Loops AI: Revenue, team and how it was built
Loops AI (AI shopping assistant, search and product data for online stores, Turkey): More than US$200K a year recurring, September 2025. Evidence grade D: reported, not verified. Team: 2 co-founders named in September 2025 and a third in December 2025; a 7-person core team in September 2025; 21 employees on the a16z speedrun profile in November 2026. Launched May 2025; still running.Added
- Outcome
- More than US$200K a year recurring, September 2025
- Evidence
- D reported, not verified
- Launch
- May 2025
- Status
- Still running
- Team
- 2 co-founders named in September 2025 and a third in December 2025; a 7-person core team in September 2025; 21 employees on the a16z speedrun profile in November 2026
- Outside funding
- US$400K first round in July 2025, an a16z speedrun investment of undisclosed size in December 2025 and a US$3.5M seed round in October 2026, as stated by the company
- Main channel
- Not stated
What is not verified
The figure of more than US$200,000 a year in recurring revenue rests on one statement by the company to Webrazzi on 29 September 2025. No payment-processor profile, filing or later article repeats it. The chief executive's profile on the a16z speedrun site says "$500k+ ARR", with no date and no second source. A reader could ask the company for a processor-verified figure. The customer count and the funding amounts are also company statements. The headline number is grade D: one claim or one estimate, with no second source. Aiolum shows it because the story is useful, and marks it so that it is not mistaken for a verified figure.
Loops AI sells vertical AI agents, which are AI programs made for one industry instead of for every industry. They answer shoppers' questions for a brand's online store and on marketplaces. Webrazzi, a Turkish technology news site, reported on 29 September 2025 that the company was founded in 2025. It named Ari Nazir (chief executive) and İlker Selim Zorluoğlu (chief operating officer) as founders. Webrazzi's article of 9 December 2025 names Yusuf Bahadır as a third founder. The company told Webrazzi that its first version went live in May 2025.
The company told Webrazzi that it had passed US$200,000 in ARR. ARR means annual recurring revenue: subscription revenue counted as a yearly total. It also said it worked with 40 enterprise brands. Webrazzi also reported that a 7-person core team ran the company and that it had closed a US$400,000 first round in July 2025. Webrazzi reported on 9 December 2025 that a16z speedrun had invested, with no amount given. In October 2026 the company announced a US$3.5 million seed round (an early investment round). SiliconANGLE and Unite.AI reported it, and TNW ran it as a contributed article.
The headline figure rests on one source and one date: the company's statement to Webrazzi in September 2025. No payment processor, buyer or later article repeats it. The chief executive's profile on the a16z speedrun site says "$500k+ ARR", with no date. The company's published prices, its named customers and the investor list are grade C or better. Customer results on its pages are the company's own numbers.
Why did Loops AI work?
Four causes, in the order they mattered. Each one is a reusable lesson.
It aimed at online stores and hotels instead of every industry
The company told Webrazzi that general chatbot makers such as Intercom, Zendesk AI, Ada and LivePerson cover every industry. It said its difference is a focus on e-commerce and hospitality, with agents trained on data from those two fields. The 2026 home page no longer mentions hotels in its product list. It lists search, a shopping assistant, product enrichment and virtual try-on for retailers.
It connected to the marketplaces where its customers already sell
Webrazzi reports that the company integrated with Trendyol and Hepsiburada, two large Turkish marketplaces, and was working on Shopify. The archive copy of the home page from September 2025 says customers can deploy in minutes with the Trendyol integration. A 2026 customer story page names a Trendyol store for two of its brands.
It charged a subscription and published two entry plans
The archive copy of September 2025 shows a free plan and a US$120 a month Starter plan, each limited by question credits. The company told Webrazzi that it takes no commission and adds no hidden costs. The 2026 site drops the public price and asks for a demo.
Outside money arrived from July 2025 through October 2026
Webrazzi reports a US$400,000 first round in July 2025 and the selection of the company for the Launch accelerator, cohort LA35. Webrazzi reported an a16z speedrun investment in December 2025 without an amount. The company announced a US$3.5 million seed round in October 2026. No source gives a revenue figure dated after September 2025.
How it was built
These details come from press and from the company's own pages. Nothing here is verified by a third party. [1, 2, 3]
- The company told Webrazzi that it built all its own technology since the start and that its first version went live in May 2025.
- It sells several agent types from one platform, such as a sales agent, a support agent and an analysis agent. Webrazzi calls this a multi-agent approach.
- The September 2025 home page was a web app built with the Next.js framework. The 2026 home page is a different site that loads a script from Replit's domain.
- Customers connect their catalog and shipping or order systems. The company says this setup is included in the package.
- The company says it keeps training its model on real customer data from e-commerce and hospitality. Webrazzi reports this as the company's statement.
