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- Powered by an AI orchestration layer that automates the full influencer campaign lifecycle, the platform will use the funding to accelerate U.S. market expansion.
- Powered by an AI orchestration layer that automates the full influencer campaign lifecycle, the platform will use the funding to accelerate U.S. market expansion.
SEATTLE, July 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Storika, an AI-native platform that automates end-to-end influencer marketing for direct-to-consumer brands, has closed a seed funding round on undisclosed terms. The round included a strategic investment from global beauty conglomerate Amorepacific, with participation from Schmidt, Hustle Fund, BonAngels Venture Partners, and Krew Capital.
Replacing the Marketing Operations Layer with AI
Influencer marketing has long been a manual, relationship-driven process. Brands spend significant resources identifying creators, managing outreach, negotiating terms, coordinating deliverables, and measuring results. Storika replaces that operational layer with an AI orchestrator that runs the complete campaign workflow autonomously, from discovery and personalized outreach through content delivery and performance tracking.
Unlike software dashboards that surface data for human action, Storika is built to act. Its AI orchestrator directs a network of specialized agents across each stage of campaign execution, learning from marketer feedback and past campaign results to improve accuracy over time. The platform draws on a database of more than seven million global creator profiles and structures creator, content, brand, and audience relationships in a graph database to surface fit beyond follower counts or keyword matching.
Current clients include Amorepacific and Hanpoom, a Korean food and lifestyle ecommerce platform, with a growing focus on U.S. D2C beauty and lifestyle brands. "We were highly impressed by Storika's proprietary AI agent technology and the immense growth potential we see in the global creator marketing landscape," said a representative from Amorepacific's investment team.
Use of Proceeds
Storika will deploy the capital to advance its AI agent infrastructure and grow its U.S. B2B customer base. The platform goes live on July 15 at the Google for Startups Accelerator: Korea Demo Day.
"The era of running influencer campaigns on experience-based judgment and manual, spreadsheet-driven workflows is ending," said Brice Lee, CEO of Storika. "AI-powered execution is taking its place, and brands that adopt it early will operate with a structural advantage in both cost and speed. With this funding and our July open beta, we are building the infrastructure that allows global D2C brands to run creator marketing with the precision and repeatability of software."
About Storika
Storika is an AI-native creator marketing automation platform purpose-built for D2C brands. Powered by a database of over seven million global creator profiles, its AI orchestrator manages the full influencer campaign lifecycle, including discovery, outreach, execution, and performance analysis. Storika is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
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Storika Closes Seed Round to Scale AI-Native Creator Marketing Platform
BERLIN, Sept. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- viaim today announced that viaim Rise, its AI Agent Earbuds, won Best in Audio and was named a Best in Design Honoree at the 2026 IFA Innovation Awards. The recognition highlights Rise's combination of acoustic engineering, AI-assisted work features and a distinctive smart charging case.
The recognition at IFA 2026, one of the world's most significant technology trade shows, validates viaim's unique vision for the future of work. Following this successful unveiling in Berlin, viaim has confirmed that the viaim Rise will be available for global consumers via a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, launching on September 8, 2026, at 9:00 AM ET.
Beyond Audio: Listen. Think. Act.
viaim Rise combines premium wireless earbuds with an AI Agent workflow designed for everyday work. Built around Listen. Think. Act., Rise helps users capture conversations they choose to record, understand them in context and prepare next steps that remain under the user's control.
Engineered for the modern professional, Rise supports user-initiated recording, transcription and translation for phone calls, in-person meetings and multilingual conversations, covering 78 languages and 145 accents. The system's breakthrough lies in its ability to connect these recordings directly to project context, surface actionable insights, and hand off tasks—by voice—to the AI platforms users already rely on after the user confirms, such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
Award-Winning Hardware Meets Intelligent Software
The dual IFA Innovation Awards reflect the product's commitment to both sonic excellence and functional design. The 'Best in Audio' win acknowledges the product's premium acoustic architecture. The viaim Rise features a powerful 11mm + 6mm dual-driver configuration, delivering Hi-Res Audio Wireless with LDAC and LHDC support. Coupled with an advanced ANC system featuring transparency and voice pass-through modes, the earbuds ensure high-fidelity sound, while a comprehensive multi-microphone array with bone-conduction VPU guarantees crystal-clear call quality, regardless of the environment.
At the same time, Vision Intelligence officially announced a partnership with Bose, a world-leading audio brand. viaim is working with engineers from Bose's Audio Technology business to enhance the audio performance of viaim products. Working with Bose, viaim will leverage the company's decades of technical expertise in active noise cancellation and acoustics to improve AI Agent hardware and enable robust perception and decision-making capabilities.
The 'Best in Design' honor recognizes the product's innovative form factor: a unique dual-device ecosystem. When users press the two side latches, a mechanical structure raises the earbuds from the charging case—a physical expression of the Rise name. The smart charging case also serves as a recording entry point: with at least one earbud inside, users can start a recording without opening the case or reaching for a phone. When connected to a computer over USB-C, its three-microphone array can support desktop meeting capture through the viaim PC app.
Indiegogo Launch Details
The viaim Rise will officially go live on Indiegogo on September 8 at 9 AM ET.
- Super Early Bird Offer: Early backers can secure viaim Rise with a $259 pledge, compared with a planned MSRP of $399.
- Added Value: Every backer will receive a 3-month of the viaim Pro subscription for free, unlocking the complete potential of the AI Agent ecosystem.
"We are honored by the recognition from IFA," said the viaim team. "Rise is built to move work forward. By merging professional-grade acoustic hardware with a sophisticated AI agent workflow, we are transforming the way professionals capture their ideas and execute their daily tasks."
For those interested in experiencing the future of AI-powered productivity, join the Indiegogo campaign at https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/viaim/viaim-rise, or visit viaim's official website at https://store.viaim.ai/ to learn more
About viaim
viaim develops AI-native hardware and intelligent agent services designed to help people capture information, understand context and move work forward. As of May 2026, viaim has served more than 1.5 million registered users across over 200 countries and regions worldwide.
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viaim Rise Receives Two 2026 IFA Innovation Awards; Indiegogo Campaign Launches September 8
