- Revolutionizing E-commerce Communication: At just 19, Asad co-founded LTV.ai to transform how e-commerce brands interact with customers using AI-driven personalized email and SMS marketing, leading to a 13-22% sales boost for clients like Sur La Table and Backcountry.
- High-profile Support and Investment: The startup has secured millions in funding from notable names in retail and tech, including the founders of Afterpay, Honey, and CSC Generation.
- Proven Results with Strategic Precision: Through four months of intensive testing, Asad achieved a standout 2.5-3% cold email booking rate, overcoming industry skepticism to secure partnerships with major retailers.
At just 19 years old, Pakistani teen Asad co-founded LTV.ai with Canadian partner Kevin Kai, setting out to revolutionize how e-commerce brands interact with their customers.
Now, only a year later, their client roster features prominent U.S. retailers such as Sur La Table, Backcountry, Beginning Boutique, Cuyana, and others.
The company has also secured substantial investment, receiving millions from notable figures in the retail and tech sectors, including Nick Molnar, co-founder of Afterpay; George Ruan, founder of Honey; and Justin Yoshimura, founder of CSC Generation.
LTV.ai focuses on solving a problem that seems simple yet remains largely unaddressed: despite advancements in personalization, many e-commerce brands still send generic communications to their customers.
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“Most brands rely on generic marketing emails with minimal segmentation,” Asad explains. “Our AI-driven approach creates truly personalized interactions, leveraging data like location, purchase history, and customer feedback.”
This innovative method is yielding impressive results. Retailers using LTV.ai’s AI-powered email and SMS marketing tools have experienced a 13-22% boost in sales through these channels, a notable achievement in an industry where marketing effectiveness has been declining.
The benefits extend beyond better messaging. Currently, marketing teams invest significant resources—often hundreds of thousands of dollars and entire teams—to craft campaigns that engage just 10-20% of their audience.
Meanwhile, rising customer acquisition costs and declining lifetime value are pushing brands to seek alternative strategies. LTV.ai’s tangible impact on revenue has made it a compelling choice for many.
However, gaining the trust of major retailers as a 19-year-old founder was no easy feat. Asad approached the challenge with meticulous precision, dedicating four months to refining their outreach strategy.
“I spent 16 hours a day in a room, testing and optimizing until we got it right,” he recalls. The outcome? A cold email booking rate of 2.5-3%, an impressive figure in the competitive B2B sales space.
The strategy worked. Today, LTV.ai’s client roster includes major names like:
- Sur La Table
- Backcountry
- The Sill
- Spongellé
- Fabletics
- Fresh Clean Threads
- Beginning Boutique and more
The company has also attracted investment from prominent tech figures and venture capital firms, including:
- Nick Molnar (Founder of Afterpay)
- George Ruan (Founder of Honey)
- Justin Yoshimura (Founder of CSC Generation)
- Asiff Hirji (President of Figure / Moonpay)
- George Eberstadt (Founder of TurnTo)
- Protagonist
- OVO Fund
The momentum is building. After raising seven figures in investment in 2023 and building the company entirely remotely, LTV.ai is now closing its larger Series A round and moving its operations to Austin. Under Asad’s leadership as Head of Growth, the company doubled month-over-month from July through December 2024. They’re actively hiring across all departments to keep up with demand.
While Asad can’t name names yet, he mentions that some of the largest retailers in the world—”brands everyone would recognize”—are set to adopt LTV.ai through early 2025 and beyond. The vision is ambitious but clear: become the main way brands communicate with their customers.
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