We’re Redefining the Future of Work with AI Employees
The era of manual, repetitive tasks is over. We’re building Artisans—intuitive, human-like AI collaborators designed to handle the tedious, low-leverage work. So your team can focus on what truly matters: solving big problems, driving growth, and doing work they love.
We believe work should be fulfilling, not frustrating.
Today’s software landscape is broken: fragmented tools, manual workflows, outdated technology. It drains creativity and makes work dull.
At Artisan, we’re leading a paradigm shift.
We’re consolidating the SaaS ecosystem with one exceptional platform powered by Artisans—AI collaborators that don’t just automate tasks, but work with humans as true partners. Not just generic agents, Artisans make work smoother, smarter, and more enjoyable.
We’re on a mission to redefine the future of work.
Our journey starts with outbound sales, but that’s only the beginning. From customer success to recruiting, Artisans will transform countless industries – this is the next Industrial Revolution.
Meet the Founders
Jaspar Carmichael-Jack
Jaspar is a third-time founder with a track record of building and scaling companies. Before Artisan, he founded a marketing agency where he gained deep expertise in go-to-market strategies and recognized the opportunity to revolutionize them through software.
Sam Stallings
Sam brings a powerful blend of product and engineering expertise to Artisan. After eight years at IBM, she worked at a YC startup as the founding engineer. Today, Sam leads Artisan’s product and engineering teams, turning vision into reality.
About the team
Backed by top investors including HubSpot Ventures, Y Combinator and Soma Capital.
30+ team members across product, engineering, and go-to-market.
Based in San Francisco, but global in ambition.
Alumni of universities like Oxford, Duke, IIT, and companies like Meta, BCG, IBM and Cognism.
Investors
Built for the best.
Backed by the best.
We are fortunate to work with some of the best investors in the industry. Our backers include highly accomplished venture firms and some of the world’s most exceptional founders and product builders.
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Our Vision
We’re building a future where AI Employees redefine what’s possible in every industry, enabling humans to focus on work that matters most.
Our RECIPE for Success
At Artisan, these are the core values that inspire the way we work.
Reliability
Be reliable. If you say you’re going to do something, do it.
Excellence
Raise your standards. Aim for insanely great. Do not lower your standards to move things along and get them off your desk. Take the Steve Jobs approach.
Customer
The customer is at the center of everything we do, and they must have an exceptional experience.
Impatience
Constantly apply pressure, be impatient, and strive for speed. This is a race.
Pioneering
Do not settle for the status quo. We are pioneering the next paradigm of software, and that should reflect in everything that we do.
Execution
Strategy and ideas are useless without formidable execution. Execute relentlessly.
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