5 Generative AI Startups To Watch: Sales & Marketing AI

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February 9, 2026

David J. Phillips @davj / 4:00PM PST • March 1, 2023

AI has transformed the sales process, revolutionizing lead generation and customer service. Startups are leading the charge, using the latest technology in the generative AI space to offer some impressive solutions.

Here are five Y Combinator W23 startups pioneering the Sales & Marketing AI field — driving the boundaries of what's achievable with artificial intelligence.

Tennr: "The Perfect Prep Before Every Sales Call"

Launch YC: Tennr – The perfect prep before every sales call.


Tennr
uses conversational AI trained for your business to uncover what your stakeholders care about and show you how you've won similar deals in the past. You can replicate the winning process of your top reps, stop losing winnable deals and turn every rep into a top performer.

Vector: "Unlock the value of your customer conversations"

Launch YC: Vector: Unlock the value of your customer conversations



Vector makes it easy to understand what your customers are saying, no matter where they say it. It automates knowledge transfer between sales and customer success teams, reducing onboarding prep time by 99.6%. Upsell or retain a customer in seconds, based on months of multi-channel conversations.

Fabius: "Win more deals"

Launch YC: 📈 Fabius - Unlock the power of your sales process and drive urgency to win more deals


Fabius helps sales leaders take the guesswork out of their sales pipeline by providing visibility into their sales process. It improves how reps qualify and sell using Gong/Chorus recordings and provides just-in-time feedback to reps to help drive urgency and win more deals.

Speedy: "SEO-optimized blogs and social media content for SMBs"

Launch YC: Speedy - Democratizing marketing to SMBs


SpeedyBrand provides small business owners with affordable and effective digital marketing solutions. Employing generative AI models to create unique marketing content that gets more business leads. Engage with your audience and drive targeted traffic to your business.

Booth.ai: "Easy product photography with Generative AI"

Launch YC: Booth.ai - Easy product photography with Generative AI


Booth.ai enables companies to supercharge their creative output with a generative-AI powered image production platform. Create unique, engaging product images - all without a photographer. Businesses can nimbly and inexpensively generate hyper-personalized images for any application.