Jobs at Artisan

Recomputed daily from public data: capital freshness (0-35) + hiring velocity (0-30) + pay transparency (0-20) + employer rating (0-15; unrated scores the neutral 7), minus up to 10 for documented headwinds (lawsuits, layoffs, leadership churn). Transparent formula, not investment or career advice.

~46Mtotal raised

Series A, $25M, 2025last round

Earlystage

1-50team size

San FranciscoHQ

2023founded

~168headcount (as of 2026-03)

Founders: Jaspar Carmichael-Jack (Co-founder & CEO; founded Artisan 2023 (Y Combinator)) · Rupert Dodkins (Co-founder) · Sam Stallings (Co-founder)

Backed by: Glade Brook Capital, Y Combinator, HubSpot Ventures, Day One Ventures, BOND, Soma Capital

Signals

Y Combinator alum known for the viral 'Stop Hiring Humans' billboard campaign and its AI BDR 'Ava'

In the news

AI startup behind ‘Stop Hiring Humans’ billboards to retire slogan KRON4 · 2026-09-10

Will this AI company’s pivot away from ‘stop hiring humans’ work? Fast Company · 2026-08-13

Artisan Trimmed AMD (AMD) After Its AI-Driven Surge Yahoo Finance · 2026-09-03

San Francisco AI start-up apologizes for ‘Stop Hiring Humans’ billboards San Francisco Chronicle · 2026-09-10

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Culture read

Small team: high trust, high variance, nowhere to hide.

Indicative read from public signals, not insider info

Momentum index 32/100 = capital freshness (0-35) + hiring velocity (0-30) + comp transparency (0-20) + workplace rating (0-15), minus documented headwinds. Recomputed daily; not investment or career advice.