CommanderAI has secured $5 million in a seed funding round to expand its AI-powered sales intelligence platform tailored specifically for the waste hauling industry. Leading the round were 11 Tribes Ventures and Watchfire Ventures, with additional contributions from strategic investors. The infusion of capital will facilitate the company’s commercial growth and ongoing product innovation as it seeks to modernize sales processes in an industry that has long lacked sophisticated technology solutions. Headquartered in Los Angeles, CommanderAI has developed a prospecting-first platform that identifies and prioritizes new business leads for waste haulers. The company has seen rapid uptake, onboarding dozens of new clients recently and generating over 30, 000 net new business leads that traditional manual prospecting would have missed. The platform tackles common challenges in the waste hauling sector, where many sales teams depend on spreadsheets, manual outreach, and limited market insight. Designed to streamline prospecting workflows, the platform connects waste haulers with relevant opportunities and assists in turning those into meetings, quotes, and contracts. This approach reduces the time spent searching for leads while boosting the success rate for route and contract growth. Investors highlighted CommanderAI’s early customer traction and immediate impact as pivotal reasons for their investment. They also emphasized the company’s strategy of blending deep industry expertise with practical AI applications to stimulate revenue growth in a large market traditionally slow to adopt new technologies. CommanderAI intends to deploy the funds to grow its sales, support, and engineering teams, while preparing to expand its platform into other traditional service industries facing similar sales and prospecting inefficiencies. The platform is currently available to waste haulers nationwide. KEY QUOTES “I spent five years in waste industry sales relying solely on spreadsheets and perseverance. I experienced the same challenges our customers face daily, which motivated me to create CommanderAI.

We are harnessing the combined power of AI and industry knowledge to disrupt a sector ripe for change. This funding round accelerates our mission to help haulers identify and engage the right customers in a simple, effective way. ” — David Berg, CEO, CommanderAI “Partnering with CommanderAI has transformed our sales process and significantly increased revenue. It’s a powerful platform that removes guesswork, proving technology is the new growth engine in our industry. ” — Gary Altunyan, Founder, Easy Waste Management “CommanderAI is delivering advanced AI solutions to the waste sector. By converting live local data into qualified leads, the team is enabling haulers to achieve revenue faster. Their ability to generate immediate customer success post-adoption validates their technology and market fit. This momentum, combined with a leadership team dedicated to a culture that is humble, hungry, and smart, made investing an easy choice. ” — Mark Phillips, Founder and Managing Partner, 11 Tribes Ventures “In an industry where technology adoption is usually slow, CommanderAI’s rapid and strong customer demand is exceptional. Unlike Salesforce or HubSpot, CommanderAI was purpose-built for the fragmented, hands-on nature of waste management. Their early success underscores the significant value that traditional industries often overlook. ”