Tools named in the sources
Each one opens its page in the Tools tab, with every story that uses it.
Who tried this before Loops AI, and why did they fail?
Four companies in our database of failed startups tried to help shoppers or customers through software that answered, matched or visualized. The values below come from that database and are not independently verified.
Answerly
The promiseWebsite FAQ software that matched customer questions to written answers and sent hard ones to people.
Why it diedThe record says the language matching could not handle varied questions and that setup took months.
Blippar
The promiseA phone app that recognized products and posters and showed shopping and media content on them.
Why it diedThe record says brand content was costly, users opened the app once, and investors would not fund another round.
Modsy
The promiseRoom photos turned into 3D designs with furniture that customers could buy from partner retailers.
Why it diedThe record says each design needed hours of human designer time, so the margins never matched software.
LimeRoad
The promiseA visual shopping site where users built fashion looks from many sellers' products.
Why it diedThe record says many visitors browsed but few bought, and logistics and seller costs stayed high.
The failed startups come from our database of 1,749 dead startups, retold here in our own words. Its entries are AI-assisted summaries of public sources, so these cards carry no evidence grade.
What changed
Each of the four tried to improve how people choose or ask about products, and each ran into a cost the revenue did not cover. Answerly needed long setup for weak matching. Blippar and Modsy paid for content or human work on every customer. LimeRoad paid for logistics.
Loops AI differs in what it sells and to whom. It sells to brands, not to shoppers, and the brand's own catalog supplies the content. Large language models now handle varied questions. The company says setup is included in the price. None of this shows yet that its margins hold: the sources give no cost figures.
Can one person copy Loops AI now?
The pattern can be copied. The proof of revenue cannot be checked.
A small team can copy the pattern: pick one industry, connect to the sales platforms it already uses, and sell a subscription with usage limits. The dated revenue claim has one source and one date, so a reader should treat it as a lead.
Where it is still open: Industries where support questions decide the sale and a few marketplaces dominate: travel, consumer electronics, baby goods and food delivery in one country.
- 1Choose one industry where generic chatbots feel shallow, and list its marketplaces and store platforms.
- 2Build the connections to those platforms early, as the company did with Trendyol and Hepsiburada.
- 3Publish two entry plans with limits, as the company did in 2025, and a quote for large customers.
- 4Ask each named customer for a written case study with its numbers and the method of measuring them.
How much revenue does Loops AI make?
Each row shows the evidence grade and the source numbers from the list at the end of this page. The grades are explained in How Aiolum verifies.
| Fact | Value | Grade | How we know | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual recurring revenue, September 2025 | more than US$200,000 | D | The company told Webrazzi, 29 September 2025: "Loops AI, 200 bin dolar yıllık tekrarlayan gelir (ARR) seviyesini aştı" (translation: Loops AI passed US$200,000 in annual recurring revenue). Webrazzi wrote that this is what the company shared. | [1] |
| Growth claim, September 2025 | more than 10% a week | D | The company told Webrazzi that it grew more than 10% a week. No period or base is given. | [1] |
| Annual recurring revenue, undated investor profile | US$500,000 or more | D | The chief executive's text on the a16z speedrun profile reads "now working on Loopsai.com ($500k+ ARR)". The profile gives no date for the figure. It was read on 12 November 2026. | [11] |
| Months from first version to the figure | 4 months | calc | Calculated: May 2025, when the company says its first version went live, to September 2025. | [1] |
| Founding | 2025 | C | Webrazzi, 29 September 2025: "2025 yılında Ari Nazır (CEO) ve İlker Selim Zorluoğlu (COO) tarafından kurulan Loops AI" (translation: Loops AI, founded in 2025 by Ari Nazir, CEO, and İlker Selim Zorluoğlu, COO). Webrazzi's article of 9 December 2025 says Istanbul and adds Yusuf Bahadır as a founder. | [1, 10] |
| First version live | May 2025 | C | The company says in Webrazzi that its first version went live in May 2025 and that it built all its own technology. | [1] |
| Team, September 2025 | 7-person core team | C | Webrazzi: "7 kişilik çekirdek bir ekip" (translation: a core team of 7). The roles are software, AI modelling, product, sales and customer success. | [1] |
| Employees on the investor profile, November 2026 | 21 | C | The a16z speedrun profile shows "21" next to "Employees". It was read on 12 November 2026 and gives no date for the count. | [11] |
| Customers, September 2025 | 40 enterprise brands | C | Webrazzi names Tudors, Radisson Collection, Limak Hotels, Fairy, Gen-pa, Paulmark, Frederic Patric, EasyCep and Beykoz University. The company said this to Webrazzi. | [1] |
