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Remark

276 5th Avenue, Suite 704-3007, New York, NY, 10001, United States

Overview

Remark provides an on-site chat service that surfaces dynamic questions to shoppers, matches them with vetted human experts, and uses those conversations to train AI-powered expert personas and dynamically rewrite site content. If an expert is unavailable, shoppers are routed to an AI persona trained on those experts; experts are matched to users by skill set and locale. The company moved from a cut-of-sale revenue model to a SaaS model that charges a fee based on site traffic, and experts are paid per chat and when their AI persona converts a sale. Remark reported a 10% net revenue gain for partners, 4x revenue growth following a $10M fundraise in 2023, and expanded its expert network from 50,000 to 60,000 while operating a team of 25. The startup says its top 20% of experts earn $60,000–$70,000 annually by working more than 15–20 hours per week. Remark is developing capabilities to generate blog posts recommending products based on expert conversations and later plans to send personalized follow-up emails about user conversations. Remark builds product-guidance tools for online stores that pair shoppers with real-domain experts for live consultations, detailed reviews, and tailored product content. The company operates a community of roughly 50,000 domain experts spanning categories from skincare to mountain biking. Remark says these experts help shoppers feel confident when making purchase decisions and aim to make online retail more human and more profitable for e-commerce brands. Co-founded by Theo Satloff (CEO), Carl-Philip Majgaard and Ian Patterson, the team plans to expand operations, broaden its business reach, and invest in product development. Financially, the company raised $10.3M in funding to support those plans. No additional revenue or user metrics beyond the expert-community size were disclosed in the article.

Total raised
$26M
Funding rounds
2
Latest round
Series A
Latest activity
Jul 2025

Industries

  • Guides
  • Information Technology
  • Internet
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Recent funding

  1. Series A

    Jul 2025

    $16M

  2. Equity

    May 2024

    $10M

Team

  • Theo Satloff

    Founder & CEO

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  • Ian Patterson

    Co-founder & Head of Sales

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  • Carl-Philip Majgaard

    Co-Founder & Engineering

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