Artisan (Ava) news
5 items compiled from vendor announcements and independent coverage · back to Artisan (Ava) →
- Artisan and 'This is fine' creator KC Green settle meme dispute, pull the ads ↗
Artisan removed the subway ads referencing Green's comic in New York and San Francisco; Green deleted his critical social post in return.
·#press ·via TechCrunch
- 'This is fine' meme creator KC Green accuses Artisan of stealing his art for subway ads ↗
Green said Artisan used an altered version of his comic reading 'My pipeline is on fire' in unauthorized transit ads without permission.
·#press ·via TechCrunch
- Artisan's CEO walks back 'Stop Hiring Humans,' says the real problem was bad hiring ↗
Jaspar Carmichael-Jack told TechCrunch the company hired roughly 100 people to get to its current 40, reframing the slogan around automating cold-outbound busywork.
·#press ·via TechCrunch
- LinkedIn quietly bans Artisan's company page and staff profiles ↗
LinkedIn cited Artisan's use of the LinkedIn name and third-party brokers scraping LinkedIn data; the ban went viral in January 2026 before being resolved two weeks later.
·#incident ·via TechCrunch
- Artisan raises a $25M Series A, leaning into its 'Stop Hiring Humans' notoriety ↗
Glade Brook Capital led the round with HubSpot Ventures, Y Combinator and others participating; Artisan reported ~$5M ARR and 250 customers at the time.
·#funding ·via TechCrunch