Saile closes $1.35M round; set to double team in 2023 as mass production of ‘robots for salespeople’ under way
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Saile closes $1.35M round; set to double team in 2023 as mass production of robots for salespeople under wayA Kansas City startup building an army of Sailebots an artificial intelligence solution to a classic industry problem impressed its new lead investor with its customized approach that avoids a one size fits all strategy.Ive been in sales and marketing automation for 20 years, said Lisa Calhoun, founder and managing partner at Atlanta-based Valor Ventures, which led a $1.35 million seed round for Saile.ai. Robots for salespeople, or Sailebots, are personality-driven AI technologies that generate actionable revenue opportunities, as well as read and react to text, said Smith, who co-founded Saile alongside Clive Cadogan in 2018.Not only is our technology proven to grow with clients, but its our main growth driver. Our seed round size reflects us taking only what we need to scale to an outstanding Series A. Rather than jumping into another raise right away, I ultimately took a step back and decided we need to focus on selling [Saile]bots, building great relationships with customers and building a world-class team.In the first quarter of 2023, Saile is set to double its team and invest heavily in engineering and sales.Were a sales-focused business that scaled to this level with one salesperson thats all we had because the technology worked so well, Smith said. A dashboard allows for company executives to measure the performance and productivity of their Sailebots, Smith explained.Our mission is to serve the salespeople and automate the entire prospecting lifecycle, but that doesnt mean that we have to alienate the enterprise companies they work for, Smith noted.