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Swayable· New York, NY·2d ago

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Mission-driven: Work on technology that changes opinions on the world’s most important issues; team’s work is described as "changing the course of history."
Culture: Public Benefit Corporation and equal opportunity employer; actively encourages women and members of underrepresented groups to apply.
Remote/hybrid: Offers remote (US-based) roles alongside offices in San Francisco, New York City, and Washington, DC.
Diverse team: Proud of a diverse team doing cutting-edge work at the intersection of data science, engineering, and social impact.
Leadership: CEO James Slezak brings a unique background — PhD in experimental physics from Cornell, former Executive Director of Digital Strategy at The New York Times, and experience at McKinsey and Purpose.com.

One-liner: Swayable provides a causal AI platform that measures how effectively media content changes opinions, using randomized controlled trials to prove advertising and messaging impact.
Entity Type: Private (Public Benefit Corporation)
Headquarters: New York, NY, USA (with offices in San Francisco, CA, USA)
Founded: 2018
Founders: James Slezak (CEO)

Primary industry: Advertising Technology / Marketing Analytics / Causal AI for Campaigns
Target customers: B2B — major brands, advertising agencies, foundations, and political campaigns
Mission: To dramatically increase the impact of the stories clients tell on the world’s most important issues, operating as a public benefit corporation dedicated to effective truth-telling.

Creative Pre-Testing Platform: A cloud-based SaaS platform that runs automated experiments with real human respondents to measure the impact of video, image, and concept content on brand perception, purchase intent, and opinion.
Brand Tracking: Tracks consumer opinion and brand equities over time with customized segmentation for granular audience insights.
Research Surveys: Real-time pulse surveys on consumer sentiment and brand perception.
Message & Tagline Testing: Tests language and messaging to find the strongest performing copy.
Campaign Comparison: Enables side-by-side testing of creative routes to quickly identify winning content.

Valuation/Market Cap: Not publicly available (private company)
Key Metric: Total funding not disclosed; Y Combinator Winter 2018 batch graduate; team size ~30 employees
Notable Investors/Partners: Y Combinator (primary partner: Gustaf Alstromer); clients include New Balance and other major brands, agencies, and foundations
Growth Signals: Currently hiring across multiple departments (data science, engineering, sales, product, client success); expanding enterprise sales with dedicated Sales Director roles; growing AI/ML engineering team

Causal AI methodology: Uses rigorous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on tens of thousands of verified human respondents, providing stronger evidence than correlational methods.
Speed: Delivers brand lift results in 24 hours.
Privacy-first design: Exceeds GDPR and CCPA standards; built with informed user consent as a core feature.
Public Benefit Corporation status: Mission-driven focus on combating disinformation, protecting democracy, and supporting sustainable brand growth.

Scaling enterprise adoption of systematic creative testing across organizations.
Deepening AI-native capabilities to model and understand audiences over time.
Expanding partnerships with brands and agencies to integrate lift measurement into all stages of campaign development.
Continuing to hire senior AI/ML talent to advance scientific computing and causal inference capabilities.

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