People.ai
YC S16San Francisco, US · Founded 2016 · 300 employees · Hiring · 11 known investors
People.ai builds AI-powered insights for revenue teams to analyze deal pipelines and provide actionable answers about sales performance based on a company's own deal history. The product automatically captures sales activity without requiring teams to change their workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S16)
People.ai was founded in 2016 by Oleg Rogynskyy.
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Oleg Rogynskyyin𝕏Founder & Board MemberOleg Rogynskyy earned his degree from Boston University after immigrating to the United States from Ukraine in the early 2000s. He founded People.ai in 2016, a platform providing AI-driven intelligence and optimization tools for go-to-market teams.
Investors · 11
Akkadian VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $10M
DniproPalo Alto
Frontline VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $3.2M
Notable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M
UpVentures CapitalUpstate New York
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
ZillionizePalo Alto · $200K
Ballistic VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $1M – $5M
CapitalXreportedLynnwood · $250Kvia Cindy Bi · inferred
Dig Ventures Management LimitedreportedSt Peter Port
Garage CapitalreportedWaterloo
The YC application· Summer 2016 batch
Founder mafia
3 people who came through People.ai went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 2
by search overlap
Backstory16 shared keywordsBackstory provides AI-powered deal intelligence for revenue teams, automatically capturing sales pipeline data and answering strategic questions about deal viability and risk without requiring new user workflows.
TeamDynamix15 shared keywordsTeamDynamix provides a no-code platform combining IT Service Management (ITSM), IT Asset Management (ITAM), Enterprise Service Management (ESM), Project Portfolio Management (PPM), conversational AI virtual agents, and iPaaS integration for mid-market and enterprise organizations. It serves customers across 20+ industries including healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, higher education, and government.
Companies competing with People.ai for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
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Trysignalbasetrysignalbase.com · Jul 2026Frequently asked questions
- What does People.ai do?
- People.ai builds AI-powered insights for revenue teams to analyze deal pipelines and provide actionable answers about sales performance based on a company's own deal history. The product automatically captures sales activity without requiring teams to change their workflows.
- Who founded People.ai?
- People.ai was founded by Oleg Rogynskyy in 2016.
- Who are People.ai's investors?
- People.ai's investors include Akkadian Ventures, Dnipro, Frontline Ventures, Notable Capital, UpVentures Capital, Y Combinator, Zillionize, Ballistic Ventures and 3 more.
- Where is People.ai headquartered?
- People.ai is headquartered in San Francisco, US.