The problem
Public-sector buying signals are buried in meeting minutes, PDFs and FOIA data, so sales teams miss deals
What they do
AI sales intelligence and channel platform for companies selling to government and schools
Traction ~$1M ARR (Aug 2025) to tens of millions; customers ~200 to 600+ in a year
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 11
- Ops roles
- 1
- Headcount
- ~90-107
Headcount ~33 → ~107 in 12 mo on LinkedIn (+224% YoY); team 40 (Q3 2025) → 90+ (Q2 2026)
Hiring in
- New York
- Remote (US)
Glassdoor
4.5 ★ 15 reviews ↗Funding
- Last round
- $42M
- Stage
- Series A
- Date
- Oct 2025
Led by Craft Ventures (Series A); Owl Ventures (seed)
- Hiring+1.511 open roles on the live job board (10–29 roles = +1.5)
- Funding recency+1Series A · $42M, Oct 2025 (12 months ago): 6–12 months = +1
- Traction+1.5Strong growth: ~$1M ARR (Aug 2025) to tens of millions; customers ~200 to 600+ in a year
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total4.01.5 + 1 + 1.5 − 0 = 4.0 → Tempo (3.5–4.24)
Distance (Half) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Half · edge: learns from use
Fastest-growing of the AI-native SLED sales tools (600+ customers incl. Ramp, Fortinet, MagicSchool) with a FOIA contract dataset that grows with use and new lines (sequences, contract-vehicle access); still behind Deltek GovWin and GovSpend on legacy data and in a crowded field of AI clones.
Sources: Starbridge: About us, growth timeline to 600+ customers (2026) ↗ · Craft Ventures: Why we invested in Starbridge, FOIA data flywheel (Oct 2025) ↗ · Starbridge: Channel partner and contract vehicle access launch (Jul 2026) ↗ · Settle: 7 best SLED sales intelligence platforms in 2026 (competitive field) ↗
Open ops roles · 1
Last checked Oct 25, 2026