INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Demodesk, an early-stage startup that wants to change how sales meetings are conducted online, announced a $2.3 million seed investment
today.Investors included GFC, FundersClub, Y Combinator, Kleiner Perkins and an unnamed group of angel investors
focused on sales separates it from other more general meeting tools like Zoom, WebEx or GoToMeeting
The two parties online are seeing a live screen and each can interact with it
salesperson, but while the salesperson can see their presentation notes, the customer cannot.She said while this could work for any number
scenario, then expand the vision over time
The service works on a subscription model with tiered per user pricing starting at $19 per user, per month.When they got to Y Combinator,
the company already had a working product and paying customers, but Riederle says the experience has helped them grow the business to moew
and also just a base for us to really [develop] the business.Riederle founded the company with CTO Alex Popp in 2017 in Munich
Prior to this seed round, the founders mostly bootstrapped the company
With the $2.3 million, it should be able to hire more people and begin building out the product further, while investing in sales and
marketing to expand its customer base.
