<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true">Daniel Saks, co-CEO of AppDirect, founded Landbase, an AI sales startup focusing on 'vibe GTM.'Landbase secured a $30 million Series A led by Sound Ventures and Picus Capital.Their product uses OpenAI's GPT-4o model with data from 40 million marketing campaigns to automate outreach.Research showed that lack of 'trust' in the sender caused over half of marketing campaign failures.Landbase emphasizes building 'digital trust' through targeted strategies and automation tools.The startup went from 10 to over 100 paid customers with its approach.Landbase attracted interest from 130 VCs after the Series A funding.The company differentiates by not aiming to replace humans with AI, targeting general SMB businesses.Landbase operates on a freemium model, offering a permanent free tier and subscription-based campaign automation.Despite raising $42.5 million, Landbase faces competition from well-funded players like Regie.ai, AiSDR, Artisan, and more.