MAI
Backed byArbor VenturesAbout MAI
MAI was founded by technologists and operators with deep experience building ad platforms and e-commerce engines, and its mission is to pioneer autonomous growth agents that bring advanced data science and machine learning to every business to simplify marketing complexity, uncover actionable insights, and autonomously drive measurable results for D2C brands and apps. The company describes itself as a rapidly growing network of D2C brands and apps that rely on its intelligent agents to drive growth, with a massive $1 trillion market in performance marketing. MAI is backed by Tier-1 venture capital firms and recently announced a $25M seed round led by Kleiner Perkins. SMB customers are reporting results, including a 40% lift, and the firm notes a growing client waitlist. The CEO and founder is a former VPE at Instacart.
Founders & Leadership
Location
About the Team
Team Distribution
- Engineering60%
- Leadership20%
- Sales & Business Development20%
Where the Team Studied
- 1.Tsinghua University
- 2.University of California, Irvine
- 3.Columbia University
- 4.Carnegie Mellon University
- 5.Duke University
Team Worked At
- Instacart
- Stripe
- Shopify
Team Composition
19 people- Engineering2 senior10
- Business Development1
- Entrepreneurship1 senior1
- Leadership1 senior1
- Marketing1
- Operations1
- Product Management1 senior1
- Sales1
Culture & values
They emphasize having a lot of fun at work.
They work around the clock to help reach full growth potential, indicating a fast-paced, demanding environment.
Funding History
$5M
raised
Mai, an automated video fashion shopping solution, raised $5M Series A+ led by Arbor Ventures; Partech Ventures, Tekton Ventures, Voyager Capital and Bascom Ventures participated.
Life at MAI
Frequently asked questions
Companies similar to MAI
Ambi is building the interface for the AI era - software and hardware that move at the speed of thought. We're creating a living memory system that turns conversations, meetings, and daily signals into one connected knowledge base, across phone, watch, and desktop. Backed and early-stage, headquartered in San Francisco with hybrid flexibility - this is a ground-floor seat on category-defining hardware.
Cosmon shapes the future of computer-aided engineering by building AI that thinks like an engineer. It offers a rare opportunity to join early and make a foundational impact at a company reimagining CAE for the AI era. The company is based in Palo Alto, California, with an address at 531 Howard Street, G/F, San Francisco, CA.
GenPeach AI builds next-generation multimodal foundation models for hyper-realistic humans in image and video, and creates human-centered AI experiences for creative professionals. They train and deploy their own models and ship them into real products. The company describes itself as a lean, deeply technical vertical AI research lab with a small, high-caliber team that includes ex-Meta and ex-operators, and is advised by Directors from Google DeepMind while backed by AI-focused funds and angels from OpenAI, Meta AI, Microsoft AI, Project Prometheus, and Fal. They position themselves as backed by senior execs from DeepMind, Ineffable Intelligence, OpenAI, and Tier 1 VCs, with a $100M exit noted among their network. They are currently in stealth, with more information to be shared on the first call.



