Devi Jha announced that Leafpress was joining forces with Johnson Controls, indicating the original Leafpress business was acquired or absorbed into Johnson Controls.
SourcePublic company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Leafpress was the original company name; the public brand at trycardinal.ai is now Cardinal. Public materials show a transition from AI utility/energy-data software for ESG and real-estate workflows to Cardinal, an AI platform for precision outbound sales and GTM automation for fast-growing teams.
Primary product
AI platform for precision outbound sales and GTM workflow automation
Founded
2023
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA, United States
Team size
1-10
Work style
Onsite
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
AI outbound sales automation
Offices
0 jobs at Leafpress
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Business model
Stage
pre-seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-Seed · Sep 2023
Latest amount
$500K
Sep 2023 · Y Combinator
Jun 2023 · Y Combinator
Investors
Founder-led, high-agency, fast-shipping, and unusually hands-on with customers; public copy emphasizes partnership, tight feedback loops, and doing the operational work alongside customers.
Work style
Onsite
Visa sponsorship
Limited
Compensation
Public job posts show base salaries from about $100K to $275K, with equity grants from 0.10% to 1.00%. At least one role explicitly offers visa sponsorship, while other roles require U.S. citizenship or existing work authorization.
Benefits
Pricing
Demo-led / custom quote; public docs also show a $0.03 per-page usage model for the API/docs.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Devi Jha announced that Leafpress was joining forces with Johnson Controls, indicating the original Leafpress business was acquired or absorbed into Johnson Controls.
SourceStartupHub.ai · Jun 2026
Discusses Cardinal's GTM automation product, founder background, YC network distribution, and competitive positioning.
Yeamt · May 2026
Profiles the founders' move from Leafpress to Cardinal, describing the outbound use case, YC customers, and San Francisco base.
Forbes · Jan 2024
Forbes profiled Leafpress as a company helping large real estate owners and tenants collect and report carbon emissions using AI.
TechCrunch · Sep 2023
TechCrunch highlighted Leafpress at YC Demo Day as a startup automating ESG data collection for commercial real estate buildings.
Y Combinator
Launch announcement describing Cardinal as an AI platform for precision outbound, built by Devi Jha and Jianna Liu for YC companies and GTM teams.