# Samir Smajic

> Samir Smajic is the Malmö-based CEO and co-founder of GetAccept, a digital sales room company founded in 2015. A mechanical engineering graduate of Lund University and former Head of Product at Lime Technologies, he helped take GetAccept through Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 batch. His public work focuses on buyer engagement, sales-team development and practical AI adoption.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at GetAccept
- **Organizations:** GetAccept, Lime Technologies, Y Combinator
- **Education:** Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Co-founded GetAccept and remains its CEO., Helped take GetAccept through Y Combinator W16., GetAccept announced $30 million in cumulative financing in December 2020.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Began a CRM consulting career after university.
- **2012–2015** — Served as Head of Product at Lime Technologies, also known as Lundalogik.
- **2015** — Co-founded GetAccept with Mathias Thulin, Jonas Blanck and Carl Carell.
- **2016** — GetAccept participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 batch.
- **2019** — GetAccept raised a $7 million Series A led by DN Capital.
- **2020** — GetAccept announced a $20 million Series B led by Bessemer Venture Partners on December 8.
- **2025** — Published his approach to company-wide AI adoption and a goal to double ARR without increasing headcount.

## Achievements

- Co-founded GetAccept and remains its CEO.
- Helped take GetAccept through Y Combinator W16.
- GetAccept announced $30 million in cumulative financing in December 2020.
- GetAccept’s current author biography reports more than $17 million in annual recurring revenue and use in over 50 countries.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Recounted on LinkedIn the 100-beta-signup condition that prompted him to commit to GetAccept.
- **2026-07** — Discussed category competition and personally onboarding 20 account executives while evaluating AI features.
- **2025-10** — Announced GetAccept AI sales agents including meeting summaries and content creation in a personal LinkedIn post.
- **2025-06** — His AI leadership article, updated June 5, described quarterly team experiments and a goal to double ARR without increasing headcount.

## Links

- Website: https://www.getaccept.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samirsmajic/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/samir_smajic

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Last updated: 2026-10-26