Cal AI靠网红营销两年营收超3000万美元，创始人再推AI代理公司Persona
原标题：When it came to Cal AI’s viral success, a small army of influencers paid off
AI 摘要
19岁的Cal AI创始人Zach Yadegari在TechCrunch Disrupt上分享了这款AI卡路里追踪应用的爆红经验：公司2024年成立，通过招募大量网红按触达量付费推广，两年内营收超3000万美元，并于今年3月被MyFitness收购。他还于本月推出AI代理初创公司Persona，已融资1000万美元，计划打造可跨iMessage、应用、邮件、电话运行的私人AI助手及配套硬件生态。
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Zach Yadegari has enjoyed an immense amount of success for someone who only recently graduated from high school. Founder of the AI-fueled calorie tracking app Cal AI, Yadegari is only 19, but his company has rocketed to viral fame over the past two years. At TechCrunch Disrupt on Thursday, Yadegari shared details of that surprising rise to prominence. Cal AI, which was founded in 2024, exploded its presence on the internet thanks largely to Yadegari’s strategy of deploying a small army of influe