Chris Donnelly

Excited to announce that Searchable has raised $4 million in pre-seed funding at a $40 million valuation! 👇 For an idea I had only 4 months ago. We launched 12 days ago. Fundamentally, AI is changing marketing faster than Google did. Now, if you’re not indexing within AI search engines, you are going to lose out. There are 700 million monthly users on ChatGPT. 450 million on Google Gemini. 30 million for Perplexity and Claude. This is a real consumer behavioural shift, and we’re right at the beginning of it. Even if you think Google are going to win, the interface will be different forever. I truly believe what we’re building is the best tool on the market. With the best team behind it to grow it into what I think could be a billion-dollar business. I met my Co-Founders Sam Hogan and Arya Nagabhyru merely a few months ago. They were both deep AI engineers building in the AI agent space at YC companies. We jammed on the idea non stop and eventually landed on a massively improved version of what I had brought to them. Since then, I’ve moved them to our London office, hired some more incredible talent, and hit some insane revenue figures already. This is predicted to become a multi-billion-dollar market by 2030. The opportunity is massive. In 2012, £10 in Facebook spend could return hundreds because no one else was doing it. That same window exists now, for brands that learn to be visible to AI. I’ve never worked with more talented people (we’re also hiring, check out our website for details

We built Searchable to optimise for both, without adding more to your plate. If you want your content updated for SEO and AEO automatically... Start your 14-day free trial: searchable.com

They require different strategies. But there are some places where they overlap: → Both need high-quality, authoritative content → Both require clear topic expertise → Both benefit from regular content updates → Both need mobile optimisation → Both value user-focused content That overlap is where teams go wrong.

Most brands treat SEO and AEO as the same thing. That's why they're failing at both... Here's how they actually differ, and where they overlap: Check out the sheet below for the full breakdown 👇

This is the most scalable, cost-efficient growth engine out there. But it's not a magic wand. If AI can't find you at the awareness stage, the rest of the funnel never activates. That's why we built Searchable. It analyses where you appear in AI search and traditional search, then optimises your content for both. This funnel only works if potential customers can find you. Searchable makes sure they can... without adding more to your plate. Learn more and get started with a 14-day free trial: searchable.com

This funnel powers multimillion-dollar businesses. And now it's yours, for free: This funnel powers fast-growing 7 and 8-figure businesses. But you need all 5 stages to activate it… 1️⃣ Awareness: Get discovered by people and AI 2️⃣ Consideration: Educate and nurture that audience 3️⃣ Intent: Capture high-intent signals 4️⃣ Conversion: Turn intent into revenue 5️⃣ Loyalty: Compound trust and growth Check out the sheet for a full breakdown 👇

It's not just analytics for search teams. We provide the opportunities, actions, and agentic workflows that drive you towards your goals. We show you what's broken, why it matters, and execute the fixes autonomously. Our formula is analytics + action + automation all in one platform. It’s the reason businesses are switching from legacy SEO platforms to Searchable. Yes, they’re still tracking rankings in Google and Bing. But they’re also the top citations in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. I couldn't be prouder of what we've built here. If you're a business taking AI search seriously, book a demo here: bit.ly/TrySearchable

We hit $1 million in turnover in 60 days... With 500+ paying customers, 300+ demos completed, And raised $4m at a $40 million valuation. I don't mean to be boastful. But I am in awe of what this team has accomplished. With just 10 people, we've created something that's changing the face of SEO. And that's not just self-congratulating nonsense. Top founders are quickly catching on to the fact that they need to adapt. And Searchable provides a real solution to that urgent problem.

If you still think SEO isn't changing: AI search traffic increased 527% year-over-year. And Searchable is the leading tool for navigating that shift. This is not a “trend” that businesses can afford to ignore. Let me illustrate it further:

I don’t think you need all of these today, but they will seriously compound over the next decade. Start 2026 by nailing the ones that will actually move your business forward.

10. LLM management Control cost and performance, or you lose track of ROI fast. What It Is: Controlling cost, accuracy, and performance across the Al you use. When To Use It: Once Al becomes core to your operations and you need visibility on ROl. Tools: Arize AI, TruLens, Helicone, Weights & biases.

This time last year, I thought I was good at AI. Then I started building a new company, and it completely reset my perspective. In 2026, AI won’t replace you. But someone who understands this stack might. I've pulled together a list of what I think are the 10 most important AI skills you need to learn...