What are the top AI sales agent startups by total funding raised?

Top startups in the AI sales agents market ranked by total funding raised

Here is an updated table that ranks the top startups in the AI sales agents market based on the total amount of funding they have raised to date.

The table also includes the total number of funding rounds, the date and size of the latest round, the financing type (e.g. Series A, equity financing), key investors, the startup's current status (active, IPO, acquired, or shut down), and a confidence score reflecting the strength of the available data. Lower-confidence entries are identified accordingly.

If you need to dig deeper and get more detailed data, please check our report covering the AI sales agents market.

1. A $25M April 2022 round may be debt; equity-only would be $107M.
2. Includes funding raised as Tome; reported totals are $5.7M above known rounds.
3. Includes Career Karma funding raised before the pivot to AI agents.
4. Minimum: a 2025 equity round has no published amount.
5. Includes $0.5M convertible financing; the company reports $4M in total.

Why are AI sales agent startups attracting so much investment?

AI sales agent startups are attracting substantial venture capital because businesses are beginning to use AI for prospecting, customer conversations, lead qualification, and revenue generation. Investors see an opportunity to automate activities that traditionally required large sales development teams, while allowing existing sales representatives to spend more time closing deals.

The adoption figures are already significant. Salesforce's 2026 State of Sales report, based on more than 4,000 sales professionals, found that 87% of sales organizations use some form of AI and 54% of sellers have used AI agents. Top-performing sellers were also 1.7 times more likely to use prospecting agents than underperforming sellers.

Apollo's 2026 AI in Sales and Go-to-Market Survey paints a similar picture. It found that 84% of respondents use AI for prospecting and research, making this the most common AI application among revenue teams.

Companies such as 11x, Nooks, Unify, and Regie.ai are automating outbound prospecting, while Artisan, 1mind, and Sela are tackling other parts of the sales process. Lightfield and Aurasell are taking the opportunity further by building AI-native CRM platforms.

The investment case is straightforward: replace repetitive sales work, increase productivity, and generate more opportunities without continually expanding headcount. The harder part is proving that agents consistently produce qualified opportunities and actual revenue, rather than simply sending more emails and making more calls.

Which AI sales agent startups have raised the most money?

Conversica, Lightfield, and Yalo occupy the first three positions in our AI sales agent funding ranking, with $132M, $122M, and $93M raised respectively. Monaco follows with $85M, while 11x has accumulated $76M.

The first ten companies have raised $790M combined. The five largest account for $508M, or approximately 64.3% of that amount.

Rank	Startup	Total raised
1	Conversica	$132M
2	Lightfield	$122M
3	Yalo	$93M
4	Monaco	$85M
5	11x	$76M
6	Nooks	$70M
7	Unify	$59M
8	OutRival	$52M
9	Regie.ai	$51M
10	Rox	$50M

These companies have followed very different financing paths. Conversica built its business around conversational AI sales assistants, while Lightfield is developing an AI-native CRM. Yalo focuses on conversational commerce, and Monaco is building an AI-native sales platform for startups.

The next group also demonstrates how much capital is available to specialist competitors. Regie.ai has raised $51M, Rox $50M, Attention $47M, and Artisan $46.9M. Several well-funded businesses are now competing for overlapping sales workflows, although their products and approaches differ considerably.

How much money have AI sales agent startups raised altogether?

The 53 companies in our ranking have accumulated approximately $1.471B in funding. The top ten account for $790M, while the remaining 43 companies represent approximately $681M.

The distribution becomes clearer when we divide the companies into funding tiers. Twenty-three startups have raised at least $20M, accounting for approximately $1.233B. The other 30 companies have raised approximately $238M combined.

This means that businesses with at least $20M in cumulative funding account for approximately 84% of the total capital represented in the ranking. The median startup has raised $16M, considerably less than the amounts accumulated by the leading companies.

Funding tier	Number of startups	Combined funding
$100M or more	2	$254M
$50M–$99M	8	$536M
$20M–$49M	13	$443M
$10M–$19M	12	$170M
Below $10M	18	$68M

The difference between the top and bottom of the market is striking. The two companies above $100M have raised $254M, more than the combined $238M accumulated by the 30 companies below $20M. Most of the capital is going to businesses that have already demonstrated an ability to attract substantial venture backing.

Which AI sales agent startups have raised the largest funding rounds?

Monaco and 11x have secured the largest disclosed latest rounds in our ranking, with $50M Series B financings each. Nooks follows with $43M, while Unify and OutRival have both raised $40M in their latest rounds.

