WIZIUM takes second place at The Deal Lounge
At The Deal Lounge’s Angel Investor Arena in San Francisco, WIZIUM placed second among 14 startups. The pitch drew enthusiastic feedback and strong interest from investors.
WIZIUM took second place at The Deal Lounge’s Angel Investor Arena in San Francisco. Founder Andrey Botnev presented the company in a two-minute pitch followed by three minutes of investor questions. Among 14 startups, WIZIUM finished second. Three investors wanted to continue the conversation.
The result marks a moment of external recognition for WIZIUM’s work at the intersection of marketplace operations and AI. It also gave the team direct investor feedback on the direction it is building toward.
The business today and the vision ahead
Today, WIZIUM helps brands make and execute connected decisions across marketplace growth, with specialists and AI agents working in a shared operating context. Its Premium service covers Amazon and TikTok Shop projects from early product decisions through daily operations.
Andrey’s pitch also described a longer-term shift: as shoppers increasingly discover products through AI agents, sellers will need their catalogs and operations to work in that environment. WIZIUM is developing toward that AI-to-AI future. Catalog visibility for buyer agents is a direction of work, not a capability this announcement presents as already launched.
WIZIUM thanks the organizers, investors, and founders who made the event possible. The team is carrying the conversations from San Francisco into its next stage of product and company development.