When Account Executives use Kai, they produce 2x the sales activity, create 17% more opportunities, generate 26% more revenue opportunities, and close 39% more deals when compared to the same sellers in weeks they don't use it.

Sharadh KrishnamurthyEngineering manager, Agent Foundation team · Leader, Stripe

Post: Stripe developer blog, Stripe developer blog, July 30, 2026.

  • 2x output change, account executives' weeks using Kai vs the same sellers' weeks without it, as of 2026-07
  • 17% output change, account executives' weeks using Kai vs the same sellers' weeks without it, as of 2026-07
  • 26% output change, account executives' weeks using Kai vs the same sellers' weeks without it, as of 2026-07
  • 39% output change, account executives' weeks using Kai vs the same sellers' weeks without it, as of 2026-07

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Sharadh Krishnamurthy, Engineering manager, Agent Foundation team. Manages the team that builds the agent platform the post reports on; an employee describing the employer's own tool.

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