Othello Raises $8M Seed for Real-Time AI Sales Coaching
New York – October 14, 2026 -- Othello, an applied AI lab building models for live sales calls, has raised $8 million in seed funding from a16z speedrun, Owl Capital and Long Journey Ventures, and says its coaching software is already deployed at more than 50 large enterprises.
Angel roster includes founders of DoorDash, Ripple and Hugging Face
Angel investors in the round include DoorDash co-founder Andy Fang, Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen, Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf, Sentry co-founder David Cramer and Writer co-founder Waseem AlShikh. Axonius co-founder Dean Sysman, Deel co-founders Alex and Philippe Bouaziz and TransDigm CEO Kevin Stein also participated.
Hamlet model delivers live suggestions in under 500 milliseconds
Othello runs on Hamlet, a proprietary model built for live sales calls. A desktop app launches when a call begins and displays pop-ups in any online meeting without joining as a participant.