The next group includes Regie.ai, Attention, Artisan, Landbase, and 1mind. Regie.ai and Attention each raised $30M Series B rounds, while Artisan secured $25M at Series A. Landbase also raised $30M at Series A, and 1mind's latest listed financing is $30M at Series A.

Startup	Latest round	Date	Total raised
Monaco	$50M Series B	May 2026	$85M
11x	$50M Series B	September 2024	$76M
Nooks	$43M Series B	October 2024	$70M
Unify	$40M Series B	July 2025	$59M
OutRival	$40M Series B	January 2022	$52M
Regie.ai	$30M Series B	February 2025	$51M
Attention	$30M Series B	June 2026	$47M
Artisan	$25M Series A	April 2025	$46.9M
Landbase	$30M Series A	June 2025	$43M
1mind	$30M Series A	November 2025	$40M

The difference between a company's latest round and its cumulative funding is worth keeping in mind. Some businesses have raised several smaller rounds over time, while others have attracted much larger individual commitments relatively early in their development.

Who are the biggest investors in AI sales agent startups?

Andreessen Horowitz, Benchmark, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Battery Ventures, and Foundation Capital are among the most notable venture investors in this market. Their participation shows that AI sales agents have attracted both established enterprise software investors and generalist funds looking for opportunities in agentic AI.

Andreessen Horowitz backed Lightfield's $47M Series A and 11x's $50M Series B, as well as Supersonik. Benchmark participated in Monaco's $50M Series B and 11x's financing. Sequoia Capital backed Rox, while General Catalyst also participated in the company.

Battery Ventures has invested in Unify and 1mind. Foundation Capital has backed Regie.ai, Docket, and Hobbes, giving it exposure to several different approaches to sales automation.

Other investors have taken more specialized positions. Kleiner Perkins led Nooks' $43M Series B, Sound Ventures co-led Landbase's $30M Series A, and Founders Fund led Netic's $23M Series B.

Interestingly, some of the same venture firms are backing competing approaches to the sales process. They are clearly comfortable investing across the category rather than committing to a single potential winner. That gives the market more capital, but also raises the competitive stakes for the startups involved.

Which AI sales agent startups have completed the most funding rounds?

Conversica and Artisan have completed six funding rounds each, followed by OutRival with five. Lightfield, Yalo and Regie.ai have each completed four rounds, while several other established businesses have raised capital through three separate financings.

The number of rounds tells us something different from cumulative funding. Conversica has raised $132M across six rounds, while Artisan has accumulated $46.9M through the same number of rounds. OutRival has raised $52M across five rounds.

Among newer businesses, 11x has raised $76M across three rounds, Nooks $70M across three rounds, and Unify $59M across three rounds. These companies have attracted considerable capital without needing the same number of financings as some of the older businesses.

Aurasell provides another interesting comparison: it raised $30M in a single seed round. Simple AI also raised its entire $14M cumulative total in one seed financing.

Which AI sales agent startups have raised the most money at seed stage?

Aurasell leads the seed-stage comparison in our ranking with $30M raised in a single round. Simple AI follows with $14M, while Forgepoint has raised $10M and Swan AI $6M.

Several other businesses have also attracted meaningful early-stage commitments. Jeeva AI has raised $17M across two rounds, including a $9M seed financing. telli has accumulated $19M, including a $15M seed round, and Thoughtly has raised $10M across three rounds.

The amounts show how quickly capital requirements can grow for AI-native sales products. Building a commercially useful agent requires integrations with CRM systems, access to reliable customer and prospect information, conversation management, and the ability to execute workflows without creating costly errors.

Aurasell's $30M seed round is particularly unusual. It exceeds the cumulative funding of many companies that have already reached Series A. Investors are prepared to finance ambitious AI-native platforms very early when they believe the product could become part of a company's core sales infrastructure.

Are outbound AI sales agents attracting more investment than inbound sales agents?

Outbound sales has several heavily funded specialists, particularly 11x, Nooks, Unify, and Regie.ai, which have raised $76M, $70M, $59M, and $51M respectively. Inbound sales also has substantial venture-backed competitors, including Artisan at $46.9M, 1mind at $40M, and Spara at $15M.

Other outbound-focused companies include Landbase, with $43M raised, Zeliq with $23M, and Jeeva AI with $17M. Their products focus on finding prospects, researching accounts, personalizing outreach, and generating new opportunities.

Inbound-focused businesses address a different part of the process. Dapta has raised $7M for inbound sales agents, while Spara focuses on inbound sales automation and 1mind develops AI teammates for inbound sales. Artisan's autonomous sales representatives also cover prospect engagement and conversion workflows.

