Limy
Category: AI in Marketing
A Generative AI Optimization (GEO) platform that helps brands ensure their products and services are accurately represented, cited, and recommended by AI agents and LLMs. Limy was founded in 2024. The company is led by Aviv Shamny. Based in New York, USA. Team size: 10-50. Total funding raised: $10.5M total (all rounds). Latest round: Seed ($10M, 2024 led by Flybridge Capital, a16z speedrun program) - B2A (Business to AI Agents) infrastructure; founded by elite special ops veterans. Key investors include ["Flybridge Capital Partners","Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Speedrun","Axiom","AnD Ventures","Clarim","Communitas","JRV"].
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- New York, USA
- Team size
- 10-50
- Total funding
- $10.5M total (all rounds)
Value proposition
Enables brands to capture and track visibility in the 'Agentic Web' by optimizing data for AI discovery and providing first-of-its-kind attribution to link AI prompts to actual revenue outcomes.
Products and solutions
["GEO Analytics Dashboard (AI Visibility Scoring)","AI Attribution Engine (Revenue-from-Prompt tracking)","Agent-Ready Content Optimization Suite","LLM Presence Monitoring (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, etc.)","Source Distribution Pattern Analysis"]
Unique value
Pioneered the 'Generative AI Optimization' (GEO) category, moving beyond simple visibility to focus on 'Agentic' outcomes and revenue attribution from AI-driven traffic.
Target customer
Marketing teams at consumer brands, e-commerce companies, and digital marketing agencies navigating the transition from search engines to AI agents.
Industries served
["E-commerce","Retail","Marketing & Advertising","Consumer Technology","Enterprise Software"]
Technology advantage
Proprietary simulation algorithms that model how different LLMs and autonomous agents perceive and rank brand data, combined with a specialized infrastructure for the 'Agentic Web' transition.
How they differentiate
Pioneering 'Generative AI Optimization' (GEO) with a specific focus on the 'Agentic Web.' Unlike traditional SEO tools, Limy provides revenue attribution linking specific AI prompts to sales and uses proprietary simulation algorithms to model how autonomous agents (not just search engines) perceive brand data.
Main competitors
["Profity","WordLift","BrightEdge","MarketMuse"]
Key partnerships
["Flybridge Capital Partners (Lead Investor)","Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Speedrun","Axiom","AnD Ventures","Clarim","Communitas","JRV"]
Notable customers
["AstraZeneca","Samsung","KIA"]
Major milestones
["Founded in 2024 to address the shift from search engines to AI agents.","Selected for the a16z Speedrun accelerator program.","Raised $10M Seed round led by Flybridge Capital in January 2026.","Launched the first-of-its-kind AI Attribution Engine for revenue tracking."]
Growth metrics
Scaled team to approximately 18 employees within the first year; established the first 'GEO' (Generative AI Optimization) framework for enterprise brands.
Market positioning
Early-stage category creator and specialist in AI-native marketing infrastructure.
Geographic focus
North America (Headquartered in New York), with a global focus on e-commerce and digital-first consumer brands.
Patents and IP
No registered patents disclosed; proprietary scoring and attribution logic used.
About Aviv Shamny
Aviv Shamny is a serial entrepreneur and product leader with a focus on AI and e-commerce. Prior to Limy, he was the Co-founder of Blend AI (an AI-driven marketing platform for e-commerce). He held significant product management roles at Connecteam, a high-growth workforce management platform, and Sonovia Ltd. He is also an active member of the venture ecosystem as an a16z Speedrun scout.
Official website: https://www.limy.ai