Astute provides an AI-driven platform for B2B companies to discover and manage partnerships with creators across newsletters, podcasts and social platforms. Its product uses two AI agents: one acting as a talent manager for creators and another serving as a new media manager for B2B companies to identify creators, develop strategies and run campaigns. The platform monitors more than one million creator posts per minute to surface where businesses and competitors are being discussed and to recommend partnership opportunities. It supports a wide range of collaboration types including editorial placements, interviews, podcast appearances, advertising and event collaborations, and measures campaign performance via impressions, conversions, brand visibility and visibility in AI-powered search engines. Founded by Vida Stanić and Abhishek Manikandan, Astute launched alongside the $1.2M pre-seed raise to build infrastructure for B2B marketing and plans to expand toward helping companies build brands and develop their own audiences.

Total raised

$1M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Aug 2026