BrandRank.AI, a Cincinnati, OH-based company which specializes in generative AI-based brand search analytics, raised $1.2M in Seed and Angel funding.
Backers included Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners and the Mercury Fund. Individual investors included former P&G CEO and Disney Chairman John Pepper and Francie Pepper, early venture capital leaders and Cincinnati Reds and FC Cincinnati investors Jack and Peg Wyant of Grandin Properties, Ed Rigaud, and Claritas CEO Mike Nazzaro (formerly Nielsen Catalina CEO). Other investors included Antenna Analytics CEO Jonathan Carson, gen.video Chairman Bill Hildebolt, former P&G and Google Executive (now DoubleVerify Chief Commercial Officer) and women’s sports teams and women’s sports media investor Julie Eddleman, former P&G sustainable supply chain and product leader Ashish Chatterjee, Dave Balter (Flipside Crypto, BzzAgent), former senior Omnicare executive Tracy Finn (now Principal of Bridge Healthcare Partners), and Jim Lites, Vice Chairman of California Strategies, California’s largest public policy consulting firm.
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate technology development, onboard a scalable sales organization, and build the support infrastructure.
BrandRank.AI helps brands measure, protect, and grow trust through the AI-driven search and discovery. Combining AI with expert insight, the SaaS platform and service monitor all the major GAI engines to pinpoint vulnerabilities and opportunities, identify key insights driving purchase behavior, and uncover category needs and opportunities to strengthen brand equity and consumer loyalty.
FinSMEs
08/08/2024