Currently raising · $1M seed
83% accurate user profiling from one gamified question. No cookies. No PII.
Austin J. Queen Co-founder & CEO | team@gimmie.ai | gimmie.ai
The Problem
The signals personalization and advertising were built on are disappearing, fast.
75%
Apple's cookie opt-out tops 75%. The tracking permission is simply gone.
EU Law
EU privacy rules now legally restrict tracking. 41% of users on GDPR / CCPA actively "reject all."
By Default
Apple Safari blocks third-party cookies out of the box, 50% of all mobile browsing.
AI Search
Discovery is moving into LLMs. AI-referred shopping traffic is up 1,200% in two years.
Why Gifting
Tracking only knows you, from your own history. It can never see the person you are buying for.
So at the biggest retail moments of the year, the gifting holidays, personalization breaks and returns pile up.
Ask yourself:
What was the last gift you received that you use daily?
If your spouse's birthday was next week, would it stress you out today?
Gifting has the
highest return rate
of any purchase in retail.
~17.6% = $247B
in online returns every year
Because no one can profile a gift recipient... until now.
The Solution
Choose two colors that best represent the person you're shopping for.
1Ask
One simple color question. 30 seconds. No login, no tracking, no PII.
2Profile
Our multi-patented model builds a behavioral matrix, over 83% accurate.
3Personalize
Experience, tone, and product recommendations tuned to who they really are.
Market
$475B
Gifting TAM
The most stressful purchase shoppers make, and we erase that stress.
Gimmie removes gifting stress for good.
Personalized gift recommendations from over 10 million brands, in one seamless AI-powered interface.
Buy directly from platforms shoppers already trust:
By solving a family problem, we capture the entire household from a single user, while earning affiliate revenue on every purchase, keeping it free for shoppers forever.
Traction
The model is real and running in production today. Don't take our word for it. Seeing is believing, and it only takes 30 seconds.
Business Model
Revenue Projection
| Revenue stream | Q4 2026 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer affiliate commissions | $71K | $604K | $2.7M | $10.3M |
| Merchant affiliate commissions | $180K | $583K | $2.75M | $11.6M |
| SaaS subscriptions | $104K | $480K | $2.1M | $8.7M |
| Enterprise licensing | $0 | $250K | $1.2M | $4.5M |
| Sponsored brand placements | $0 | $0 | $600K | $4M |
| Total ARR | $355K | $1.92M | $9.35M | $39.1M |
| MAU | 10K | 50K | 200K | 800K |
| Installed stores | 200 | 500 | 2K | 8K |
Excludes enterprise contracts, corporate commerce pilots, and agentic-commerce middleware upside.
The Bigger Model
The same patented profiling extends far beyond gifting, through strategic licensing.
Dating
Optimize matches for who people are, not just what they swipe.
HR
Build teams around personality & communication style, fully compliant.
Real estate
Match buyers to homes and neighborhoods that fit their values & lifestyle.
& more
Travel, recruiting, agencies, and beyond.
Team
A decade in AI and NLP, builders who have shipped and sold before.
20 yrs sales & leadership. 10 yrs in NLP/LLM. Prior bootstrapped exit.
M.S. Computer Science, Stevens Institute. Built and scaled our B2C platform.
M.S. Data Science. Published ML researcher in NLP & LLMs. Lead Model Researcher.
M.S. Computer Engineering, UT Austin. Leads our Agentic Systems & AI org.
Board & Advisors: James Cowen Jr. · Pete Peterson (President, ISN) · Carlton Philyor (ex-Darden)
The Ask
Beyond capital, we are raising with partners who can open strategic licensing doors, where personalization is essential.
What this round proves
THE TERMS
$1M
post-money SAFE
$15M
valuation cap
HOW $1M IS DEPLOYED
40% Marketing: affiliate creators, sponsorships, paid ads
35% Team & payroll: founders + CSM + growth
25% Operations: IP + infrastructure
Whether you choose to invest or not, Gimmie will become part of your daily life. We hope you benefit as more than just a user.
See it for yourself at gimmie.aiAustin J. Queen Co-founder & CEO · team@gimmie.ai · (850) 866-8876 · gimmie.ai