Stotles is a technology company.
Stotles is the AI-powered platform to help you sell to government and grow your public sector revenue.
Stotles has raised $21.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Stotles has raised $21.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Stotles is an AI-powered SaaS platform that helps private-sector suppliers accelerate sales to the public sector by streamlining the government procurement process end-to-end—from strategy creation and pipeline building to tender tracking, qualification, and bid generation.[1][2][5] It serves major enterprises like Amazon Business, Salesforce, Vodafone, Snowflake, Palo Alto Networks, and NEC Software, solving the problem of complex, fragmented public procurement that makes it hard for suppliers to connect with government buyers despite massive annual spends (e.g., £400bn in the UK alone).[1][2][4] With over 1,000 businesses supported and £500 million in contracts identified/won since launch, Stotles shows strong growth momentum, highlighted by a $13M Series A in May 2025 led by Headline and Acton, funding AI enhancements and US expansion.[1][2]
Stotles was founded in 2020 (some sources note 2019) by John Witt, Carsten Schaltz (ex-BCG), and Taj Kamranpour, who met while pursuing MBAs at London Business School (2017-2019).[2][3][4] Frustrated by the inefficiency and complexity of public sector procurement from their own experiences, they identified an opportunity to build a tool that fosters better business-government collaboration, enhancing transparency, fairness, and value for money.[2][4] Early traction came quickly, with the platform now backing over 1,000 businesses and powering £500M+ in wins; pivotal moments include seed funding from SpeedInvest, Form Ventures, GTMFund, FJLabs, 7Percent, and Seedcamp, followed by the 2025 Series A to scale in the UK and enter the US.[1][2][4]
Stotles stands out in the GovTech/B2G sales enablement space through these key features:
Stotles rides the GovTech wave, capitalizing on AI to modernize public procurement amid demands for government efficiency, transparency, and cost savings in an era of fiscal pressure.[2][4] Timing is ideal as governments digitize procurement (e.g., UK's £400bn annual spend) while suppliers seek edges in fragmented markets; AI spots signals invisible to manual processes, boosting competition and taxpayer value.[1][4][5] It influences the ecosystem by empowering enterprises to win more contracts, fostering innovation in B2G sales, and expanding to the US—where similar inefficiencies exist—potentially unlocking trillions in global public spending.[1][2]
Stotles is poised to dominate as the operating system for public sector sales, with $13M fueling AI upgrades, US entry, and team growth beyond its current 60+ headcount.[1][4] Trends like AI democratization in sales, rising GovTech investment, and procurement digitization will propel it, especially as economic pressures prioritize efficiency. Its influence may evolve from UK specialist to global leader, further bridging business and government—unlocking opportunities in a market ripe for disruption, much like how it simplified the "broken" procurement journey for its founders.
Stotles has raised $21.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Stotles's investors include 7percent Ventures, Acton Capital Partners, Christian Miele, Headline (formerly e.ventures), Passion Capital, Speedinvest, Akhil Paul, Charlie Songhurst, Julius Göllner, Matthias Hilpert, Better Ventures, HV Capital.
Stotles has raised $21.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $13.0M Series A in May 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2025 | $13.0M Series A | 7percent Ventures, Acton Capital Partners, Christian Miele, Headline (formerly e.ventures), Passion Capital, Speedinvest, Akhil Paul, Charlie Songhurst, Julius Göllner, Matthias Hilpert | |
| Jun 1, 2022 | $6.0M Seed | 7percent Ventures, Acton Capital Partners, Better Ventures, Headline (formerly e.ventures), HV Capital, Passion Capital, Speedinvest, Akhil Paul, Bjorn Kolbmuller, Bob Meese, Charlie Songhurst, Dr. Cedric Duvinage, Julius Göllner, Julius Köhler, Matthias Hilpert, Mirko Caspar | |
| Oct 1, 2020 | $2.0M Seed | 7percent Ventures, Albion VC, AngelList, Bessemer Venture Partners, DST Global, Helion Venture Partners, Lightspeed India Partners, Passion Capital, Plug & Play Ventures, Speedinvest, Vibe Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Bob Meese, Charles Delingpole, Charlie Songhurst, Christian Faes, Daniel Gandesha, Dheeraj Pandey, Gaurav Munjal, Gokul Rajaram, Kunal Shah, Will Brooks, Will Martin |