USA, San Francisco-based AI startup, Artisan AI, has raised $2.3 million in pre-seed funding from participants including Y Combinator, Bayhouse Capital, and Oliver Jung. Founded in 2023 by Jaspar Carmichael-Jack and Dr. Rupert Dodkins, Artisan AI is developing human-like digital workers called Artisans to automate end-to-end job workflows. The funding will be used to build the team, with a focus on engineering and product development. Artisan AI plans to release its first Artisan, Ava, a sales representative, on December 4th, with further plans to launch five more Artisans in the coming year, aiming to expand their team to 30 people within the next 6 months.