Dust

Just over a year after Dust was born, we’re excited to announce: - our series A round led by Sequoia Capital. - a new generation of multi-tool assistants for all users. - passing the $1M ARR mark with over 5k active subscribers to Dust. We’ll accelerate investment to get work to work better, abiding by our “𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲-𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀-𝗮𝗹𝗹” vision. We believe in highly focused assistants that tackle specialized tasks and in the value of a unified platform to manage adoption, costs, and security. ✍️ Blog → https://lnkd.in/eNqzdHmQ 📰 More from: Techcrunch - https://lnkd.in/eRpgerPs Les Echos - https://lnkd.in/eNY7EkdU Bloomberg - https://lnkd.in/eHrczRRw As announced to users already, we’ve worked hard to make Dust assistants smarter. They can now handle complex workflows, thinking in multiple steps and using various tools to answer queries. ✍️ Blog → https://lnkd.in/e4bNM3z9 We’re proud to be partnering with some of the fastest-moving teams in the world, and excited to accelerate. PS — we’re hiring! Explore our careers page and reach out if you think you’re a fit for any of our open positions! https://lnkd.in/erc6_wsG

✨ WIRED just named Dust one of Paris' hottest startups in 2024! We're thrilled to be part of Europe's thriving AI ecosystem, pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI assistants. As we continue to grow, we're looking for passionate individuals to join our team. Check out our open positions in the comments.

Join us for a Finance + AI Hackathon in San Francisco on November 1st, hosted by Ribbit Capital, OpenAI, Solana Foundation, Crossmint, Bridge, Anon, and Dust ✨ Our exceptional guest speakers include: • Vlad Tenev, Co-founder & CEO of Robinhood • Anatoly Yakovenko, Co-founder of Solana Labs Connect with top teams from AI and fintech to innovate at the intersection of artificial intelligence and finance.  🗓 Register now: https://lnkd.in/enuRMRG4

⏳ Last chance, Dust Builders! Only a few days left to secure your spot for our webinar on Dust Integrations Our solutions engineer, Alban Dumouilla, will cover: Overview of available integrations: Slack Workflows, Google Sheets, Zapier/Make, Zendesk, and more Live demonstrations of assistants using integrations Practical applications for sales, support, and data teams 🗓️ Friday, October 18th ⏰ 10 AM CET  🎟️ Limited seats available, register now Don't let this opportunity slip away. Register now: https://lnkd.in/eA4Hn_sG

From 0 to 100%: Alan's HR Team Achieved Full AI Adoption with Dust 🚀 Lucas Picot, People Analyst at Alan, shares his approach using Dust: • Identified late AI adopters and provided tailored, work-relevant examples • Launched a weekly AI newsletter to educate and inspire • Developed specialized assistants for team leads, employee reviews, and feedback The results:  ✅ 100% of the HR team now uses AI daily ✅ 30% less time spent on repetitive queries Lucas's advice: "𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬. 𝘗𝘶𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵." Curious how Dust can transform your team's workflow? Read the full story 👉https://bit.ly/3YjpmgI

🎉 Dust Builders, join our dedicated session on Integrations Learn how Dust integrations can enhance your workflows by connecting with tools you use daily. Our webinar will demonstrate practical applications that expand Dust's capabilities within your existing processes. Our solutions engineer, Alban Dumouilla, will cover: - Overview of available integrations: Slack Workflows, Google Sheets, Zapier/Make, Zendesk, and more - Live demonstrations of assistants using integrations - Practical applications for sales, support, and data teams 🗓️ Friday, October 18th ⏰ 10 AM CET  🎟️ Limited seats available, register now

