Monaco Launches from Stealth with $35M — Former Founders Fund VC Builds Human-AI Hybrid Sales CRM

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Sam Blond (ex-Founders Fund VC) and brother Brian launched Monaco with $10M seed + $25M Series A, both led by Founders Fund. Monaco pairs experienced human salespeople alongside AI agents and targets seed/Series A startups with AI-native CRM and prospect database. The flat-fee pricing model (discounted during beta) is a deliberate counter to Salesforce's AWU consumption pricing — betting that early-stage companies want predictable costs, not metered agent usage.