AI Sales Rep Startups Are Booming, But VCs Are Wary

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Summary

AI SDR startups are booming, but VCs are wary due to AI's limitations. Actively AI claims it has a different approach by building custom 'reasoning' models for companies to sift through their data and find the highest-value prospects to sell to.

Key Points

Actively AI builds custom 'reasoning' models to help companies find high-value prospects
The startup uses a combination of in-house models and popular reasoning models from OpenAI and Anthropic
Actively AI has raised $17.5 million in Series A funding and $5 million in seed round

Why It Matters

This article highlights the booming trend of AI sales rep startups, but also notes the limitations of these technologies.

Author

Charles Rollet

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