Ava by Artisan

🎉We've raised a $25M Series A. Read more Meet Ava, the Top-Rated AI SDR On the MarketAva is an AI sales agent who automates the entire outbound demand generation process. She operates alongside your sales team on the Artisan platform - which contains every software product required to do outbound sales, with no integrations required.PhoneGet StartedHey there 👋 I’m AvaAva Automates the Role of an SDR with AIAs an AI SDR, Ava can find and research leads, craft hyper-personalized outbound messages, and engage interested prospects – just like a human would.Hire an AI SDR for a fraction of the costHire an AI SDR for a fraction of the costDoing outbound effectively used to require a team of people. Now you just need Ava to run hyper-personalized multi-channel campaigns on autopilot.Ava Generates Pipeline For You 24/7Ava Generates Pipeline For You 24/7Imagine a human outbound SDR with decades of training, working around the clock to deliver you high-intent, engaged leads. That’s what Ava does.An AI SDR That Doesn’t Need IntegrationsAn AI SDR That Doesn’t Need IntegrationsAva operates within the Artisan Sales platform, which has every tool you need for outbound, from email warm-up to multi-channel sequence automation.How It WorksHow Does Ava the AI Sales Agent Work?So much of sales rep's time is wasted on finding high-quality leads, scrolling posts for personalization, and writing outbound sequences. With Ava our AI SDR, you can automate all of it.1Ava Sets Up Your CampaignsCampaign logic, personalization, and sequencing- All done for you.Talk to Sales2She Mines Data on Your ProspectsUsing her Data Miner capabilities, Ava collects an extraordinary amount of data on your prospects, including technographic, firmographic, demographic, intent, and personal interest data.Talk to Sales3She executes multichannel outreach across email and social touchpointsUse our drag-and-drop Sequence Builder to design personalized, multi-step sequences.Talk to Sales4Ava Crafts Messages With Her Personalization WaterfallAva chooses the best personalization available for each lead from all mined data and crafts high-quality emails and messages.Talk to Sales5On Autopilot, She Delivers Hot Leads Directly Into Your InboxUsing sentiment analysis, Ava automatically detects positive and negative responses. She unsubscribes the negative ones and hands over qualified leads to your sales team to book meetings and close deals.Talk to Sales6She Optimizes for Positive Response RateAva will optimize her writing style based on the coaching points you provide her, and through her self-optimization process, she refines her style to get better responses.Talk to SalesFeaturesWhat AI Tools Does Ava Use?Email DeliverabilityAva is equipped with a suite of deliverability tools to ensure your emails always land in the inbox. Gain access to features including email warmup, mailbox health monitoring, and dynamic sending limits.Data MinerAva has access to a wide range of data sources, including Twitter, fundraising data, press releases, hiring activity and more, which she uses to find the most up-to-date and comprehensive insights on all your prospects.B2B Contact DatabaseArtisan has a built-in B2B database of over 300M verified contacts.Personalization WaterfallAva identities the optimal personalization approach for each prospect. She can reference job changes, funding rounds, social posts, news, and more.Multi-Channel Automation EngineOne system to orchestrate personalized outreach across channels.Best-in-Class LLM InfrastructureWe have worked closely with the creators of industry-leading foundational large language models to create Ava and her message generation pipeline.Chat With AvaDirectly collaborate with Ava in our chat interface. Ask her to help you set up campaigns, provide real-time updates, and provide general outbound sales advice.Ava Manages Your DeliverabilityAva is the only AI SDR that automates email deliverability management. She warms up your mailboxes as soon as you connect them, monitors your mailbox health and dynamically adjusts your sending limit to ensure your messages never end up in the spam folder.Explore DeliverabilityAn AI SDR That Self-Optimizes Over TimeWhen you first join the Artisan platform, Ava will ask you about your target audience and offering. After that, she’ll automatically start training on all of the activity that happens within the platform to improve over time, like a real human would.Get Notified When Ava Engages LeadsAva acts as your AI sales assistant and makes sure that you never miss another warm lead. She’ll send you real-time updates directly to your email or a dedicated Slack channel.The Answers To Your QuestionsTalk to SalesWhat is an AI Sales Agent?AI