Persana AI
AcquiredYC W23San Francisco, US Β· Founded 2023 Β· 2 employees Β· 2 known investors
Persana is a go-to-market platform that combines 100+ intent data sources, AI agents, and automation to help sales teams identify prospects, enrich lead lists, and personalize outreach at scale. The platform serves B2B sales and marketing teams seeking to automate prospecting, lead generation, and email sequencing workflows.
Also known as Outboundify Β· Persana Β· Perspectiva Β· ViralCopy
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechGenerative AISalesAIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadershipΒ· Y Combinator alumni (W23)
Persana AI was founded in 2023 by Sriya Maram, Rush Shahani, and Sriya M.
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Sriya MaraminπCo-Founder and CEO (acq)2023β2026She previously worked as a product manager at LinkedIn on customer data platforms and has prior experience building generative AI tools.
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Rush ShahaniinπCo-Founder & CTO (acq)2023β2025He has spent five years working as an AI engineer with a focus on natural language processing, and previously held roles at LinkedIn, ElementAI (which was acquired), and Shopify.
Investors Β· 2
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Persana AI do?
- Persana is a go-to-market platform that combines 100+ intent data sources, AI agents, and automation to help sales teams identify prospects, enrich lead lists, and personalize outreach at scale. The platform serves B2B sales and marketing teams seeking to automate prospecting, lead generation, and email sequencing workflows.
- Who founded Persana AI?
- Persana AI was founded by Sriya Maram, Rush Shahani, Sriya M in 2023.
- Who are Persana AI's investors?
- Persana AI's investors include Y Combinator, Race Capital.
- Where is Persana AI headquartered?
- Persana AI is headquartered in San Francisco, US.