The largest funding commitments currently favor outbound specialists. However, the distinction is becoming less clear as platforms expand into several stages of the customer journey. Companies increasingly want one system that can identify prospects, initiate conversations, qualify interest, and manage follow-up.

Which AI sales agent startups are building voice-based sales agents?

OutRival, Sela, telli, Simple AI, and Thoughtly are among the most notable voice-focused businesses in our ranking. Their cumulative funding figures are $52M, $21M, $19M, $14M, and $10M respectively. Arrowhead has also raised $3M for multilingual voice AI sales agents.

The applications differ considerably. Sela focuses on mortgage sales, where agents answer borrower questions and help originate loans. telli develops voice agents for customer operations, while Simple AI specifically targets automated selling. Thoughtly focuses on revenue teams, and Arrowhead is developing multilingual capabilities.

Sela's September 2026 funding announcement included an interesting commercial metric: the company said its agents were helping originate more than $1B in mortgage loans per month. It also reported crossing $10M in annualized revenue within 18 months.

That is a more useful commercial data point than the size of a funding round alone. Mortgage origination involves complex conversations and customer qualification, making it a demanding test for voice automation.

Which AI sales agent startups are building their own CRM platforms?

Lightfield and Aurasell are two of the clearest examples of startups building AI-native CRM platforms. Lightfield has raised $122M, while Aurasell has secured $30M in a single seed financing.

Rox, with $50M raised, is also developing an AI-driven CRM approach through agents that monitor customer activity, identify opportunities, and recommend actions. Zero has raised $10.5M for autonomous CRM and sales, while Airspeed has accumulated $26M in sales execution and CRM automation.

The opportunity is substantial because traditional CRM software was primarily designed to store information and help employees update records. AI-native systems aim to use that information to execute work as well.

Lightfield's $47M Series A, announced in September 2026 and led by Andreessen Horowitz, is a particularly interesting development. The company said more than 5,000 businesses had signed up since its launch in November 2025. Its ambition is to build a CRM where agents and employees operate from the same business context.

The challenge will be convincing companies to move important customer information and sales processes into a new platform. CRM replacement can be a valuable opportunity, but it requires considerably more trust than selling an additional prospecting tool.

Which AI sales agent startups are targeting ecommerce and online shopping?

Yalo, Remark, Rep AI, and Dialog are among the companies applying conversational AI and autonomous agents to ecommerce. Yalo has raised $93M, Remark $26M, Rep AI $14.4M, and Dialog $4.4M.

These businesses are approaching shopping automation from different directions. Yalo focuses on conversational commerce, while Remark develops AI-powered expert shopping experiences. Rep AI provides shopping concierge capabilities, and Dialog builds AI shopping agents.

The commercial opportunity is different from B2B prospecting. Ecommerce agents must understand product catalogues, answer questions, recommend relevant products, and help shoppers complete purchases. Their value can therefore be measured through conversion rates, average order values, and completed transactions.

Remark and Rep AI have collectively raised $40M, while Yalo's $93M demonstrates the scale of investor interest in conversational commerce. These businesses show that AI sales agents are finding opportunities well beyond traditional business-to-business sales teams.

Which AI sales agent startups are targeting specific industries?

Netic, Sela, and Uniti AI are particularly interesting because they focus on specific industries rather than trying to automate sales for every type of business. Netic has raised $43M for home services revenue automation, Sela $21M for mortgage sales, and Uniti AI $16M for real estate sales.

These markets have repetitive customer journeys that can be automated. Home services companies need to respond to enquiries, qualify jobs, and book appointments. Mortgage providers must handle borrower questions and move customers through qualification processes. Real estate businesses need to identify buyers, understand their requirements, and arrange property viewings.

Other specialist businesses include Arrowhead, with $3M raised for multilingual voice sales agents, and Sharpi, with $5M for WhatsApp-based sales automation.

Netic's $23M Series B, led by Founders Fund in November 2025, is a strong example of investor interest in vertical AI sales. Its earlier $20M Series A brings its cumulative funding to $43M.

Vertical specialization gives these startups a practical advantage. Instead of competing with every general-purpose sales platform, they can build around a specific industry, its customer conversations, and the systems its businesses already use.

Which countries have the most heavily funded AI sales agent startups?

The United States accounts for 36 of the 53 companies in our ranking. The other 17 are spread across Israel, Europe, Latin America, India, Canada, and Australia.

The American group includes Conversica, Lightfield, Monaco, 11x, Nooks, Unify, OutRival, Regie.ai, Rox, and many other businesses. It also contains several of the largest funding totals in the category, reflecting the depth of the US venture capital ecosystem.

