Monaco
Series AAI-native sales for startups
AI-native all-in-one sales platform that replaces fragmented CRM tools for early-stage startups.
About
Monaco is an AI-native sales platform built to accelerate revenue growth for early-stage startups. Founded by Sam Blond (ex-Founders Fund partner and former CRO at Brex), Brian Blond (partner at Human Capital, ex-Sutter Hill Ventures), Abishek Viswanathan (ex-CPO at Apollo and Qualtrics), and Malay Desai (ex-SVP Engineering at Clari), the company emerged from stealth in February 2026 with $35M in funding. Monaco reimagines B2B salestech for an AI-driven world, solving the dual challenges of fragmentation and total user-dependence that plague legacy CRM systems. The platform provides end-to-end support across the full sales motion — from prospecting and demand generation to revenue conversion — replacing the typical patchwork of poorly integrated tools with a single intelligent system. Monaco automates sales call note-taking, generates email drafts and CRM updates, and provides AI-driven deal-closing advice, all while keeping humans in the loop for actual customer meetings. Priced to compete with HubSpot rather than Salesforce, Monaco targets the underserved early-stage startup market.
DailyDropout Take
Monaco caught our attention with its elite founding team — a former Founders Fund partner, Brex CRO, Apollo CPO, and Clari SVP Engineering — tackling the massive CRM market from an AI-native angle. With $35M from Founders Fund and angel backing from the Collison brothers and Garry Tan, Monaco is positioned to become the default sales platform for the next generation of startups.
Discovery signal: Elite founding team from Founders Fund, Brex, Apollo, and Clari. $35M raised pre-launch from top-tier investors. AI-native approach to a $60B+ CRM market ripe for disruption.
What Makes Them Unique
Monaco is the first AI-native all-in-one sales platform purpose-built for early-stage startups, replacing the fragmented stack of CRM, prospecting, and engagement tools with a single intelligent system. Founded by an elite team from Founders Fund, Brex, Apollo, and Clari, Monaco keeps humans in the loop for real customer interactions while automating everything else.
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Founders
Sam Blond
CEO & Co-Founder
Former partner at Founders Fund and CRO at Brex. Built and scaled Brex's sales organization from early stage.
Brian Blond
Co-Founder
Partner at Human Capital, former Managing Director at Sutter Hill Ventures. Previously CRO at multiple startups.
Abishek Viswanathan
Co-Founder
Previously CPO at Apollo and Qualtrics. Deep product leadership experience in sales and experience management software.
Malay Desai
Co-Founder
Former SVP of Engineering at Clari. Extensive engineering leadership in revenue operations technology.
Funding History
Lead: Founders Fund
Lead: Founders Fund
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