# Air

> Air is a New York-based creative operations platform - a system of record purpose-built for creative work. It helps marketing and creative teams collect, organize, search, review, approve, and share visual content, layering AI-powered tagging, conversational search, and creative intelligence on top of traditional digital asset management. Founded in 2017 by Shane Hegde and Tyler Strand, Air serves tens of thousands of creatives across thousands of businesses and has raised more than $70M in venture funding.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Shane Hegde (Co-Founder & CEO), Tyler Strand (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~50 employees
- **Products:** Creative Operations Platform, AI Creative Intelligence, Conversational Search, Reviews & Approvals, Storing, Sharing & Distribution
- **Notable:** Helped define and name the 'Creative Ops' category beyond traditional DAM, Raised $70M+ in total venture funding across multiple rounds, Grew to tens of thousands of creatives across thousands of businesses

## Products & services

- **Creative Operations Platform** — A system of record for creative work that handles storing, organizing, searching, reviewing, approving, and sharing visual content.
- **AI Creative Intelligence** — Automated tagging, facial recognition, transcription, and content understanding that makes large asset libraries searchable.
- **Conversational Search** — Natural-language search that lets teams find assets by describing them rather than digging through folders.
- **Reviews & Approvals** — Collaborative feedback, timestamp commenting, annotation, and approval workflows for creative assets.
- **Storing, Sharing & Distribution** — Asset organization, secure sharing links, multi-device and offline sync, and content distribution across channels.
- **Enterprise** — Security, SAML-based SSO, granular permissions, custom roles, and migration support for larger organizations.

## Achievements

- Helped define and name the 'Creative Ops' category beyond traditional DAM
- Raised $70M+ in total venture funding across multiple rounds
- Grew to tens of thousands of creatives across thousands of businesses
- Reported to save creative teams over 14 hours per week
- Manages well over 100M creative assets on the platform

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Raised a $35M Series B led with participation from Avenir to scale creative workflow automation, bringing total funding past $70M.
- **2022-02** — Added $10M to its round at a reported ~$110M valuation for its Creative Ops system for marketers.

## Links

- Website: https://air.inc
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/airhq
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/myaircamera
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myaircamera

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Last updated: 2026-06-07