# Cheers

> Cheers is a Y Combinator (S24) startup building a full-stack Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) platform for local service businesses. It helps HVAC, plumbing, roofing, solar and smart-home companies get recommended by AI assistants like ChatGPT and by Google, by auditing their AI visibility, fixing their web presence, and turning frontline employees into a review engine using NFC tap tools with per-employee attribution.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Dylan Allen-Arnegård (Co-Founder & CEO), Amadeus Peterson (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** 3
- **Products:** AI Visibility Platform, Review Generation (NFC/QR), Employee Attribution, Local Content Generation, Website & Schema Optimization
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch, Helped Vivint Smart Home generate 70,000+ five-star reviews in 5 months, Reports 400,000+ reviews managed and 900+ locations served

## Products & services

- **AI Visibility Platform** — Tracks where a business is recommended across ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity and Gemini, shows who wins instead, and surfaces the evidence gaps to close.
- **Review Generation (NFC/QR)** — Ultra-low-friction tap cards and branded links that let frontline employees capture Google reviews, referrals and social proof at the point of service.
- **Employee Attribution** — Every review and outcome is tied to the specific employee and location that earned it, giving managers per-person visibility to coach, reward and scale.
- **Local Content Generation** — Review-backed location pages, articles and FAQs generated to feed both Google and AI crawlers.
- **Website & Schema Optimization** — Schema markup, crawler files, citation fixes and page structure so AI systems can read and trust the business.
- **Multi-Location Local SEO** — Location pages, Google Business Profiles and citation management for franchises and multi-site operators.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch
- Helped Vivint Smart Home generate 70,000+ five-star reviews in 5 months
- Reports 400,000+ reviews managed and 900+ locations served
- Reports 1M+ AI visibility checks run since June 2026
- Launched on Product Hunt as Cheers GEO

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Passed 1M+ AI visibility checks run through the platform since June 2026.
- **2026-01** — Repositioned around Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) - winning local search on ChatGPT and other LLMs - with industry solutions for HVAC, plumbing, roofing and solar.
- **2024-08** — Joined Y Combinator's S24 batch and launched as 'the super-app for in-person employees' with NFC review-capture badges.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cheers.tech
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cheers-software/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Cheers_Software
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CheersGEO
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheers.software/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61580409847051

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Last updated: 2026-07-31