Polish AI Startup Skarbe Raises $600K to Reinvent CRM-Free Sales Automation
Category: AI & SaaS Tags: AI, SaaS, sales automation
Krakow- and San Francisco-based Skarbe secures $600,000 in a pre-seed round led by FIRSTPICK to build an AI assistant for founders tired of traditional CRMs.
Skarbe, a Polish startup operating between Kraków and San Francisco, has raised $600,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Lithuanian venture capital firm FIRSTPICK, with participation from UK-based Somersault Ventures and renowned business angels Andreas Mihalovits and Jeroen Van Ermen.
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Founded in 2023 by Mikita Martynau and Alex Talyuk, Skarbe builds a next-generation AI-powered sales assistant aimed at founders, solo operators, and small B2B teams that want to escape the complexity of traditional CRM systems. The assistant connects with tools such as email, calendar, and voice platforms to automatically log interactions, extract actionable insights, and suggest next steps—eliminating manual input entirely.
The product’s interface, modeled as a conversational chatbot, allows users to request meeting prep, task lists, and contact updates using natural language. Beneath the surface, the system processes behavioral cues, email threads, and calendar data to maintain deal momentum. More than 2,500 users already rely on Skarbe, which supports over 100 languages and is available through a freemium model requiring no onboarding.
With the new funding, Skarbe plans to:
Accelerate product development, including a mobile app and personalized AI models.
Introduce automated lead qualification and further RaaS functionality.
Expand its engineering and customer support team.
Fuel growth through user acquisition within its freemium ecosystem.
As partner Dmitrij Sosunov from FIRSTPICK noted, “Skarbe addresses one of the most painful problems in modern work: how to stay on top of everything. By automating everything except the essential human element, they’re empowering founders with clarity, speed, and emotional relief.” CEO Martynau adds, “Skarbe isn’t just a product—it’s a mindset shift for overwhelmed founders. Our users describe it as emotionally liberating. This round gives us the fuel we need to scale that experience.”
With a mission to eliminate the friction of traditional sales tools, Skarbe positions itself as a plug-and-play alternative for startup operators who juggle product development, customer relationships, and growth simultaneously. As the demand for intelligent and seamless workflow solutions grows, Skarbe is building a lean AI-powered platform that could redefine the CRM experience from the ground up.