| Customers and pilots, October 2026 | more than 70, and 64% of pilots became paying customers | C | The company announcement, reported by SiliconANGLE, TNW and Unite.AI. Unite.AI notes that the announcement gives no cohort sizes, periods or contract values. | [4, 5, 6] |
| Published prices, 29 September 2025 | Free US$0; Starter US$120 a month; Enterprise by quote | C | The company's own home page in an Internet Archive copy of that date. Starter has 300 question credits a month. | [2] |
| Business model | monthly subscription, no commission | C | The company told Webrazzi that it takes no commission and that integration and catalog setup are included in the package. The live FAQ says the price depends on products, traffic and channels. | [1, 3] |
| First funding round, July 2025 | US$400,000 | C | Webrazzi reported that the company closed its first round in July 2025. Investors named by Webrazzi: Monday Capital, Mantra and US angel investors. | [1] |
| a16z speedrun investment, December 2025 | amount not disclosed | C | Webrazzi, 9 December 2025: "Yatırım finansal detayları henüz açıklanmadı" (translation: the financial details of the investment are not yet disclosed). The same article says the company served more than 50 brands. | [10] |
| Seed round, 12 October 2026 | US$3.5 million | C | The company announced it. SiliconANGLE says a16z speedrun led it, with NTT Docomo, Connecticut Innovations, Alumni Ventures and Monday Capital. TNW ran it as a contributed article. | [4, 5, 6] |
| Legal name in the terms | Loop Smart AI | C | The terms on the company's home page, effective 16 August 2025, call the operator "Loop Smart AI". SiliconANGLE writes "Loops Smart AI". No earlier company name was found. | [3, 4] |
| Earlier use of the domain loopsai.com | parked pages in 2018, 2019 and 2021; a redirect page in July 2025 | B | Archive copies from 6 August 2018 and 7 May 2019 show a GoDaddy parking frame. The 16 December 2021 copy is an empty script page with no company content. The 12 July 2025 copy holds only a redirect to "/lander" and no company content. | [8] |
| Offices | Istanbul and San Francisco | C | The home page footer reads "Istanbul · San Francisco". The 2026 careers text says Istanbul and the US. The a16z speedrun profile says San Francisco, California. | [3, 11] |
How to read this table. Grade D means one company statement with one date. Grade C is a statement by the company or by a news site that retells it. Grade B is an archive copy that anyone can open. A "calc" value was computed on this page.
| Plan | Per month, billed yearly (US$) | Per month, billed monthly (US$) | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 1 AI agent, 1 seat, 20 question credits a month | |
| Starter | 120 | 2 AI agents, 3 seats, 300 question credits a month | |
| Enterprise | custom, after a demo |
The archive copy shows the Monthly tab only, so no yearly price is known. Question credits are the monthly allowance of answers. The live FAQ says in November 2026 that the monthly subscription depends on products, traffic and channels. A proposal follows a demo. Webrazzi reported in September 2025 that packages were priced by message volume (5K, 10K, 20K, 50K messages), which does not match the credit plans.
When did Loops AI launch, and how did it grow?
From a first version in May 2025 to a US$3.5 million seed round in October 2026, in 17 months. Each entry carries its grade.
- 2025CNazir and Zorluoğlu found Loops AI, according to the company's statement to Webrazzi. [1]
- May 2025CThe first version goes live, according to the company. [1]
- July 2025CThe company closes a first round, which Webrazzi gives as US$400,000. [1]
- 16 August 2025CThe terms and the privacy policy on the company site carry this effective date. [3]
- 29 September 2025DWebrazzi reports more than US$200,000 in annual recurring revenue, 40 enterprise brands and a 7-person core team. The same day an archive copy of the home page shows a US$120 Starter plan. [1, 2]
- 9 December 2025CWebrazzi reports an investment by a16z speedrun, with no amount, and more than 50 brands served. [10]
- 12 October 2026CThe company announces a US$3.5 million seed round and more than 70 customers and pilots. SiliconANGLE, TNW and Unite.AI report it. [4, 5, 6]
- November 2026CThe live home page shows no price list and asks visitors to request a demo. Its footer reads Istanbul and San Francisco. The a16z speedrun profile shows 21 employees. [3, 11]
What could go wrong for Loops AI?
The risks are the mirror image of the causes above.
What is not verified
The figure of more than US$200,000 a year in recurring revenue rests on one statement by the company to Webrazzi on 29 September 2025. No payment-processor profile, filing or later article repeats it. The chief executive's profile on the a16z speedrun site says "$500k+ ARR", with no date and no second source. A reader could ask the company for a processor-verified figure. The customer count and the funding amounts are also company statements.
Logo wall, counters and badges are the company's own
The home page shows a "Trusted by Leading Companies" wall with 15 brands and a counter of "70+ customers and pilots". It also shows a "Backed by" line with a16z speedrun and NTT Docomo. Press articles name A101, Mavi, Tchibo, Tudors, Fairy, Radisson Collection and EasyCep, each time from company information. Press also names the investors. No source independent of the company was found for any brand.
