Unlocking a $22B Mismatched Market.
Artifunc is collapsing the cost of micro-influencer management with a 99%+ gross margin AI model, capturing a massively underserved segment of the creator economy.
Schedule a CallA Highly Profitable & Scalable Model
Our AI-first approach creates unprecedented efficiency and margins in the creator management space.
$22B
Yearly Misallocated Spend
99%+
Gross Margin Per Deal
$7.5M
ARR at 1% US Penetration
23%
YoY Influencer Spend Growth
Strong Early Market Signals
Initial research and outreach have validated immense demand from both creators and brands, with powerful organic growth loops already emerging.
- Conducted 61 in-depth creator/brand interviews to refine the model.
- Achieved 100% acceptance rate for weekly check-in calls.
- Every onboarded creator organically refers 1-3 peers.
- Comparable AI agency Retrograde already serves 5,000+ creators, proving the market exists.
Roadmap to $100M GMV
Phase 1: single‑creator deals build supply → Phase 2: multi‑creator packages unlock brand budgets 20× larger.
Why We Win
Data Flywheel
Every deal enriches our match & pricing models—compounding defensibility.
Creator Loyalty
100 % weekly‑call acceptance keeps churn near zero during alpha.
Currently Raising a Pre-Seed Round
Funding accelerates creator onboarding and Phase 2 package‑deal infrastructure (18‑month runway).
An Experienced Founding Team
Steve Timberman
CEO & Co-founder
MIT CS & AI graduate and 2x founding engineer at venture-backed startups. Deep expertise in building scalable AI products.
Cassie Roan
COO & Co-founder
Columbia MBA with a track record of operational excellence. Founded her first successful small business at 19.
Join Us in Redefining Creator Management.
We are currently raising our seed round. If you believe in the future of the creator economy, we'd love to talk.