International startups are developing a broader range of specialized products. Israel has Alta and Swan AI, which have raised $32M and $6M respectively. European companies include Airspeed in the United Kingdom, Zeliq, Dialog, and Topo in France, telli and Venta AI in Germany, Zero in Finland, and Outcraft AI in Lithuania.

Latin America is represented by Yalo in Mexico, Vambe in Chile and Sharpi in Brazil, while India has Floworks and Arrowhead. Expertise AI is based in Canada and Enrola in Australia.

The geographic distribution shows that the market is already international, although the largest funding concentrations remain American. Local languages, messaging platforms, and industry-specific sales practices give international startups opportunities to build products for markets that larger global platforms may not serve as effectively.

Which European AI sales agent startups have raised the most funding?

Airspeed, Zeliq, and telli are among the largest European businesses in our ranking, with $26M, $23M, and $19M in cumulative funding respectively. Zero follows with $10.5M, while Dialog, Venta AI, and Outcraft AI have each raised smaller amounts.

The European companies in the ranking are based in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Finland, and Lithuania. Their products cover CRM automation, prospecting, voice AI, ecommerce, and broader revenue workflows.

Startup	Country	Total raised
Airspeed	United Kingdom	$26M
Zeliq	France	$23M
telli	Germany	$19M
Zero	Finland	$10.5M
Dialog	France	$4.4M
Topo	France	$2M
Outcraft AI	Lithuania	$2M
Venta AI	Germany	$2M

Together, these eight companies have raised $89M. Airspeed and Zeliq account for more than half of that amount, showing that European funding is concentrated among a relatively small number of businesses.

Which Israeli and Latin American AI sales agent startups are attracting investment?

Israel has two companies in our ranking, with Alta and Swan AI collectively raising $38M. Latin America has three, Yalo, Vambe and Sharpi, which have accumulated $116M combined.

Alta is the largest Israeli business in the group, with $32M raised, including a $25M Series A in July 2026. Swan AI has accumulated $6M for go-to-market engineering and automation.

In Latin America, Vambe has raised $18M across two rounds, including a $14M Series A in December 2025. Sharpi has raised $5M, including a $4M seed round in August 2026.

The business models reflect different regional opportunities. Alta focuses on broader go-to-market automation, while Vambe and Sharpi are developing conversational and messaging-based sales systems.

Which AI sales agent startups raised money most recently?

Several companies in our ranking announced funding during 2026, including Lightfield, Monaco, Attention, Alta, Sela, and Zeliq. Their latest disclosed rounds range from approximately $8M to $50M.

Monaco raised $50M in May 2026, while Lightfield secured $47M in September. Attention announced a $30M Series B in June, and Alta completed a $25M Series A in July.

Sela also announced $21M in September, while Zeliq completed an approximately $8M seed extension during the same month. Other recent financing announcements include telli's $15M seed round, Simple AI's $14M seed round, and Zero's $10M seed round.

The activity extends to smaller startups. Forgepoint raised $10M in October, and Dapta announced a $6M seed financing in October 2026. Investors continue to fund businesses at several stages, from early product development to larger enterprise expansion.

Are AI sales agents actually generating more revenue for companies?

AI sales agents are already contributing to prospecting and pipeline generation, but evidence of consistent improvements in closed sales remains less convincing. The strongest results currently concern finding prospects, initiating conversations, and increasing the amount of work sales teams can complete.

Salesforce's 2026 State of Sales research found that its own agents contacted 130,000 previously untouched leads over four months and generated 3,200 opportunities. That represents approximately 2.5% of contacted leads becoming opportunities.

Amplemarket's 2026 State of Agentic Sales research examined nearly 27,000 meetings and found that 37% of AI-sourced meetings became CRM opportunities within 60 days, compared with 33% of other meetings. The four-percentage-point difference is encouraging, although it does not establish that AI-generated leads will produce higher closed-won revenue.

Sela has reported a more specific commercial result. Its agents help originate more than $1B in mortgage loans per month, according to the company's September 2026 funding announcement. The company also reported $10M in annualized revenue within 18 months.

These examples show that AI sales agents can already produce measurable business outcomes. However, more independently verified data on customer acquisition costs, conversion into paying customers, retention, and revenue generated per automated interaction is needed before declaring the technology consistently superior to human-led sales.

Are businesses actually using autonomous AI sales agents at scale?

AI adoption is widespread, but fully autonomous sales operations remain relatively rare. Apollo's 2026 survey found that 97% of respondents had adopted AI, while only 17% described their AI as fully operational and measured.

BCG's October 2026 research among 398 commercial leaders found that 90% reported meaningful AI use in sales workflows, yet only 6% had reached autonomous end-to-end workflows. Only 13% identified improved win rates as a leading measurable impact.