Customer results differ between sources
For A101 the company's press release says roughly 83% higher observed conversion and calls it observational. The company's case study page says Loops sessions converted at 2.55 times the baseline. SiliconANGLE words the 83% as a plain increase. The company's case study page for Tudors also gives an 83% rise, in "conversion efficiency". The counters on the home page show +155% conversion and +118% add-to-cart, measured against visitors who did not use the tools.
Customer quotations are the company's own
The home page prints named quotations from the technology chief of Boyner, the chief e-commerce officer of Mavi and the general manager of A101 Ekstra. Only the A101 sentence about trucks was found in a second place, an article by Stellagent that repeats it. The Boyner and Mavi quotations were not found elsewhere.
The price list is gone and sources disagree on pricing
The 2025 archive copy shows US$120 a month for 300 question credits. The 2026 site shows no price. Webrazzi described packages by message volume. All three descriptions come from the company.
Virtual try-on uses a shopper's own photo
The home page describes virtual try-on in which a shopper uploads a photo to see a product on themselves, with the text "Your face, untouched". The sources describe it for shoppers' own use. No source shows use on other people's photos.
Claims on the 2025 page
The 29 September 2025 archive copy says the chatbot resolves "99% of common customer queries" and lists "Achieve up to 99%+ Accuracy". It also says it reduces support costs by over 50%. No source tests these claims.
Roles and spellings differ between sources
Webrazzi lists Zorluoğlu as chief operating officer in 2025. TNW calls him president and co-founder in 2026. Webrazzi writes the chief executive's surname as Nazır and other sources write Nazir. TNW and Unite.AI name Yusuf Bahadir as chief technology officer. Webrazzi's September 2025 article does not name him, and its December 2025 article names him as a third founder. The a16z speedrun profile also lists Hakan Bas as a co-founder.
The team is larger now than at the headline figure
The a16z speedrun profile showed 21 employees when read on 12 November 2026. The headline figure dates from September 2025, when Webrazzi reported a 7-person core team. The profile places the company in San Francisco, and Webrazzi says it was founded in Istanbul. The sources do not say whether the December 2025 investment is part of the October 2026 round.
Sources
The grade next to each source is the best grade that the source can support. "Read in full" means that the text of the page was downloaded and the numbers were checked in it.
- D Webrazzi, 29 September 2025: Markalara özel optimize edilmiş ajanlar sunan girişim: Loops AIRead in full, in Turkish. Source of the revenue figure, the founding, the team, the first round and the customer list. Webrazzi retells what the company shared.
- C Internet Archive copy of the Loops AI home page, 29 September 2025 (loopsai.com)Read in full. The company's own page of that date. Source of the plans, the logo wall and the accuracy claims.
- C Loops AI home page, read 12 November 2026 (loopsai.com)Read the text that the page script holds: products, FAQ, terms, counters, quotations and careers. The site is a single script page, so its other paths return the same file.
- C SiliconANGLE, 12 October 2026: E-commerce AI startup Loops raises $3.5M to create smoother online shopping experiencesRead in full. Reports the round, the investors, and the claims of more than 70 online retailers and an 83% conversion rise at A101.
- C TNW, 12 October 2026: Loops raises $3.5M to build the AI operating system for commerceRead in full. A contributed article, not written by the TNW newsroom. Source for the roles, the 64% pilot conversion and the observational note.
- C Unite.AI, 12 October 2026: Loops Raises $3.5M Seed to Connect AI Search, Shopping Assistance, and Retail DataRead in full. Retells the announcement and notes that it gives no cohort sizes, periods or contract values.
- C Stellagent, 2026: Loops Raises $3.5M for an AI Operating System for CommerceRead in full. Repeats the A101 general manager's quotation and notes that different figures appeared for the same customer.
- B Internet Archive copies of loopsai.com from 2018, 2019 and 2021Read the copies of 2018, 2019, 2021 and 12 July 2025. The 2018 and 2019 copies are GoDaddy parking frames. The 2021 copy is an empty script page. The July 2025 copy is a redirect.
- C Database of failed startups, local exportRecord pages read on the website on 12 November 2026. AI-written summaries, not independently verified. Source for the failed predecessors.
- C Webrazzi, 9 December 2025: Yerli yapay zeka şirketi Loops AI, a16z Speedrun'dan yatırım aldıRead in full, in Turkish. Source of the December 2025 investment, the third founder, Istanbul and the count of more than 50 brands.
- D a16z speedrun, company profile of Loops AI, read 12 November 2026Read in full. The investor's profile page. Source of the employee count, the location, the team list and the undated revenue text.
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