"𝘞𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵'𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵.”⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Our cofounder, Stanislas Polu, recently shared Dust's journey on the Open Source Startup Podcast. Here are key insights from the conversation:⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 𝟏. 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬: We've found that multiple, specialized assistants perform better than a single, general-purpose one. This approach improves quality and eases adoption across teams.⁣⁣ 𝟐. 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦: We aim to be the central platform where companies build and integrate AI assistants with their existing tools.⁣⁣ 𝟑. 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐯𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: While companies often face similar use cases, we believe their practical implementation varies widely. Our core features allow teams to tailor AI assistants to their specific workflows and tools, creating effective solutions rather than one-size-fits-all tools that fall short.⁣⁣ 𝟒. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲-𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Our success has been driven by high penetration within organizations, often reaching 70% of employees using Dust weekly. Our challenge is to quickly demonstrate value to new organizations.⁣⁣ 𝟓. 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐲: We continuously work to make our product powerful for advanced users while keeping it accessible to non-technical team members. ⁣⁣ 𝟔. 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧-𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲: Our open-source approach builds trust with users and motivates us to maintain high development standards.⁣⁣ 𝟕. 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: We're exploring ways to enhance accuracy and reduce AI errors, focusing on augmenting human work rather than replacing it.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We're excited to continue pushing the boundaries of AI to scale companies’ operations. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 🎧 Listen to the full podcast here https://lnkd.in/gVNVs2ed

We're thrilled to announce exciting updates that enhance Dust's functionality and expand its integration capabilities. Here's what's new: 1️⃣ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁: Directly accesses our documentation for precise answers and features over 30 new tutorials. 2️⃣ 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁: Searches specific data sources upon request, improving targeted support. 3️⃣ 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Select and delete multiple conversations to streamline your discussions. 🔗 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Incorporate Dust into your Make workflows for seamless automation.   𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗼𝗻: 🔒 𝗩𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀: Secure storage spaces for sensitive data, accessible only by authorized users. ❄️ 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Execute SQL queries and enhance analytics with our Data Visualization tool. 💬 𝗭𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Access Dust's capabilities directly from Zendesk tickets, with a script to import ticket history. 💻 𝗗𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Brings Dust's context directly to your browser page.Check out the full details on our blog: https://lnkd.in/ebfDtJXu

We're thrilled to announce exciting updates that enhance Dust's functionality and expand its integration capabilities. Here's what's new: 1️⃣ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁: Directly accesses our documentation for precise answers and features over 30 new tutorials. 2️⃣ 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁: Searches specific data sources upon request, improving targeted support. 3️⃣ 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Select and delete multiple conversations to streamline your discussions. 🔗 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Incorporate Dust into your Make workflows for seamless automation.   𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗼𝗻: 🔒 𝗩𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀: Secure storage spaces for sensitive data, accessible only by authorized users. ❄️ 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Execute SQL queries and enhance analytics with our Data Visualization tool. 💬 𝗭𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Access Dust's capabilities directly from Zendesk tickets, with a script to import ticket history. 💻 𝗗𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Brings Dust's context directly to your browser page.Check out the full details on our blog: https://lnkd.in/ebfDtJXu

Qonto and Dust: Elevating Financial Management with AI "𝑊𝑒 𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐷𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝐴𝐼 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 50,000 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟, 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑥, 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒-𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠." Qonto, Europe's leading business finance solution for SMEs and freelancers, has partnered with Dust to deploy specialized AI assistants across its operations. , Serving over 500,000 businesses across four key markets, Qonto simplifies day-to-day banking for SMEs and freelancers. The company's 1,600 employees work tirelessly to provide innovative products, responsive support, and transparent pricing. Aymeric Augustin, Qonto's CTO, shares his vision: "𝐴𝑡 𝑄𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑖𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒 𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑒 𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑛 𝐴𝐼-𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡." By leveraging Dust's platform, Qonto has developed 50 specialized AI assistants used daily by over 1,000 employees. Two standout examples: 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶: Streamlines compliance and risk assessment, analyzing complex industry codes and screening for prohibited activities. 𝗧𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶: Enhances content localization across Qonto's markets, reducing time spent on these tasks by up to 70%. This partnership demonstrates how AI can be effectively deployed to improve operational efficiency and customer experience in the fintech industry. As Qonto continues to push boundaries, it remains committed to its core mission: simplifying finance management for businesses. ✍️ read our story https://lnkd.in/dk5-Jp67