Sales Agents (a.k.a. AI SDRs) are autonomous AI agents that automate the entire outbound sales workflow from end-to-end. They can find leads, do lead research, draft personalized outbound emails, and more.Where does Ava find leads?We work with a number of industry-leading data providers to give Ava access to the most accurate & high-quality B2B data. You don’t need to have your own data source - everything is built into the Artisan Sales platform.Who does Ava send emails as?Ava is an AI Sales Agent who impersonates you, and sends emails using your email address and name.Can Ava respond to emails too?We’re currently building an inbound AI SDR that will be able to do that! Right now, your sales reps can ask Ava to draft responses for you within the Inbox.Can Ava schedule meetings?We’re currently building an inbound AI SDR that will be able to do that! Right now, your team members would take over the conversation to nurture leads into booked meetings.Can Ava make phone calls?We’re currently building our Dialer so your team can do cold calling through our platform! Ava will be able to listen in and take notes during your sales calls.What’s the pricing to hire Ava?Our pricing is variable based on your requirements. For a pricing consultation, please reach out to our sales team.Can Ava access my CRM?Yes, we have integrations with HubSpot and Salesforce, so you can export all activity and prospects to your CRM. You can also blacklist everyone in your CRM to ensure you don’t reach out to the same prospects twice.Ready to Hire Ava and Supercharge Your Team?Ava is equipped with the best-in-class outbound tools to automate your outbound, freeing your reps’ time to focus on closing deals.Contact SalesCookie SettingsBy clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. For more info, visit our Cookies and Tracking Technologies section.RejectAccept All Cookies --- 🎉We've raised a $25M Series A. Read more Artisan PricingCustomized plans and features for businesses of every size, from early-stage startups to enterprise.PhoneGet StartedLead DiscoveryZero in on your ICP with our rich database of verified B2B contacts.300M+ high quality B2B contactsE-Commerce data with 60+ relevant filtersLocal business data with Google reviewsBuilt-in email bounce-testing and validationAnd moreRequest PricingData EnrichmentUnderstand your prospects inside and out with dozens of built-in enrichment sources.X (formerly Twitter) post scrapingFundraising and company newsTechnographic dataHiring newsAnd moreRequest PricingPersonalized Email OutreachOur message generation pipeline utilizes the most advanced LLMs to create high-quality, human-sounding emails, tailored uniquely for each lead.Personalization Waterfall that selects the best customization for each lead10+ tone of voice optionsCustom CTAsThe best email quality in the industryRequest PricingEmail DeliverabilityThe Artisan platform is equipped with a suite of deliverability tools to ensure that your emails always land in the inbox.Email warmupMailbox health and placement monitoringDynamic email sending limitsEmail signature rotationRequest PricingMeet AvaMeet Our First Artisan, Ava, the AI BDRShe’s 10x more productive than a human, at one-tenth of the cost. She finds leads, researches them, and writes hundreds of hyper-personalized emails. All in a matter of seconds.The Answers To Your QuestionsTalk to SalesHow does Artisan pricing work?Artisan is priced based on the volume of leads you are doing outreach to. We can split this between BDR & AE seats as required.We have specific security requirements that are not covered on your site - can you accommodate them?Yes! Reach out to our sales team and we can work with you to scope your specific requirements and ensure Artisan is set up and used in a compliant way.What kind of support do you offer?We offer white glove support as standard. We will work closely with you through the onboarding process, you will have a dedicated account manager, and for larger customers we can set up a direct connection via Slack or Teams.I’m an existing customer, how do I access the new pricing packages?Reach out to your Artisan account executive, who can do a full walkthrough of the new packages and create a customized proposal for you.Ready to Hire Ava and Supercharge Your Team?Ava is equipped with the best-in-class outbound tools to automate your outbound, freeing your reps’ time to focus on closing deals.Contact SalesCookie SettingsBy clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. For more info, visit our Cookies and Tracking Technologies section.RejectAccept All Cookies --- 🎉We've raised a $25M Series A. Read more We’re Redefining the Future of Work with AI EmployeesThe era of manual, repetitive