Shutdown
Jul 2026Founder Robert Lukoszko posted that he 'killed stormy' and described the product as a $250k ARR AI marketing product, indicating a likely shutdown or major wind-down.
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Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Stormy AI is a YC-backed San Francisco startup that originally sold AI influencer-marketing automation and now publicly markets a real-time social-data API/MCP server for AI agents. Public status is uncertain because the founder posted in July 2026 that he had "killed stormy," suggesting the product may have been wound down.
Primary product
Real-time social data API and Streamable HTTP MCP server for AI agents, with search/profile/post/verified-email access across social networks; earlier marketed as an influencer-marketing automation agent.
Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Work style
Remote
Industry
Marketing Services
Sub-industry
AI social data / influencer marketing automation
Offices
San Francisco, California, United States
United States
Portugal
Business model
usage-based API
subscription SaaS
self-serve platform
managed service
Funding
Stage
early-stage VC / seed
Total raised
$2.2M
Latest round
Early Stage VC · Apr 2026
Latest amount
$1.7M
People & investors
Investors
Work & culture
Founder-led and highly autonomous: the company asks applicants to pitch on X, emphasizes ownership and proof of shipped work, and describes itself in terms of agents, playbooks, and autonomous execution. Public messaging suggests a small, fast-moving team with a remote-leaning work style.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
No public salary bands, equity ranges, or formal comp package information found. Hiring is pitch-based via X rather than posted roles.
Benefits
Free preview tier: 50 cached results every 30 days
No credit card required for the free preview
Usage-based pricing
No charge for failed email lookups
Prepaid usage top-ups available
Product & market
Pricing
Usage-based API plus subscription tiers; public site also offers managed-campaign services.
Differentiators
- —Whole-web creator/social search across multiple platforms
- —Verified email discovery built into the workflow
- —Agent-ready REST + MCP contract
- —Pay-per-result pricing with a free cached preview
- —Automated outreach and negotiation workflows
- —Lightweight CRM and campaign tracking in one product
Technology
REST API
Streamable HTTP MCP
OpenAPI
LLM tooling integrations
Claude Code
Codex
Agent SDKs
Gmail / Google Workspace integration
Slack integration
Instagram
TikTok
YouTube
LinkedIn
X (Twitter)
Reddit
Shopify
Discord
Customers
ElevenLabs
Merlin
BrightData
8sleep
Athletic Greens
YC founders
agencies
Competitors
Collabstr
Grin
CreatorIQ
ShopMy
BitStar
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
≈$550K ARR (public estimates conflict with older ~$250K ARR claims)
Estimated monthly visits
81.5K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Signals & risks
Layoff
Jul 2026The same post says he let go of the whole team (described as all remote).
SourceLatest news
LinkedIn · Jul 2026
Founder says he killed Stormy, cites a Meta cease-and-desist, says he let go of the team, and frames the decision as a post-mortem.
Stormy AI Blog · Mar 2026
Official blog post positions Stormy as an autonomous-agent workflow for recruiting, negotiating, and closing creator deals while lowering CAC.
Stormy AI Blog · Mar 2026
Official blog post explains Stormy's discovery and vetting workflow and compares it with adjacent automation tools.
Music Ally · Aug 2025
External coverage of Stormy's influencer-marketing automation pitch, creator search, outreach, and negotiation features.
Y Combinator
YC launch page describes Stormy as an AI agent for influencer marketing and notes the Product Hunt Product of the Day win.
Jobs and careers at Stormy AI
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