First round from angels
“So it was 100 k, very small rounds, with seven business angels.”
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How Qobra Grew Sales Commission Software to 250 Customers and $8MAntoine Fort explains how he started Qobra in 2020, priced the first customers, funded growth and is adding AI agents.
Antoine Fort · Qobra
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Antoine Fort, co-founder and CEO of Qobra, explains how he launched the sales compensation platform in 2020 and grew it to more than 250 customers. He covers the first customers and the $100K angel round, later seed and Series A funding, paid ads and events, and the AI agents Qobra is building.
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