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Avarra raises $17 million for AI avatar sales coaching

Avarra announced a $17 million Series A led by Duration Ventures, with Zoom among the investors. Its avatars support sales training and live deal questions. Revenue growth and customer performance figures in the company release are vendor claims, and the announcement discloses no valuation.

Primary source · Avarra · October 6, 2026

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