Lantern offers software that predicts how e-commerce products will appear in AI-powered search queries and aims to help brands navigate the shift from traditional search to AI-driven discovery. Founded in 2024 by Andrew Lissimore, the company has pivoted its platform toward generative engine optimization (GEO) and agentic marketing capabilities. Lantern plans to expand its technical team with specialized engineering talent and to acquire compute tokens to run its AI models. Its recent $3.1 million seed raise, led by Salesforce Ventures, is intended to fund that pivot and accelerate product development. The company focuses on improving product visibility and recommendations within generative AI engines for e-commerce brands.

Total raised

$3M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jul 2026