Pianpian Xu Guthrie, Founder & CEO, Amotions AI | She Pitches, She Wins | TiEcon 2025

At TiEcon 2025’s “She Pitches, She Wins” stage, Pianpian Xu Guthrie delivered an emotionally engaging and insight-rich pitch about her startup, Amotions AI. She began by sharing the personal inspiration behind the idea—her own struggle, early in her career as a product manager, to connect with colleagues and managers. She imagined an AI assistant that could guide her, in real time, on how to interact better with people around her. Today, that vision has become reality.

Real-Time Support for Sales Teams

Pianpian introduced Amotions AI as a real-time emotional intelligence AI sales teammate. The AI joins sales calls, detects customer emotions, and gives live suggestions to salespeople on how to connect better, ask more relevant questions, and understand customer needs more deeply. It also helps prepare before meetings with role-playing and guidance, making sales teams more confident and efficient.

Salespeople often face challenges that go beyond product knowledge—they struggle with building real human connections. These emotional gaps cost companies millions in missed conversions, longer sales cycles, and poor ramp-up times. Amotions AI is designed to solve precisely that problem by actively supporting reps during live interactions—not just afterward through analytics.

Strong Early Traction and a Big Vision

Amotions AI is already piloting with Mitsui, a global enterprise, and recently grew by 150% in just one month, with 6,000 users now leveraging its real-time support. Unlike tools that offer post-call analysis, Amotions AI gives feedback live during conversations—something users have found truly transformative.

Pianpian also highlighted the massive opportunity in the $50 billion sales-tech market. Even a modest adoption rate could generate significant revenue. She ended her pitch by emphasizing their need for funding—to expand their real-time AI beyond sales into customer success and eventually, the entire customer journey.

The pitch resonated deeply, not just because of the product’s potential, but because it was rooted in a relatable personal experience. Pianpian’s vision of empowering professionals with emotional intelligence—baked into every conversation—left a lasting impression.

Watch the full pitch now on YouTube – see how emotion-aware AI is reshaping the future of sales.