# Daniel Saks

> Daniel Saks is the co-founder and CEO of Landbase, a San Francisco agentic-AI company building GTM-1 Omni, an action model purpose-built to automate B2B go-to-market work. He previously co-founded and co-led AppDirect, the subscription-commerce platform that became a unicorn. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and McGill graduate, Saks traces his obsession with helping small businesses survive to his family's century-old furniture store in Niagara Falls, which closed during the Great Recession.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Landbase
- **Organizations:** Landbase, AppDirect, Decoding Digital Podcast, McGill University Principal's International Advisory Board
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree, McGill University
- **Known for:** Co-founded AppDirect and grew it to unicorn status, Co-founded Landbase and built GTM-1 Omni, billed as the first AI action model for go-to-market, Named to Forbes 30 Under 30

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Co-founded AppDirect with Nicolas Desmarais, later serving as Co-CEO
- **2015-2023** — Scaled AppDirect into a unicorn subscription-commerce platform
- **2024** — Co-founded Landbase with Emily Zhang; company emerged from stealth on Sept 11, 2024 with $12.5M seed
- **2024-10** — Landbase announced GTM-1 Omni action models for go-to-market automation
- **2025-06** — Landbase raised $30M Series A led by Sound Ventures and Picus Capital, total funding $42.5M

## Achievements

- Co-founded AppDirect and grew it to unicorn status
- Co-founded Landbase and built GTM-1 Omni, billed as the first AI action model for go-to-market
- Named to Forbes 30 Under 30
- Recognized by Goldman Sachs as one of its most exceptional entrepreneurs
- Raised $42.5M total for Landbase across seed and Series A
- Grew Landbase from 10 to over 100 paying customers in roughly six months
- Sits on McGill University's Principal's International Advisory Board

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Landbase raised a $30M Series A led by Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures and Picus Capital, bringing total funding to $42.5M.
- **2024-10** — Landbase announced GTM-1 Omni action models for go-to-market automation.

## Links

- Website: https://www.danielsaks.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielsaks
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/danielsaks

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Last updated: 2026-06-13