CommanderAI sales platform raises $5M in seed round

CommanderAI, a prospecting-first sales company headquartered in Los Angeles, has announced a $5 million seed round for its artificial intelligence (AI) platform built for waste haulers.

According to CommanderAI, the funding aims to accelerate the go-to-market strategy for its platform, which it says provides waste haulers with insights needed to identify, target and expand business opportunities.

“I spent five years in waste industry sales using nothing but spreadsheets and determination. I faced the same challenges our customers struggle with each day, and that frustration inspired me to build CommanderAI,” CEO David Berg says. “We are bringing the combined power of AI and industry expertise to a sector that is primed for disruption. This funding round supercharges our mission of helping haulers find and sell to the right people in a clear and straightforward way.”

The round was led by 11 Tribes Ventures, Chicago, and Watchfire Ventures, Santa Barbara, California, with participation from additional investors.

“CommanderAI is bringing highly functional AI to the waste industry. By turning live local signals into qualified opportunities, the team is giving waste haulers a faster path to revenue,” 11 Tribes Ventures founder and managing partner Mark Phillips says. “The company’s ability to deliver customer victories almost instantly after adoption proves out their technology and market fit. That velocity, combined with a leadership team and CEO that are dedicated to a culture that is deeply humble, hungry and smart made our investment an easy decision.”

Now available nationwide, CommanderAI says it has welcomed dozens of new waste hauler customers in the past 90 days, uncovering an estimated 30,000 leads that would have otherwise gone unnoticed.

“Working with CommanderAI has completely transformed our sales process and driven a significant boost in revenue,” says Gary Altunyan, founder of Sun Valley, California-based Easy Waste Management. “It’s a powerful platform that eliminates guesswork, proving that technology is the new engine for growth in our industry.”