These figures explain the difference between using AI and trusting AI to run a complete sales process. A system that drafts an email or summarizes a call is already useful. An agent that independently researches a prospect, contacts the buyer, handles objections, qualifies interest, and updates a CRM must meet much higher reliability standards.

The gap is particularly relevant to companies such as 11x, Artisan, Monaco, Rox, and Lightfield. Their products aim to move sales automation further towards autonomous execution, but the wider enterprise market is still working through integration, monitoring, and accountability.

Can AI sales agents actually replace human sales development representatives?

AI sales agents can already take over several repetitive SDR tasks, but replacing entire sales development teams remains unlikely across most businesses in the near term. Prospect research, lead enrichment, initial outreach, qualification, and appointment scheduling are the most natural candidates for automation.

Apollo's 2026 research found that only 6% of surveyed go-to-market leaders believed AI would ultimately replace members of their teams. At the same time, 84% were already using AI for prospecting and research.

Salesforce found that top-performing sellers were 1.7 times more likely to use prospecting AI agents than underperformers. The technology is already becoming part of how successful sales teams operate.

The likely effect will vary by role. Businesses with large teams performing repetitive outbound tasks could reduce the amount of manual work required. Enterprise account executives, relationship managers, and salespeople handling complex negotiations will continue to need human judgment.

Funding activity reflects this combination of automation and human assistance. Nooks has raised $70M for sales productivity, Unify $59M for outbound automation, and 1mind $40M for AI teammates. These companies are competing for a much larger share of the sales workflow, even when a human representative remains responsible for the final commercial relationship.

Is the AI sales agent market becoming too crowded?

The AI sales agent market is becoming crowded, particularly in outbound prospecting, but there is still room for companies with a clear product advantage or a specialized customer base. Our ranking includes 53 funded startups, many of which operate in overlapping parts of the sales process.

The competition is especially visible among 11x, Nooks, Unify, Regie.ai, Landbase, and Jeeva AI. All target aspects of prospect identification, outreach, and revenue generation, although their products and levels of automation differ.

The same competition is developing around CRM systems. Lightfield, Aurasell, Rox, Zero, and Airspeed are all trying to automate more of the work traditionally managed through customer relationship software.

Specialized businesses have a different opportunity. Netic targets home services, Sela focuses on mortgage sales, Uniti AI serves real estate, and Rep AI develops ecommerce shopping assistance. Their narrower focus gives them a chance to build stronger industry-specific products.

The pressure on generic prospecting tools will increase as established platforms add similar AI capabilities. Startups will need to show that their systems generate better opportunities, convert more customers, or reduce the cost of sales enough to justify another software subscription.

Which AI sales agent startups are best positioned to attract more funding?

Lightfield, Monaco, 11x, Nooks, Unify, and Regie.ai have particularly strong financing positions because they have already attracted substantial venture capital for products addressing major parts of the sales workflow.

Lightfield has considerable resources to develop an AI-native CRM platform. Monaco has secured a $50M Series B, while 11x, Nooks, and Unify have also attracted large commitments for outbound sales automation and productivity.

Specialist businesses could attract further investment too. Netic has raised $43M in home services automation, Alta $32M in go-to-market infrastructure, and Sela $21M in mortgage sales voice agents.

Aurasell deserves attention because of its $30M seed financing. It has already secured an amount comparable with much larger businesses that have completed several rounds.

Ultimately, the next major financing rounds will depend on customer traction. Investors will want evidence of recurring revenue, strong retention, measurable sales improvements, and the ability to run complex workflows reliably. A large funding history gives a company room to compete, but it does not guarantee that customers will choose its product.

Which AI sales agent startups are most likely to survive the competition?

The companies with the strongest prospects are likely to be those that own an important part of the sales workflow, build reliable integrations, and prove that their products produce measurable commercial results.

Vertical businesses such as Netic, Sela, and Uniti AI may have an advantage in specialized markets because their products can be built around clearly defined customer journeys. Ecommerce businesses such as Yalo, Remark, and Rep AI have another opportunity: turning customer conversations into completed purchases.

The main risk is that AI capabilities are becoming easier to reproduce. A company whose only advantage is generating personalized emails may face considerable pressure as CRM providers, sales engagement platforms, and general-purpose AI systems introduce similar features.

The strongest long-term positions will belong to companies that combine proprietary workflow data, reliable execution, customer relationships, and measurable revenue impact. A company that only writes a better sales email will be easy to copy. The real winners will be those that can take responsibility for more of the commercial process and consistently deliver results.