# Christopher O'Donnell

> Christopher O'Donnell is the co-founder and CEO of Day.ai, an AI-native CRM that captures customer relationship context automatically so people stop doing manual data entry. He spent roughly a decade as Chief Product Officer at HubSpot, where he led the 'startup within a startup' that turned a marketing tool into a CRM capable of challenging Salesforce. He founded Day.ai in April 2023 with longtime HubSpot colleague Michael Pici, and the company raised a $20M Series A led by Sequoia. Off the clock, O'Donnell is a guitarist, singer and songwriter who fronts the Boston rock band The Providers.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Day.ai
- **Organizations:** Day.ai, HubSpot, Thrive Global, The Providers
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree, Computers & Music, Brown University
- **Known for:** Led product at HubSpot for roughly a decade as Chief Product Officer., Built HubSpot's CRM from zero to approximately $40M in revenue as a 'startup within a startup.', Co-founded Day.ai and raised $24M total, including a $20M Series A led by Sequoia.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Graduates from Brown University with a cross-disciplinary degree in Computers & Music.
- **2011** — Joins HubSpot through an acquisition.
- **2010s** — Rises to Chief Product Officer at HubSpot, leading product for roughly a decade.
- **2010s** — Leads the 'startup within a startup' that builds HubSpot's CRM from zero to roughly $40M in revenue, challenging Salesforce.
- **2021** — Appointed Chief Product Officer at Thrive Global following its $80M Series C.
- **2023** — Co-founds Day.ai in April with fellow HubSpot veteran Michael Pici; raises a $4M seed round led by Sequoia.
- **2024** — Calls Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet 'magic' - a breakthrough that reshapes Day.ai's product.
- **2026** — Day.ai raises a $20M Series A led by Sequoia, with Greenoaks, Conviction, Sound Ventures and Permanent Capital participating.

## Achievements

- Led product at HubSpot for roughly a decade as Chief Product Officer.
- Built HubSpot's CRM from zero to approximately $40M in revenue as a 'startup within a startup.'
- Co-founded Day.ai and raised $24M total, including a $20M Series A led by Sequoia.
- Positioned Day.ai as 'the Cursor for CRM' - an AI-native rethink of customer relationship management.
- Fronts The Providers, a Boston rock band whose videos have drawn around 10 million YouTube views.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Day.ai raised a $20M Series A led by Sequoia, bringing total funding to roughly $24M, to build 'the Cursor for CRM.'

## Links

- Website: https://day.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/markitecht
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/markitecht
- GitHub: https://github.com/markitecht

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Last updated: 2026-06-14