Stay Ai, founded in 2021 by Gina Perrelli, Pierson Krass and Taylor Cawiezell (originally called Retextion), provides a recurring-commerce enablement platform for subscriptions, clubs and memberships across the Shopify ecosystem. Its ExperienceEngine is an AI-powered system that enables merchants to run A/B tests, leverage predictive analytics and apply machine-learning models to optimize retention and lifetime value. Feature sets include SMS chatbots, surveying, rewards and loyalty programs designed to reduce cancellations between initial and subsequent orders. The company cites client results such as Olipop increasing subscriber revenue by 35% within 90 days of using Stay Ai’s tools. Stay Ai is deployed by roughly 300 Shopify merchants, including Vita Coco, Momofuku and Snow, and reports revenue pacing 10x from 2022. It charges $500 per month plus 1% and $0.19 on subscription transactions and plans to expand its team, accelerate product innovation and pursue acquisitions (it has acquired RetentionEngine and Bellwethr).

Total raised

$15M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Jul 2023