Promoted.ai (YC W21) — Dramatically better search and ads for marketplaces
Promoted.ai unifies search, native ads, and feed ranking for online marketplaces and scaled e-commerce apps to dramatically improve relevance (and revenue) using AI. We are a team of ex-Google, Meta, and Pinterest ads engineers.
Promoted.ai is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2021 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Dramatically better search and ads for marketplaces. The founder listed is Dan Hill (Founder/CTO) (Y Combinator directory entry, January 22, 2021).
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Promoted.ai unifies search, native ads, and feed ranking for online marketplaces and scaled e-commerce apps to dramatically improve relevance (and revenue) using AI. We are a team of ex-Google, Meta, and Pinterest ads engineers. Our customers are publicly traded and late-stage marketplace companies like Eventbrite, Upwork, and Outschool. Our mission is to connect every buyer and seller.
Dan Hill
Founder/CTO
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