tasks is over. We’re building Artisans—intuitive, human-like AI collaborators designed to handle the tedious, low-leverage work. So your team can focus on what truly matters: solving big problems, driving growth, and doing work they love.We believe work should be fulfilling, not frustrating.Today’s software landscape is broken: fragmented tools, manual workflows, outdated technology. It drains creativity and makes work dull. At Artisan, we’re leading a paradigm shift.We’re consolidating the SaaS ecosystem with one exceptional platform powered by Artisans—AI collaborators that don’t just automate tasks, but work with humans as true partners. Not just generic agents, Artisans make work smoother, smarter, and more enjoyable.We’re on a mission to redefine the future of work.Our journey starts with outbound sales, but that’s only the beginning. From customer success to recruiting, Artisans will transform countless industries – this is the next Industrial Revolution.Meet the FoundersJaspar Carmichael-JackJaspar is a third-time founder with a track record of building and scaling companies. Before Artisan, he founded a marketing agency where he gained deep expertise in go-to-market strategies and recognized the opportunity to revolutionize them through software.Sam StallingsSam brings a powerful blend of product and engineering expertise to Artisan. After eight years at IBM, she worked at a YC startup as the founding engineer. Today, Sam leads Artisan’s product and engineering teams, turning vision into reality.About the teamJoin UsBacked by top investors including HubSpot Ventures, Y Combinator and Soma Capital.30+ team members across product, engineering, and go-to-market.Based in San Francisco, but global in ambition.Alumni of universities like Oxford, Duke, IIT, and companies like Meta, BCG, IBM and Cognism.InvestorsBuilt for the best.Backed by the best.We are fortunate to work with some of the best investors in the industry. Our backers include highly accomplished venture firms and some of the world’s most exceptional founders and product builders.Hey there 👋 I’m AvaOur VisionWe’re building a future where AI Employees redefine what’s possible in every industry, enabling humans to focus on work that matters most.FeaturesOur RECIPE for SuccessAt Artisan, these are the core values that inspire the way we work.ReliabilityBe reliable. If you say you’re going to do something, do it.ExcellenceRaise your standards. Aim for insanely great. Do not lower your standards to move things along and get them off your desk. Take the Steve Jobs approach.CustomerThe customer is at the center of everything we do, and they must have an exceptional experience.ImpatienceConstantly apply pressure, be impatient, and strive for speed. This is a race.PioneeringDo not settle for the status quo. We are pioneering the next paradigm of software, and that should reflect in everything that we do.ExecutionStrategy and ideas are useless without formidable execution. Execute relentlessly.Artisan in the PressWant to speak with us?Email: hello@artisan.coArtisanThe Story Behind the “Stop Hiring Humans” Billboards in San FranciscoDec 12San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco AI company CEO says ‘Stop Hiring Humans’ ads are a marketing successDec 11SFGATESF tech CEO's billboards are 'dystopian.' That's how he wants it.Dec 08AhrefsThe 50 Fastest-Growing AI CompaniesNov 11ForbesArtisan Raises $11.5 Million Seed Round To Launch AI Employee For Sales TeamsSep 29VentureBeatArtisan raises $11.5M to deploy AI ’employees’ for sales teamsSep 29Join Our RocketshipWe’re on a mission to redefine the future of work. Interested?Join usCookie SettingsBy clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. For more info, visit our Cookies and Tracking Technologies section.RejectAccept All Cookies --- 🎉We've raised a $25M Series A. Read more Category / CompanyArtisan Raises $25M Series AArtisan has raised a $25M Series A to build AI employees that replace repetitive work and consolidate the SaaS stack. Starting with outbound sales, our AI BDR Ava automates prospecting, messaging, and booking meetings.Jaspar Carmichael-JackDec 22, 20256 minutes readTable of ContentsA Lot of Human Potential is WastedOur First Artisan is Ava the AI BDRBuilding Toward Full AutonomyIntent is the New OutboundExpanding the Artisan WorkforceOur Growing TeamA New Paradigm for WorkWe’re excited to announce our $25M Series A, led by Glade Brook Capital, with participation from HubSpot Ventures, Oliver Jung, Day One Ventures, BOND, Soma Capital, Sequoia Scout, and others. We also appreciate Y Combinator's continued support, backing us again as we scale.I recently spoke to TechCrunch about our plans moving forward.This funding is a