series A  👥Investors: Accel , Mike Carpenter, Lightspeed Xfactor.io is an AI-powered revenue platform that unites sales, marketing, and operations teams with effective planning, value-driven execution, and key decision-making. The platform leverages real-time data with AI-powered modeling to drive intelligent go-to-market strategies that mitigate risks and increase bottom-line value. The funding will play a pivotal role in advancing it’s product, prioritizing the enhancement of its AI capabilities to empower revenue leaders in optimizing the planning and performance across their entire go-to-market team. Sameer Gandhi, Jose M. Romero, Marva Bailer, Josh Verrill Read more - https://lnkd.in/gTek_Z-g To share your startup story write us on - [email protected] #Xfactorio #AI #revenue #riskmitigation #funding #fundingnews #news #startupnews #news #startuprise