Spencer Bardsley

It's not everyday that you get to announce a 'swing-for-the-fences' opportunity that has the potential to impact billions of conversations and connections. Or to execute on it with a killer team. Today, I get to do both. @adzen_ai

@adzen_ai Let's do this!

AdZen Secures Funding to Revolutionize Advertising in Conversational AI We’re excited to announce that we have closed our Seed Funding round, backing our mission to reinvent how advertising works in conversational AI and publishers as well. As LLMs become one of the most important discovery and decision-making surfaces on the internet, the industry faces a fundamental problem: How do AI platforms monetize without breaking trust, degrading user experience, or compromising privacy? At AdZen, we believe advertising must evolve with the medium. We’ve built a content-first, privacy-friendly advertising platform designed specifically for conversations; not banners, not interruptions, but relevant brand engagement that fits naturally inside AI and web experiences. “As people are increasingly turning to LLMs for answers, AI companies need a way to monetize those interactions. Meanwhile, brands need a way to find their customers. We are thrilled to be supported by this badass group of investors who share our vision of restoring balance to the digital ecosystem,” from our CEO and Co-Founder Spencer Bardsley. “This funding will help us accelerate our mission, bringing effective monetization solutions to AI platforms and web publishers worldwide, while continuing to prioritize user trust and experience.” Investors include: - Fiat Ventures @FiatVen - Inventus Capital Partners @Inventusvc - Silicon Valley Quad - Andreessen Horowitz @a16z - New Enterprise Associates @NEA - Bain Capital Ventures @BainCapital We’re especially proud to be supported by investors and operators who helped build the advertising ecosystems at Google, Meta, LinkedIn, Spotify, YouTube, AOL, and more, people who deeply understand both the power and the responsibility of advertising at scale. This funding enables us to: - Accelerate product development for LLM-native advertising - Grow our team across AI, product, and partnerships - Scale a monetization engine that prioritizes relevance, trust, and user experience Advertising has fueled every major technology shift. Conversational AI will be no different; but it demands a fundamentally new model. We’re building it. Reach out to discuss our Advertising Solutions, Publisher Monetization or AI Platform integrations. Additionally, we are actively hiring, so connect with us to learn more about our open positions and how we will help keep LLMs free for everyone to use. Onward.

Funding secured! 🚀 I believe that fantastic ads in AI won't just support the ecosystem, they will fuel the greatest technological growth in human history. To scale this growth, it needs a sustainable, high-performance economic engine. At AdZen, we’re building exactly that.

@sama Hey man. We have a strategy and solution that will solve the user land-grab Claude and Google are attempting as you guys test out ads. Hit me up in DMs. There’s a way to get your cake and eat it too.

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Yes, @reidhoffman I couldn't agree more. Let's save the internet. Keep it free with better ads, better privacy and more revenue to publishers as well as an ad supported business model for free AI services. That's what we're building at @AdZen_ai. @cdixon said something similar.

🚀 Incredibly excited today to share what we've been working on at AdZen.ai. We built this business after recognizing the disconnect in the ecosystem created by AI. AI is unquestionably amazing, but people, websites and advertisers are all being disconnected.

If you are in Conversational AI and need to monetize, are an advertiser looking for a fantastic new channel, or a legacy publisher figuring out this new normal, visit adzen.ai and reach out to us. We can help.

This is a team of extreme builders, A-players who have Google Analytics, Anyone Home, Closed Loop, and Google Executive as part of their pedigree. (to name a few) Read more about our launch and team in our press release. adzen.ai/adzen-ai-launc…

It's not everyday that you get to announce a 'swing-for-the-fences' opportunity that has the potential to impact billions of conversations and connections. Or to execute on it with a killer team. Today, I get to do both. @adzen_ai

@Jason I just checked, I have been a part of 8 rejections. Close to a record? We don't need them this time around. We've discovered secret ad inventory scattered over billions of webpages that we only we know how to unlock. Scalable and unique. Would love to tell you more.

I have thousands of angel investors and VCs following me, so please reply with your YC app (or rejection) and your quick pitch -- they will all see it! Will also pin this tweet to my profile for added visibility for your startup!

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@jefielding 💪

@mespiderman Ya it’s annoying. But you’ll get thru it.

Startups are strongly divided into the have and have-nots right now. One of our portfolio companies just breezed thru a $5m Seed raise w/ $2M from the pre-seed still in the bank. Product not live yet, no rev or customers. Such strange times. Feels unfair and unpredictable ☹️

@jefielding Got it. Good to know that it is such a hot industry rn.

@jefielding Incredible. I'd love to learn from them. We have a fantastic vision, opportunity, and company. I'm a multiple time founder, and fundraising has been challenging. Makes me question if I'm speaking to the right people, if I am not conveying the right message, or something else.

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