Ben Brigham
About Ben Brigham
Ben Brigham founded AutoFerret.com in 2007. It launched AVA, an AI sales assistant that held two-way email conversations with prospects and passed hot leads to salespeople. AVA was released in 2009. AutoFerret raised a Series A in 2013. That technology is now a core product of Conversica.
He spent 2015 in retirement, then started Intelligens in 2016 to offer conversational AI for marketing, sales and finance teams in Latin America. Conversica acquired Intelligens in 2017, and he became General Manager of Conversica Latin America. In 2018 Dealer Marketing Magazine named him the "Father of Artificial Intelligence in Automotive Retail". He holds one granted patent and has filed several more.
His Crunchbase profile lists him as Founder and Board Member at Conversica and Board Advisor at JAYA Company. Another profile lists him as a co-founder of Automotive Neural Networks, which applies large language models and generative AI to dealership performance and communications. The company site cai3p0.com lists him as Founder and CEO. He also lectured at the University of Washington Information School from 2003 to 2007, according to a contact-data profile.
Crunchbase records one personal investment, one portfolio company and no lead investments. Tracxn dates that investment to December 14, 2016, in Conversica's Series B. Both sources describe him as an individual investor. No other angel deals, fund, syndicate or check size are public. He has framed his own role as an operator, and his bio says he is available to speak at events and serve on leadership boards.
His only recorded investment is in Conversica, a conversational AI company that he founded and whose product grew out of AVA. Beyond that, his public AI activity is as a builder and board member. That includes Automotive Neural Networks and his advisory role at JAYA Company.
There is no public investment thesis, stage preference or check size. Tracxn tags his one investment as Enterprise Applications and High Tech, in the United States. That is a single data point and should not be read as a stated focus. His own bio offers help in understanding how AI can affect an industry, and his experience is in B2B conversational AI for sales, marketing and customer engagement, especially automotive retail.
- Conversica: conversational AI for lead engagement in sales and marketing. He founded it, and he is recorded as an investor in its December 2016 Series B.
Investing activity
Ben Brigham has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company, and has seen 1 exit and founded 1 company.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Ben Brigham
Does Ben Brigham invest in AI startups as an angel?
Crunchbase records one personal investment, in Conversica's 2016 Series B. That is the only public angel deal found, so he does not appear to be an active, publicly visible angel.
What does Ben Brigham look for in startups?
He has not published an investment thesis. His background is in conversational AI for sales and customer engagement, so founders in that area share the most context with him.
What is Ben Brigham's check size?
No check size is public.
What companies has Ben Brigham founded?
He founded AutoFerret.com in 2007 and Intelligens in 2016. Conversica acquired Intelligens in 2017. He is also listed as a co-founder of Automotive Neural Networks.
Where is Ben Brigham based?
Crunchbase lists him in Bellingham, Washington, United States.
Can founders ask Ben Brigham for advice instead of funding?
His bio says he is available to speak at events and serve on leadership boards. It also invites people to connect to learn how AI can affect an industry.
Is Ben Brigham an angel investor?
Yes. Ben Brigham invests personally as an angel and is Founder, Board Member at Conversica. Crunchbase counts 1 investment and 1 exit.
How can founders reach Ben Brigham?
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