Aomni just raised $4M to prove AI can boost sales without replacing humans

Aomni, an AI platform that helps sales teams conduct deep research on potential customers, has raised $4 million in seed funding led by Decibel, with participation from Sancus Ventures and Ride Home Fund. The company is taking a distinctly human-centric approach in a market saturated with AI tools focused on automating away sales roles.

Founded by David Zhang, whose journey from a small Chinese village to launching satellites into space mirrors the ambitious scope of his latest venture, Aomni uses AI agents to transform how enterprise sales teams research and engage with prospects.

“If you look at a typical sales rep, they only spend 30-40% of their time in front of customers,” Zhang told VentureBeat in an exclusive interview. “The other 60-70% is spent on tedious knowledge work — filling out CRM systems, lead prospecting, and account research. Our goal is to make all that tedious work disappear.”