Company research · Unclassified
Artisan
Tracked as part of the wider AI business and automation landscape. Inclusion alone does not establish that the company operates autonomously.
Autonomy has not been assessed
The recorded proposition
Autonomous AI BDR 'Ava' runs outbound sales end-to-end.
Index summary of the positioning; not an independent finding.
Ava prospects from a 300M+ contact database, writes and sequences email, and books meetings autonomously — with Aaron (inbound) and Aria (meetings) on the roadmap. Famous for the 'Stop Hiring Humans' billboard campaign. YC W24.
Where humans remain involved
Ongoing human hours, approval frequency and intervention rates have not been measured in this record. Reported team size describes the company, not the labor required to operate a customer business.
What still needs evidence
Establish a repeatable production workflow, identify the tasks people still perform, and measure cost, reliability and customer outcomes before drawing conclusions about business autonomy.
Financial and team context
Reported figures retain their original scope. Revenue periods and headcount dates may differ; these are not a current audited financial statement.
- Metric unclassified
- $5M+
Observation date unknown · reported · Source not rechecked
Source: TechCrunch ↗ - Reported team
- 35
Observation date unknown · team unspecified · Source not rechecked
Source: Getlatka ↗ - Funding as recorded
- $36.5MSource: TechCrunch ↗
Financial and headcount history · 2 observations
Recorded dates show when an entry was added to this history. Source-check dates show when the publication was read; they do not establish that the figure is current or audited. Earlier observations and corrections remain visible.
Headcount · 35
Observation date unknown · unclassified · unknown
Scope: unknown · team unspecified · Recorded 2026-09-12 · Source checked not recorded · Published date unknown
Imported from the existing research record; source not rechecked during import. Missing dates remain unknown.
Getlatka ↗Metric unclassified · $5M+
Observation date unknown · reported · lower bound
Scope: unknown · Recorded 2026-09-12 · Source checked not recorded · Published date unknown
Imported from the existing research record; source not rechecked during import. Missing dates remain unknown.
TechCrunch ↗
Round / transaction: $25M Series A
Recorded date: 2025-04
Investors / backers: Glade Brook Capital (lead) · HubSpot Ventures · BOND · Day One Ventures · Y Combinator
Pricing and commercial terms
Ava 2.0 self-serve from ~$250/mo; ~$600/mo mid-tier; $5,000+/mo enterprise.
Historical research snapshot. A pricing verification date is not recorded; confirm current plans, usage limits and additional costs with the provider before purchasing.
Recorded referral terms: No affiliate program; piloting success-based pay-per-response pricing via Paid.ai. These terms have not been revalidated for this profile.
Founders and recorded roles
Jaspar Carmichael-Jack
CEO, early-20s; YC W24.
Recorded technology stack
- LLM agents on a proprietary B2B data layer
Components listed in the research record; integrations have not been independently tested here.
Research timeline
2026-05
Ava 2.0 general availability with self-serve onboarding and $300 free credits.
Direct article link not recorded.
2025-04
TechCrunch: the 'stop hiring humans' startup raises $25M — and is still hiring humans.
Direct article link not recorded.
Sources and coverage limits
This profile brings together the existing Index research. Company announcements, sponsored articles and founder interviews can establish what was said; they do not independently prove sustained autonomy or revenue.