前Ramp工程师弃首款产品后，为AI广告平台Melius融资2000万美元
原标题：Ex-Ramp engineers raise $20M for platform Melius after scrapping their first product
AI 摘要
前Ramp工程师创立的AI广告创意平台Melius宣布完成总计2500万美元融资，包括CRV领投的2000万美元A轮和General Catalyst领投的500万美元种子轮。该公司最初做AI绩效营销工具，但联合创始人认为原方向行不通，遂彻底废弃代码库转向生成广告创意素材与活动，7月结束隐身以来两个月内年化收入已超100万美元。面对Higgsfield等竞争对手，创始人认为市场规模足够大，可容纳多家公司。
正文节选
Melius, an AI platform for generating ad campaigns, images, and videos, announced on Tuesday that it raised a total of $25 million in funding, including a $20 million Series A led by CRV and a $5 million seed round led by General Catalyst. While the startup claims to have hit more than $1 million in annualized revenue within two months of coming out of stealth in July, co-founder Joowon Kim (pictured on right) admits that Melius didn’t hit it out of the park initially. When the New York-based co