Cien In The News: Cien.ai Co-Founder named 2025 Top AI Innovator by D CEO
Cien Co-Founder named 2025 Top AI Innovator by D CEO Magazine.
Cien.ai is proud to celebrate Margot Carter, our Co-Founder and a true force in modern business leadership.
Margot represents the rare combination of builder, operator, and visionary. For more than two decades, she has scaled companies, raised capital, taken two businesses public in Dallas, and led complex mergers and acquisitions across global markets. She’s advised CEOs, navigated volatile cycles, and brought the kind of execution discipline only earned through hundreds of transactions and years in the boardroom.
Nine years ago, Margot co-founded Cien.ai alongside Rob Kall and Ben Strum. Today, our AI-powered GTM analytics platform helps organizations unlock measurable revenue growth by transforming CRM data into decision-ready intelligence. Under her guidance, Cien.ai has helped global consulting firms, private equity leaders, and B2B enterprises uncover more than $2B in revenue opportunities.
Beyond Cien.ai, Margot serves as President of Living Mountain Capital, investing in and advising growth-stage technology companies. She currently sits on three public company boards and was recently recognized as a 2025 Top AI Innovator by D CEO Magazine.

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