AI-powered sales startup 19th Mile bags angel funds from HNIs

Artificial intelligence-based sales acceleration software platform 19th Mile has raised $180,000 (Rs 1.2 crore) in angel investment from high-net-worth individuals, the company said in a media statement. The key investors include Rishi Vasudev, vice president of fashion at Flipkart; Excelsior Investments; Ritesh Vohra, partner at IDFC Real Estate Fund; Praveer Kumar, chief technology officer at payments solutions startup Finxera; Prashant Gupta, head of engineering at Finxera; and a few others, the statement added. Ltd, the company was founded 2015 by Vijay Gogoi, who worked at consultancy giant Accenture before starting up. An electronics engineer from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela and MBA from MDI, Gurgaon, Gogoi has 19 years of experience in management consulting, sales, talent development, and general management, and has been a technology entrepreneur for the past two years. The company will use the funds to strengthen its product, bolster its technology team, and will launch brand awareness initiatives in India and other international markets, the statement said.