Who founded Laurence?

Laurence was founded by Matthew Chen, Leo Gierhake in 2025.

Who are Laurence's investors?

Laurence's investors include Scribble Ventures, Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Blueprint Talent Group, BoxGroup, CRV (Charles River Ventures), Future Communities Capital, GG2 and 7 more.

Where is Laurence headquartered?

Laurence is headquartered in New York City, US.

Laurence

YC W26

New York City, US · Founded 2025 · 2 employees · Hiring · 15 known investors

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Laurence provides automated PPC (pay-per-click) advertising optimization for Amazon sellers, using algorithmic models to manage and improve campaign profitability.

Also known as Laurence AI, Inc.

AdTech Data & Infrastructure E-commerce Enterprise Software SaaSUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W26)

Laurence was founded in 2025 by Matthew Chen and Leo Gierhake.

Matthew Chen CEOMatthew Chen worked on data science and machine learning at Google and Facebook, where he contributed to user retention and recommendation systems. He studied mathematics, computer science, and AI research at Cornell, and was an early engineer at a health-tech startup.

Leo Gierhake FounderLeo Gierhake worked as a researcher at Jump Trading developing quantitative models for cryptocurrency trading, and studied electrical engineering at ETH Zurich. He previously founded a crypto investing platform and has background in professional poker.

Investors · 15

Scribble Ventureslisted by Scribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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