In this episode of SaaS Founder Stories, I sit down with Gaurav Bhattacharya, co-founder and CEO of Jeeva AI, to break down how his team went from layoffs to $5M ARR in under a year — powered almost entirely by AI.
After their first product failed to scale, Gaurav and his co-founder built an AI sales automation tool just to survive. That tool became Jeeva AI — now used by 300+ customers and scaling with no sales team, no paid ads, and a lean crew of 11.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
→ Jeeva pivoted into an AI outbound engine after its first product failed
→ They automate the entire sales funnel — prospecting, outreach, follow-ups
→ 99% of product code is AI-generated using Cursor, Copilot, and GPT
→ AI runs their design, development, marketing, and GTM
→ The result: $5M ARR with a team of 11 — scaling like 50
SOUND BITES
→ "We had to fire 75% of the team. Then we built a bot that saved the company."
→ "If you’re paying $50K for a website, and we’re using AI to do it for $500 — who wins?"
→ "The new GTM isn’t more reps. It’s more automation."
→ "Founders who use AI will replace the ones who don’t."
This episode is a roadmap for building lean, growing fast, and using AI as your unfair advantage. Subscribe to SaaS Founder Stories wherever you listen.
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