AI SDR Category Explosion: 11x at $25M ARR (+150% in 3 Months), Landbase Raises $30M Series A, Artisan Ava Automates 80% of BDR Work

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The AI SDR category has achieved escape velocity: 11x (Alice + Mike AI agents) is at $25M ARR with 150% growth in three months and $50M total raised (a16z-led Series B); Landbase raised a $30M Series A (Sound Ventures, 8VC) for its GTM-1 Omni agentic model claiming 7x conversion improvement; Artisan's Ava autonomously handles 80% of BDR workflow. All three target the same Apollo/ZoomInfo/Outreach stack with end-to-end agentic execution — research, enrichment, outreach, qualification — replacing point-solution stacks. Human SDRs are shifting to oversight and closing roles.