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The platform was built after the founders observed salespeople using a "hodgepodge" of disconnected tools—like Evernote for notes, Excel for pipelines, and sticky notes for tasks—because Salesforce was too cumbersome for daily updates.
Raised $33M (reportedly closed via just three texts and a 10-minute call with David Sacks). Scratchpad announces $3.6M seed to put work spa...
Shrug Capital, Sound Ventures ( Ashton Kutcher & Guy Oseary ), and angel investors like Rahul Vohra (Superhuman) and Todd Goldberg. The platform was built after the founders observed
Combines notes, tasks, and pipeline management in one view. Combines notes, tasks, and pipeline management in one view
To expand the team and evolve the product from an individual tool into a collaborative "revenue team workspace". 🛠️ What Scratchpad Solves
In October 2020, announced a $3.6 million seed round led by Accel to solve a universal pain point: the friction of entering data into Salesforce . Founded by Pouyan Salehi and Cyrus Karbassiyoon, the startup created a "notation layer" that sits on top of Salesforce, allowing sales reps to update their pipeline, take notes, and manage tasks without the slow loading times and complex UI of the CRM itself. 🚀 Key Details of the Seed Round Funding Amount: $3.6 million. Lead Investor: Accel .
Since that initial announcement, Scratchpad has grown rapidly by leveraging an model where individual reps adopt the tool bottom-up. Series A (Feb 2021): Raised $13M led by Craft Ventures.