Quick Information
Name of Startup: Segna
Year Founded: 2023
Website: Segna.io
Type of company: b2b, sales, SaaS
HQ Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Startup Founders:
Will Haringa – Co-CEOAryan Lobie – Co-CEO
Startup one-liner:
ChatGPT-powered Chrome extension for instant, personalized LinkedIn messages
Problem the startup solves:
Personalized messages yield far greater conversion than templated messages, however, highly personalized messages take far longer to write and can be difficult or tedious.
Progress and Current Status:
Beta testers and paying customers
What is an Inspiring Story about the Startup?:
This started out as a tool to solve an internal need – improving the conversion rates of outbound messages without spending 10 minutes per message trying to personalize it.We found that the difference was so dramatic we decided to pivot to focus entirely on bringing this solution to market.
What is a Company the Startup Looks Up to, and Why?:
Stripe and Airbnb.In the case of Stripe, it’s hard not to envy their meteoric rise which was paired with true customer obsession.In the case of Airbnb, I admire the tenacity and vision of the founders resorting to selling cereal while never losing focus on the company’s overarching vision.
The Company in Four Years Will Be…
In four years, Segna will be a critical piece in every SDRs and AEs workflow.We will have moved beyond just generating messages for LinkedIn and Emails and onto handling customer inquiries, customer support, and success.Helping companies interact with their prospects and customers in a highly personalized way at scale.