Austin Hughes and Connor Heggie began building Unify in January 2023, according to Emergence Capital's later account of its relationship with the company. Emergence describes Hughes as a former investor-turned-operator who partnered with Heggie as CTO and co-founder to launch the company.
Deepening our Partnership with Unify VerifiedUnify announced a $6.6 million seed round led by the OpenAI Startup Fund, Thrive Capital, and Emergence Capital. The company said the financing would support its warm outbound platform.
Unify Raises $6.6M from OpenAI, Thrive, and Emergence to Power Warm Outbound VerifiedEmergence Capital published a note on its partnership with Unify, identifying Austin Hughes as co-founder and CEO and Connor Heggie as CTO and co-founder. The piece indicates Emergence was backing the company as it developed its GTM platform.
Deepening our Partnership with Unify Verified$52M+ disclosed total after $40M Series B in Jul 2025.
VerifiedUnify announced a $40 million Series B led by Battery Ventures, with participation from OpenAI Startup Fund, Thrive Capital, Emergence Capital, and others. Company materials described the round as a major step in scaling its AI go-to-market platform.
Unify Raises $40M Series B to Transform Growth into a Science Verified