Who founded Saleswhale?

Saleswhale was founded by Gabriel Lim, Ethan Le, Venus Wong in 2016.

Who are Saleswhale's investors?

Saleswhale's investors include STRIVE, Wavemaker Partners, Y Combinator, GREE Ventures, Monk's Hill Ventures.

How much funding has Saleswhale raised?

Saleswhale has disclosed $2.5M raised across 1 round.

Where is Saleswhale headquartered?

Saleswhale is headquartered in Singapore, SG.

Saleswhale

AcquiredYC S16

Singapore, SG · Founded 2016 · Delaware corporation · 23 employees · 5 known investors

saleswhale.com ↗

An AI sales assistant that automates lead qualification through email conversations, captures prospect contact information, and routes qualified leads to sales teams while handling CRM data entry and lead assignment.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSales TechArtificial IntelligenceSalesAutomationSingaporeSoutheast Asia

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S16)

Saleswhale was founded in 2016 by Gabriel Lim, Ethan Le, and Venus Wong.

Gabriel Lim in 𝕏Co-founder & CEO2015–2021Gabriel Lim is co-founder and CEO of Saleswhale, a Y Combinator-backed company that was acquired by 6sense.

Ethan LeinFounder

Venus WonginFounder

Weiling WongNamed on SEC filing

Board

Kuo-Yi LimBoard directorCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Monk's Hill Ventures

Nikhil Kapur in 𝕏Board directorPortfolio Support (SEA / INDIA) at STRIVE

Investors · 5

STRIVEIndia · $800K – $142M

Wavemaker PartnersSingapore · $880K – $20M

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

GREE Venturesreported

Monk's Hill Venturesreported · 2 sourcesSingapore · $700K – $30Mvia Kuo-Yi Lim · board

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$2.5M disclosed across 1 round · 2019

▶$2.5MraisedMar 2019 · 3 investors · Other

Rule 506(b)

Saleswhale Raises $5.3mtechcrunch.com · Apr 2019

Officers, directors & promoters on the filing

Ethan Duc Toan LeExecutive Officer, Director
Gabriel Yong Han LimExecutive Officer, Director
Kuo-Yi LimDirector
Nikhil KapurDirector
Weiling WongExecutive Officer, Director

Offering amount: $5.2M
Amount sold: $2.5M
First sale: Mar 2019
Incorporated: Corporation, Delaware, 2016
Federal exemptions: 06b

Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

In the news

Saleswhale + 6sense: Our next play beginsblog.saleswhale.com · Jan 2022

Saleswhale Raises $5.3mtechcrunch.com · Apr 2019

Y Combinator startup Saleswhale raises US$1.2M to build automated sales repstechcrunch.com · Apr 2017

Saleswhale raises $1.2m (YC S16)techinasia.com · Apr 2017

Y Combinator startup Saleswhale raises US$1.2M to automate sales processese27.co · Apr 2017

Frequently asked questions

What does Saleswhale do?: An AI sales assistant that automates lead qualification through email conversations, captures prospect contact information, and routes qualified leads to sales teams while handling CRM data entry and lead assignment.
Who founded Saleswhale?: Saleswhale was founded by Gabriel Lim, Ethan Le, Venus Wong in 2016.
Who are Saleswhale's investors?: Saleswhale's investors include STRIVE, Wavemaker Partners, Y Combinator, GREE Ventures, Monk's Hill Ventures.
How much funding has Saleswhale raised?: Saleswhale has disclosed $2.5M raised across 1 round.
Where is Saleswhale headquartered?: Saleswhale is headquartered in Singapore, SG.