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Airpost

Category: AI in Marketing

An agentic AI-powered ad performance engine that automates the creation, deployment, and optimization of high-efficiency video campaigns for growth teams. Airpost was founded in 2023. The company is led by John Gargiulo. Based in San Francisco, USA. Team size: 15. Total funding raised: $4.1M. Latest round: Seed. Key investors include KittyHawk, Unpopular Ventures, Alchemist Accelerator, Microsoft for Startups.

Founded
2023
Headquarters
San Francisco, USA
Team size
15
Total funding
$4.1M

Value proposition

Enables brands to produce strategically sound, high-performing video content at a fraction of traditional agency costs by bridging the gap between human creativity and AI automation.

Products and solutions

AI Video Ad Generation Engine, Proprietary UGC Asset Library (400,000+ clips), Agentic Creative Strategy Module, Automated Performance Testing & Optimization Suite, Creative Director AI Interface

Unique value

Unlike pure synthetic video generators, Airpost uses 'Agentic AI' to remix a massive proprietary library of over 400,000 real human UGC (User Generated Content) clips, ensuring ads look authentic rather than 'AI-generated.'

Target customer

Growth-stage e-commerce brands (DTC), performance marketing agencies, and consumer mobile app developers.

Industries served

E-commerce & Retail, Mobile Gaming & Apps, Digital Marketing & Advertising, Consumer Software (B2C SaaS)

Technology advantage

Combines a massive proprietary dataset of high-performing creative assets with LLM-based 'Creative Agents' that act as digital creative directors, automating the entire production-to-performance loop.

How they differentiate

Utilizes 'Agentic AI' to act as a digital creative director, remixing a proprietary library of 400,000+ authentic human UGC clips rather than relying on synthetic, 'uncanny valley' AI-generated avatars.

Main competitors

Pencil (The Brandtech Group), Creatopy, Smartly.io, Captions.ai

Key partnerships

Microsoft for Startups, Alchemist Accelerator, KittyHawk (Investor), Unpopular Ventures (Investor)

Notable customers

Growth-stage DTC brands, Performance Marketing Agencies, Consumer Mobile App Developers

Major milestones

Founded in 2023 by ex-Airbnb marketing lead John Gargiulo, Graduated from Alchemist Accelerator, Secured $4.1M in Seed funding to scale AI video infrastructure, Reached $1.7M Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), Launched AI-Powered Ad Performance Engine in January 2026

Growth metrics

Reached $1.7M ARR within the first two years of operation; maintains a proprietary library of 400,000+ UGC video assets.

Market positioning

Performance-driven AI creative partner for high-growth DTC brands and mobile app developers.

Geographic focus

North America

Patents and IP

No registered patents disclosed; proprietary IP resides in the 400k+ UGC clip library and custom agentic workflows.

About John Gargiulo

John Gargiulo is the Founder and CEO of Airpost. He is a seasoned marketing leader who previously founded Ready Set, a high-growth digital creative agency that scaled to over 200 people and served major brands like DoorDash and Airbnb. Before his entrepreneurial career, he spent over four years at Airbnb as a Global Product Marketing Lead, where he was instrumental in scaling the brand's global marketing infrastructure. He also held marketing leadership roles at BlueStacks.

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