Future Unicorn🦄 #213: Xembly
An automated chief of staff for every worker
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Xembly uses ML and RPA to help users to reclaim valuable time from unnecessary meetings, enabling clients to make meetings more efficient and productive.
Signals:
Repeat exited founders
Jason founded Odd I/O, a mobile app developer
Pete founded Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX) and Inspo Network, a creator-drive shoping app
Venture-backed experience
Peter led growth at Qualtrics (4+ yrs)
Top company alumni
Peter worked at Amazon (2 yrs) and T-Mobile (8 yrs)
Jason worked at Microsoft (8+ yrs)
Pete worked at Piper Jaffray (4 yrs)
Top university alumni
Peter graduated from Northwestern University (PhD)
Jason graduated from University of Miami (MS)
Top investors
Norwest led series A
Lightspeed led seed
Fast team growth
Grew 2x YoY to 22 employees
Accelerated financing
Founded 2020, seed in 2021, series A in 2022
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