Funds for Dutch Analytics Firm Dashmote

In Amsterdam, AI-powered data analytics platform Dashmote has secured $6m in Series A1 funding. The money will help to accelerate the development of DashSalesAI, a GenAI agent tailored specifically for field sales professionals; for recruitment; and to fuel expansion in the United States.

Founded in 2014 as an image analysis specialist, Dashmote helps users turn unstructured data into actionable insights for sales, strategy and marketing. Its flagship platform, originally built for the food and beverage sector, gathers data from food delivery platforms and map services to help clients spot and exploit growth opportunities and optimize digital channels. The firm also has offices in New York and Shanghai.

With the DashSalesAI agent, the company adds real-time automation of sales workflows to its existing insights offer. The agent acts as a virtual sales assistant, handling everything from lead generation and outreach to account management, and integrates into mobile-first tools like WhatsApp, as well as Dashmote's own location analytics platform.

The firm says the agent has applications well beyond its own traditional heartland in the food and beverage sector: for example medical device and pharmaceutical reps, real estate agents, and others relying on face-to-face interactions in the field - as well as those involved in e-commerce and digital sales teams.

The round, which brings the company's total to date to $14m, was co-led by US VC firm Blossom Street Ventures and European food and agriculture sector financial institution Rabobank.

The firm is online at www.dashmote.com .

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