CO/AI, a new AI discoverability marketplace, has officially launched with the goal of assisting businesses and their workforces with the ongoing AI transformation. The company has also announced that it has secured $1.8 million in pre-seed funding from a group of investors that includes Sequoia Scout Fund, MoVi Partners, Gaingels, The Critical Co, and executives from prominent companies such as CVS Health, Carlyle Group, Capital One, Cross Equities, and On-Chain Investments.
Founded by Anthony Batt and Shane Robinson, experienced entrepreneurs who have a history of building and scaling multiple technology companies like BuzzMedia, Greenplum, and Craigslist, CO/AI is designed to connect organizations with appropriate AI solutions, a service that is much needed in a time with so many new products entering the market. CO/AI aims to solve a significant problem facing the AI industry: the need to educate users about the best tools for their specific requirements, while also giving AI developers a curated and engaged customer base. By integrating marketplace discovery with real-time analytics in an automated platform, CO/AI empowers businesses to pinpoint and implement the most effective AI tools for their individual needs. At the same time, the platform provides AI developers with a crucial channel for distribution.
Swapnil Shinde, CEO of Zeni, emphasized the critical importance of distribution in the current AI landscape:
“Distribution is the critical challenge for AI today – solving it not only helps workers and businesses navigate the AI transformation, but also ensures that AI startups can compete fairly with Big Tech. CO/AI is building the essential infrastructure to make this happen.”
