# Amanda Kahlow

> Amanda Kahlow is the founder and Human CEO of 1mind and the founder and former CEO of 6sense. After building a 16-year enterprise analytics consultancy, she turned its predictive work into 6sense, stepped aside as that company entered its next stage, and returned in late 2023 to build AI sales agents that can answer buyers, demonstrate products, and support live calls. Her through-line is the buyer journey: 6sense was designed to identify intent; 1mind is designed to act on it.

- **Role:** Human CEO & Founder at 1mind
- **Organizations:** 1mind, 6sense, CI Insights, Giga Information Group / Forrester Research, Maha Global, Girl Rising
- **Education:** University of Colorado Boulder
- **Known for:** Founded CI Insights and ran the enterprise analytics services company for 16 years., Co-founded 6sense and led its early development from predictive analytics work into a venture-backed B2B software company., Stepped aside from the 6sense CEO role when she believed a leadership transition would help the company secure its next phase of growth.

## Career timeline

- **1999-2000** — Worked as a consultant at Giga Information Group, which was later acquired by Forrester Research.
- **2000s-2010s** — Founded and led CI Insights for 16 years, building an enterprise analytics services business that worked with companies including Cisco and Intel.
- **2013** — Co-founded 6sense after turning predictive buyer-intent work from the services business into software.
- **2018** — Stepped down as 6sense CEO and served as founder, executive chair and chief strategy officer.
- **2020** — Left 6sense during its transition to a new stage of leadership and financing.
- **2020-2023** — Served on the board of Maha Global and spent time away from operating a startup.
- **2023-2024** — Started 1mind in late 2023, with operations kicking off in early 2024.
- **2025** — Publicly launched 1mind with $40 million in total funding, including a $30 million Series A led by Battery Ventures.
- **2026** — Expanded 1mind with Ride-Along, an AI participant designed to join live sales calls as a sales engineer.

## Achievements

- Founded CI Insights and ran the enterprise analytics services company for 16 years.
- Co-founded 6sense and led its early development from predictive analytics work into a venture-backed B2B software company.
- Stepped aside from the 6sense CEO role when she believed a leadership transition would help the company secure its next phase of growth.
- Founded 1mind and raised $40 million in disclosed funding by November 2025, including a $30 million Series A led by Battery Ventures.
- Built 1mind into a product used by more than 70 companies by May 2026, according to the company.
- Spoke at Dreamforce in 2016 about building a company as a platform for change and participated in the Pledge 1% movement.
- Served as an advisor to Girl Rising, supporting its work around girls' education.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — 1mind previewed research arguing that B2B buyers are more direct with AI than with human sellers and that qualified conversations are a better revenue signal than meetings booked.
- **2026-05** — 1mind launched Ride-Along, an AI sales-engineer participant for Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet, and said more than 70 companies were using its products.
- **2026-04** — Kahlow appeared on The Product Market Fit Show to discuss 6sense, enterprise-first product development, 1mind's financing, and the use of an AI clone in the fundraising process.
- **2026-03** — Clari + Salesloft named 1mind its exclusive AI successor to Drift in a strategic partnership.
- **2026-01** — A Forbes profile examined Kahlow's early career, her relationship with Primary Ventures partner Cassie Young, and 1mind's product thesis.
- **2025-11** — 1mind publicly launched with $40 million in total funding, including a $30 million Series A led by Battery Ventures.

## Links

- Website: https://1mind.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandakahlow
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/1mind
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/1mind

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Last updated: 2026-08-17