Future Unicorn🦄 #212: Xembly

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Xembly uses ML and RPA to help users to reclaim valuable time from unnecessary meetings, enabling clients to make meetings more efficient and productive.

Founders: Peter, Jason, Pete

Signals:

1. Repeat exited founders

   1. Jason founded Odd I/O, a mobile app developer

   2. Pete founded Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX) and Inspo Network, a creator-drive shoping app

2. Venture-backed experience

   1. Peter led growth at Qualtrics (4+ yrs)

3. Top company alumni

   1. Peter worked at Amazon (2 yrs) and T-Mobile (8 yrs)

   2. Jason worked at Microsoft (8+ yrs)

   3. Pete worked at Piper Jaffray (4 yrs)

4. Top university alumni

   1. Peter graduated from Northwestern University (PhD)

   2. Jason graduated from University of Miami (MS)

5. Top investors

   1. Norwest led series A

   2. Lightspeed led seed

6. Fast team growth

   1. Grew 2x YoY to 22 employees

   2. And still hiring

7. Accelerated financing

   1. Founded 2020, seed in 2021, series A in 2022

Favorite restaurant at the moment: Ilcha, a modern Korean restaurant. The cured shrimp and fried chicken are divine. The hotpots are amazing too.