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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, Lux Capital, Mischief.

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), Lux Capital (Investor), Mischief (Investor), WPP, Stripe, Instacart, Royal Street Ventures

Notable customers

DoorDash, Cloaked, 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 $1M ARR within first six months with 100% client retention, Launched AI-Powered Ad Performance Engine in January 2026, Published DoorDash case study showcasing global ad scaling across 10+ markets

Growth metrics

Reached $1M ARR within first six months of operation with 100% client retention; 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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