Co-founded in 2023 by Jaspar Carmichael-Jack and Sam Stallings, Artisan is developing AI employees, called Artisans, that fully take over specific jobs that have been traditionally done by human workers.
The startup’s flagship product, called Ava, is an AI sales agent who automates the entire outbound demand generation process. The company is also developing Aaron, which will manage inbound messages, and Aria, a meeting manager assistant.
The company has raised an $11.5 million Seed round, serves 250 companies, and has reached $5m in annual recurring revenue
In April 2025, Artisan announced that it had raised a $25 million Series A funding round led by Glade Brook Capital. Oliver Jung, Day One Ventures, BOND, Soma Capital, and Sequoia Scout also participated in the round, along with the startup accelerator Y Combinator.
$25M • 2025 • Series A
Artisan AI is a software development company that develops AI-powered employees to automate workflows across various business functions.
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