Day AI Raises $20M Series A (Sequoia) for Autonomous CRMx — Monaco Raises $35M Combining AI-Native CRM with ZoomInfo-Style Prospecting DB

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Day AI closed a $20M Series A led by Sequoia and launched its autonomous CRMx platform in general availability. Monaco raised $35M total ($10M seed + $25M Series A) targeting seed/Series A startups with an AI-native CRM bundled with a proprietary prospecting database. These launches join Lightfield (Tome founders), Sam Blond's AI sales startup, and Salesforce Agentforce — five distinct funded challengers and a major incumbent all attacking CRM simultaneously in a 6-week window.