Actively AI, a New York–based startup founded in 2022, has raised $22.5 million in a new funding round to bring its reasoning‑driven sales platform—branded “GTM Superintelligence”—to a broader market. Led by Bain Capital Ventures with participation from First Round Capital, this injection of capital underscores investors’ confidence in Actively AI’s mission: moving beyond high‑volume, generic AI SDRs toward bespoke decision‑making engines that mimic top human sales performers.
From Seed to Series A: Actively AI Funding
- Seed Round (2022): Actively AI quietly secured $5 million from First Round Capital to develop its core technology and prove early customer traction.
- Series A (April 2025): Bain Capital Ventures led a $17.5 million investment, joining First Round Capital to bring total funding to $22.5 million.
This fresh capital will accelerate product development, expand CRM integrations (Salesforce, HubSpot) and scale Actively AI’s go‑to‑market and engineering teams.
Why Investors Back GTM Superintelligence
Traditional AI SDR tools promise to replace human sales reps by blasting thousands of cold emails—often generating more spam than sales. Actively AI co‑founders Anshul Gupta and Mihir Garimella argue that raw volume without context leads to low reply rates and wasted spend. Instead, “GTM Superintelligence” layers custom reasoning models on top of each client’s proprietary data—deal histories, usage signals, seasonality trends—to:
- Identify High‑Value Prospects: Score accounts by predicted deal size and strategic fit, not just reply probability.
- Personalize Outreach: Generate dynamic email, LinkedIn and call‑script sequences that adapt in real time to prospect behavior.
- Optimize Pipeline Efficiency: Reduce wasted touches by filtering out low‑potential leads and focusing human reps on the conversations that matter most.
Investors see this approach as category‑creating: a move from “spray‑and‑pray” automation to intelligent, data‑driven decision engines.
Actively AI: Real Revenue Impact
Actively AI’s platform has already delivered measurable results:
- Ramp (Fintech): Reported tens of millions in incremental revenue within months of deployment.
- B2B SaaS & Professional Services: Clients across industries have seen 30–50% improvements in reply rates and deal sizes, while reducing time spent on unproductive outreach by up to 40%.
These early wins validate the thesis that “smart targeting” outperforms sheer volume in driving pipeline growth.
Roadmap of Founders: Scaling Superintelligence
With Series A funding in hand, Actively AI plans to:
- Deepen Integrations: Strengthen connectors with Salesforce, HubSpot and other CRM platforms for seamless data flow.
- Enhance Features: Roll out AI‑powered deal coaching, real‑time risk detection and collaborative playbook tools.
- Expand Teams: Grow engineering, data science and customer‑success teams to support a rapidly expanding customer base.
The goal is to become the go‑to platform for revenue teams seeking transparent, explainable AI that drives real business outcomes.
Conclusion
As AI advances, the market is shifting away from one‑size‑fits‑all chatbots toward specialized, reasoning‑first systems. Actively AI’s funding success signals a broader investor appetite for startups that build deep, proprietary models on client data—models that can not only automate tasks, but truly augment human decision‑making.
For sales leaders, the message is clear: it’s time to look beyond generic AI SDRs and invest in platforms that understand your unique business context. With $22.5 million in funding and a proven track record, Actively AI is poised to redefine how revenue teams leverage artificial intelligence.