Skarbe lands $600K to build AI sales assistant for founders who hate traditional CRMs

Skarbe Raises $600K to Simplify Sales for Founders Who Dislike CRMs

Belarusian-founded AI sales assistant Skarbe recently secured $600,000 in pre-seed funding. Their mission is clear: make sales easier for solo founders and small teams who find traditional CRMs overwhelming and time-consuming.

Most sales tools on the market, like Salesforce or HubSpot, cater to structured sales departments. But many modern founders juggle multiple roles—product development, customer support, fundraising, and hiring. They don’t have hours to update pipelines or sift through complex dashboards.

What Skarbe Offers

Skarbe’s AI assistant integrates directly with your email and calendar, reducing manual work. It suggests next steps, drafts follow-ups in your tone, and tracks deals and contacts automatically. Meeting insights are captured without extra effort, and overdue tasks get gentle nudges.

The interface is streamlined, combining communication and task management. You can interact via chat to get prep briefs for meetings or prioritized to-do lists. Commands like “Prepare me for my next meeting” or “What should I do today?” help founders stay on track without extra admin.

“Vibe Sales”: Making Sales Feel Human Again

According to Mikita Martynau, Skarbe’s CEO and co-founder, founders don’t hate sales—they hate CRMs that don’t fit their workflow. Skarbe is built as a sales co-pilot for product-first teams who want something simpler than bulky, traditional CRM systems.

With administrative tasks handled by the AI, sales becomes a natural part of daily work instead of a separate burden. Skarbe calls this approach “vibe sales”—sales that flow with your work style instead of slowing you down.

The Team Behind Skarbe

• Mikita Martynau (CEO & Co-founder): Helped scale PandaDoc from $10M to $100M in revenue, launching key product lines.
• Alex Talyuk (CTO & Co-founder): Experienced in AI startups in San Francisco, specializing in computer vision, NLP, and UX design.
• Ilya Korzun (COO): Originally Skarbe’s first angel investor, now leads operations and finance with a background in advertising and production.

Investor Confidence

The $600K round was led by FIRSTPICK, with participation from Somersault Ventures and angel investors Andreas Mihalovits and Jeroen Van Ermen. Dmitrij Sosunov, Partner at FIRSTPICK, highlights that Skarbe addresses a critical pain point: keeping on top of everything without extra manual input. The AI handles email, meetings, and calls, turning them into structured deal flow while preserving the essential human touch.

What’s Next for Skarbe

• Automated lead qualification where the AI drafts and sends follow-ups or replies with founder approval.
• A mobile app currently in development.
• Training personalized large language models (LLMs) based on Mistral within each user’s private workspace.

Currently, Skarbe supports over 100 languages and serves more than 2,500 users. The platform is available with a freemium model, allowing founders and small teams to try it out without upfront costs.

If you’re interested in modern AI tools that actually reduce sales admin and help you focus on what matters, exploring AI-powered sales assistants could be a smart next step.