major step forward in our mission: to replace repetitive work with AI employees—and build better work software for humans in the process.A Lot of Human Potential is WastedThe modern workplace is broken. Across industries, talented people are bogged down by work that should no longer exist—prospecting, copy-pasting data, updating CRMs, formatting reports, rewriting the same email a hundred times.We started Artisan to fix this.Instead of plugging AI into a bloated tech stack, we’re rethinking work from the ground up. Our AI employees (called Artisans) are built to fully take over specific jobs, starting with outbound sales. They're not assistants. They're autonomous team members designed to actually do the work.Our First Artisan is Ava the AI BDROur first Artisan, Ava, is an AI Business Development Rep (BDR). She discovers leads, researches them, writes and sends hyper-personalized messages across email, and books meetings, all automatically.But Ava is more than a point solution. She’s powered by a multi-agent system and a real-time context engine that scrapes the web for buying signals like job changes, new funding, or leadership moves, so she reaches out at the right time, with the right message.Today, companies like SumUp use Ava to drive consistent, qualified outbound results. Through our local business targeting and social signal analysis, SumUp gets 8–15 positive replies per week from hard-to-reach SMBs, without hiring more reps.Building Toward Full AutonomyWe believe AI employees should be held to the same standard as human ones: do the job well, or don’t do it at all.That’s why we’ve developed a proprietary framework for AI autonomy. Our first version of Ava (Level 1) operated under human supervision. Today’s Ava (Level 2) functions independently, crafting and sending outreach without human input. We're now building toward Level 3: Ava will be able to manage multistep outbound strategies, adapt in real-time, and optimize for pipeline impact, entirely on her own.Our long-term vision is to create Level 5 Artisans who outperform humans across all hard and soft skills associated with a role.Intent is the New OutboundTraditional outbound is dying. It’s spammy, random, and poorly timed. That’s why we’re pioneering a new, intent-driven approach.Our latest platform capabilities include:Web Visitor ID: Identifies anonymous website visitors and triggers outreach before they ever fill out a form.Watchtower Campaigns: Monitors the web for buying signals (like job postings or funding) and sends dynamic outreach the moment the signal hits.CRM Nurture: Revives cold leads by syncing with past conversations and sending context-aware follow-ups.Outbound, as it’s been done, is on its way out. This is the future.Expanding the Artisan WorkforceWe’re not stopping at outbound.Later this year, we’re launching:Aaron - the Inbound SDR Artisan, who will qualify and route inbound leadsAria - the Meeting Assistant Artisan, who will handle scheduling, reminders, and post-call summariesBoth will plug into the Artisan Sales platform, which will become the first true end-to-end AI sales system. Over time, we’ll expand beyond sales into marketing, customer success, and beyond. Our Growing TeamTo help us get there, we’ve brought in some incredible talent. We’re thrilled to welcome Ming Li as our new CTO. Ming previously served as VP of Technology at Deel, and has led engineering teams at Rippling, TikTok, and Google.He joins alongside four senior engineers from Rippling, who will help scale our AI infrastructure, accelerate autonomy, and expand our product line.A New Paradigm for WorkArtisan isn’t just another SaaS company. We’re building the next paradigm of work.The old stack (point tools, fragmented workflows, manual labor) is dying. In its place will be a new way of working: AI employees that handle what machines are best at, and beautiful software that enables humans to do what only humans can.We’re not building for the future. We’re building for right now.If you’re excited by what we’re building: 👉 We’re hiring. Come join us. 👉 Want to hire Ava? Get in touch.You might also likeSalesHow to calculate total addressable market (TAM) for SaaS and GTM teamsSamMar 22, 202612 minutesSalesLead scoring software explained and 5 best tools reviewedJennyMar 22, 202612 minutesSalesHow to use AI in sales for prospecting at scaleSamMar 24, 202610 minutesReady to Hire Ava and Supercharge Your Team?Ava is equipped with the best-in-class outbound tools to automate your outbound, freeing your reps’ time to focus on closing deals.Contact SalesCookie SettingsBy clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. For more info, visit our Cookies and Tracking Technologies section.RejectAccept All Cookies