Double, a flexible assistant service for executives and their teams, announced that it has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding.
The round was led by the Paris-based venture capital firm Daphni, while existing investors Index Ventures and FJ Labs and new investors Teamworthy, Eurazeo, Le Fonds, and Forefront also participated in the round. This round brings Double’s total funds raised to $15 million.
Double connects busy executives with experienced part-time assistants and delegation tools so they can save time and stay focused. The assistants are local, vetted, and highly skilled professionals who can help with email, scheduling meetings, managing contacts or more. The Double app makes it easy to delegate those tasks. The company has hundreds of customers, including the likes of Contentsquare, Aircall, Mural, Hungryroot, and Daring Foods, that rely on Double to manage everything from calendar management and inbox organisation to employee recruiting and event planning.
Double cofounder Alice Default said:
“Getting help with work shouldn’t feel like more work. AI doesn’t always get it right, but real humans equipped with effective, streamlined tools do. This round of funding will enable Double to expand our customer base and our product and we are honored to have these investors on board.”
Double was founded in 2018 by Default, a Forbes 30 under 30 recipient, and Christophe Lamperti. After six years of experience in the productivity space, the founders were determined to find better ways for people to work together by adding a human element to productivity tools. Since its founding, Double has grown revenue 4x in the last twelve months. The company plans to leverage the latest funding to focus on accelerating growth, innovating productivity automation, and scaling operations.
The funds of this round will be used to scale Double’s team and invest new resources to reach and attract customers. The company will make Double assistants even more productive by automating standard tasks and introducing knowledge sharing for complex tasks. Double also plans to grow operations to effectively support hundreds of “Doubles” with automated matching and high-touch training in the product.
