Averi Raises $3M to Build the Future of Marketing Where AI Amplifies Human Creativity

Averi Raises $3M to Build the Future Where AI Amplifies Human Creativity

We just raised $3 million in seed funding, bringing our total raised to $5.3 million.

Led by Grit Capital Partners, with Singularity Capital, Gaingels, and incredible angel investors who are joining the mission to build the AI Marketing Manager.

But this isn't really about the funding.

It's about what this backing represents: a shared belief that the future of marketing doesn't have to be a choice between human creativity and AI efficiency.

That we can build something better.

Something that makes marketers more creative, not less.

More strategic, not more scattered. More human, not more robotic.

“Zack and the Averi team get it," said Matthew Bellows, Partner at Grit Capital Partners [www.grit.vc].

"They are creating the future of marketing. Customers are signing up for Averi as quickly as they can, because it solves so many pain points for them. The combination of Applied AI, proven demand, and an incredible team is exactly what we look for at Grit Capital Partners. We are honored to join the team at Averi.ai."

The Problem We're Solving Isn't Technical — It's Human

Every day, we watch brilliant marketing teams struggle with the same fundamental problem: they're drowning in operational chaos when they should be creating breakthrough work.

Strategists spend more time managing spreadsheets than developing campaigns. World-class creatives burn out on tool management instead of creative direction. Founders write strategy decks at midnight instead of sleeping.

This isn't a technology problem. It's a human problem.

The marketing industry has built systems that optimize for process efficiency while systematically destroying creative energy. We've created workflows that make us feel productive while preventing us from producing anything meaningful.

Resulting in an entire generation of talented marketers questioning whether they want to stay in marketing at all.

Why Most AI Marketing Solutions Miss the Point

The current wave of AI marketing tools makes a fundamental mistake: they assume the problem is that humans are too slow, too expensive, or too inconsistent.

So they build AI to replace human judgment, human creativity, human strategic thinking.

But here's what they get wrong: the problem isn't that humans are inefficient. The problem is that we've built systems that prevent human efficiency from flowing freely.

The bottleneck isn't human creativity—it's everything that gets in the way of human creativity.

Our Vision: AI That Unleashes Human Potential

At Averi, we believe AI should eliminate the friction that prevents human creativity from flowing freely.

AI should handle the research, the first drafts, the optimization, the coordination—all the mechanical work that slows down the creative process.

Humans should handle the big ideas, the creative direction, the strategic insights, the relationships—all the irreplaceable work that actually moves businesses forward.

This isn't about making humans obsolete. It's about making humans unstoppable.

What We're Building: The Marketing Operating System

Averi isn't just another AI marketing tool. It's a creative operating system designed to amplify human expertise rather than replace it.

The platform combines:

• AI-powered strategic frameworks that generate brilliant briefs and campaign strategies

• Access to vetted human experts who provide creative direction and specialized skills

• Integrated workflows that eliminate tool-switching friction and collaboration chaos

• Real-time optimization that makes every campaign smarter than the last

The result: Teams can move from idea to execution in days instead of months, scale their creative impact without scaling their headcount, and focus on the work that energizes them instead of the busy work that burns them out.

Why This Matters Beyond Marketing

The future we're building extends beyond marketing workflows and campaign execution.

It's about proving that technology can amplify human potential instead of diminishing it. That AI can give us back our creativity instead of stealing it. That innovation can create more time for the things that matter in life, not less.

Every marketer who gets to leave the office at 5 PM because AI handled the research.

Every creative director who has mental space for breakthrough ideas because they're not drowning in operational chaos.

Every founder who spends weekend mornings with their family instead of writing strategy decks.

That's what success looks like to us.

The Investors Who Believe in Human-Centered AI

Our investors didn't just invest in a company—they invested in a vision of the future where AI makes us more ourselves, not less.

Grit Capital Partners saw the potential for AI to solve real human problems, not just automate human tasks.

Singularity Capital understood that the most powerful AI applications amplify human capabilities instead of replacing them.

Gaingels recognized that diverse, human-centered thinking is essential for building AI that actually serves people.

Our angel investors—many of them marketing leaders and founders themselves—have lived the pain points we're solving and understand the transformative potential of getting this right.

Together, they're backing a future where technology serves human creativity instead of the other way around.

What This Funding Means for the Future of Marketing

This $3 million isn't just capital—it's validation that the marketing industry is ready for a fundamental shift.

It means we can:

• Build the integrated creative workflows that eliminate tool chaos

• Expand our network of expert human talent across every marketing discipline

• Develop AI capabilities that truly understand creative strategy, not just task automation

• Scale our platform to serve marketing teams of every size and ambition

• Prove that human-centered AI can drive better business outcomes than replacement-focused AI

The Road Ahead: Restoring the Soul of Marketing

In five years, we want to look back and know we helped restore some of the soul of marketing.

That we gave an entire generation of creatives and strategists permission to focus on work that matters. That we proved AI could amplify human creativity instead of replacing it. That we built something that made marketing more human, not less.

The metrics that matter to us:

• Marketing teams that love their work instead of just tolerating it

• Creative campaigns that break through instead of blending in

• Strategic thinking that drives business growth instead of just checking boxes

• Work-life balance that actually balances instead of just burning out

Join Us in Building the Future

This is just the beginning.

We're hiring the humans who want to build AI that amplifies rather than replaces. We're looking for customers who believe marketing should be more than managing chaos. We're seeking partners who understand that the most powerful technology serves human potential.

If you believe:

• Marketing should restore its creative soul

• AI should amplify human expertise, not replace it

• Technology should give us back time for what matters most

• The future belongs to platforms that serve human creativity

Then you're part of the future we're building.

The choice is clear: we can build AI that replaces human creativity, or we can build AI that unleashes it.

We're choosing to unleash it.

And we're just getting started.