Audience.co is a technology company.
Audience.co has raised $10.0M across 1 funding round.
Audience.co has raised $10.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Audience.co has raised $10.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Audience.co's investors include Mercury Fund, Next Coast Ventures.
Audience.co is a Miami-based technology company offering a personalized outbound marketing platform that combines robotic handwritten notes, targeted lead generation, and AI-powered digital follow-up. It serves over 750 companies, from small businesses to enterprises, in industries like real estate, insurance, financial services, HVAC, dentistry, law, automotive, and eCommerce, helping them win customers and deepen relationships with high-response direct mail (6x better than standard mail) and multi-channel engagement at costs as low as $2.53 per note.[1][3][4][5] The platform solves the problem of low engagement in digital-heavy marketing by delivering authentic, human-like physical mail—achieving 90% read rates—paired with leads including phone numbers, emails, and LinkedIn profiles, plus AI-driven follow-ups via email, phone, and social media for sustained lead nurturing and up to 380% ROI.[1][3][4][5]
Audience.co emerged from a partnership launching innovative websites like SportsMemorabilia.com, Boating.com, and Biking.com, with the company itself positioned as a revolutionary concept in the marketing industry using software-driven handwriting robots.[4] Key team members include Matt Laessig, Co-Founder & COO with over 20 years in technology and Internet businesses, including scaling data.world (raised $71M); Brandon Dennis as VP of Sales; and Kirbie Hager as Director of Human Resources, supporting growth in a Miami headquarters.[1] Early traction built on proven results like 6x response rates from AI-templated handwritten notes, evolving into a full platform with territory-exclusive leads and AI follow-up amid rising demand for human-touch marketing.[3][4][5]
Audience.co rides the trend of "humanizing" digital fatigue, where empty mailboxes crave physical, personal connections amid junk email overload, aligning with martech shifts toward hyper-personalized outbound amid AI commoditization of digital ads.[4][5] Timing is ideal as response rates for traditional mail surge (6x digital), fueled by market forces like privacy regulations curbing ad targeting and consumer preference for tangible authenticity in sales cycles for high-trust sectors like real estate and finance.[1][3][5] It influences the ecosystem by enabling small-to-enterprise players to dominate territories with integrated leads and AI, democratizing high-ROI outbound (380% returns) and fostering community nurturing like thank-you notes, challenging purely digital platforms.[1][4]
Audience.co is poised to expand beyond current industries into broader B2B and eCommerce as AI follow-up refines and lead databases scale with advanced targeting. Trends like multimodal marketing (physical + digital) and AI personalization will amplify its edge, potentially integrating voice/video or predictive analytics for even higher automation. Its influence may evolve from niche disruptor to martech staple, empowering more businesses to blend human touch with tech for inevitable sales success—reinforcing its core promise of breaking through noise with authentic connections.[1][3][5]
Audience.co has raised $10.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $10.0M Series A in June 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2022 | $10.0M Series A | Mercury Fund, Next Coast Ventures |