What Levitate Foundry does

Levitate Foundry is a full-service growth marketing agency founded in 2019 by Steph Liu and headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The firm is positioned as North America's largest female-founded Shopify Plus Preferred Partner, with a team composition reported at 80%+ women. Levitate targets direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands across five primary verticals: CPG, beauty, celebrity/influencer, jewelry & fashion, and fintech. The company claims a customer base of 300+ brands globally, with named clients including Liquid IV, JuneShine, NOCTA, Makeup By Mario, El Pollo Loco, EOS, 8Greens, and Anita Ko.

The company's product architecture is a platform-plus-modules structure built on certified third-party integrations rather than proprietary technology. Core service lines include paid media management (Meta Business Partner, Google Partner, TikTok Partner), email and SMS lifecycle marketing (Klaviyo Platinum Master Partner), performance creative production, organic social management, Shopify Plus eCommerce development (UX/UI, CRO, site builds), growth consulting, and a PIM/ERP implementation practice. A specialized sub-practice called Levitate3 focuses on Solana-based Web3 commerce, including NFT, stablecoin, and memecoin payments via Helio's Shopify plugin. The technology stack spans 200+ certified SaaS integrations including Akeneo, Salsify, NetSuite, Brightpearl, and Cin7 for backend operations. The company markets itself as 'AI-powered,' though no proprietary AI models, patents, or technical AI disclosures are present in the source data.

Levitate operates on a professional services revenue model with custom retainers and project-based fees, quoting on a per-engagement basis with no public pricing tiers. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting ambitious DTC brands through discovery calls and custom proposals. Performance claims include 160M+ in total attributable client revenue across channels, 2x+ average ROAS on paid search and social, 30M+ in attributed email/SMS revenue with 9x average ROI, and 4M+ organic impressions driven for clients. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no institutional investors, no M&A activity, and is a privately held LLC with ownership not publicly disclosed. Levitate was recognized on the Inc. 5000 list in 2024 as one of America's fastest-growing private companies.

Name

Levitate Foundry

Legal name

Levitate Foundry LLC

Website

https://levitatefoundry.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Levitate Foundry is a female-founded, full-service DTC growth marketing agency offering paid media, email/SMS, performance creative, Shopify Plus development, and PIM/ERP services to 300+ brands across CPG, beauty, celebrity, jewelry, and fintech verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Marketing Services Retainers and Project Fees: Levitate Foundry generates revenue through custom marketing service engagements including paid media management, performance creative production, email/SMS lifecycle marketing, organic social management, growth consulting, and eCommerce development services. Services are delivered through retainer agreements and project-based scopes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Levitate Foundry is a full-service growth marketing agency that designs and executes customer acquisition, retention, and conversion systems for direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands. Core offerings span paid media management, email and SMS lifecycle marketing, performance creative production, organic social strategy, growth consulting, and Shopify Plus eCommerce development including UX/UI design, CRO, and PIM/ERP integration services.

Product overview

Levitate Foundry is a minority female-founded full-service growth marketing agency (founded 2019) operating as a unified platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering consists of Levitate, their marketing services division covering paid media, lifecycle marketing (email/SMS), performance creative, organic social, and growth consulting; combined with Levitate eCommerce, their specialized Shopify Plus practice providing UX/UI design, site development, conversion rate optimization, and ongoing eCommerce management (claiming to be North America's largest female-founded Shopify Plus Preferred Partner). Supporting modules include an in-house Creative department for brand identity and asset production, a dedicated PIM & ERP services practice for backend systems integration, and Levitate3, a specialized Web3/crypto commerce practice for Solana blockchain implementations. The company also offers industry-specific services across CPG, Beauty, Celebrity/Influencer Brands, Jewelry & Fashion, and Fintech verticals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Paid Media

Quantifiable outcome

• 160M+ total attributable revenue generated for clients across channels
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers29 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Solana FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLevitate Foundry partnered with Solana Foundation to launch Onchain Holiday, a first-of-its-kind week-long shopping festival showcasing real-world crypto utility. Levitate curated exclusive brand offers from NOCTA, Symbiome, ORIGIN, and Playground, enabling customers to purchase merchandise using NFTs, stablecoins, and memecoins through Helio's Solana Pay x Shopify Plugin integration.
• Shopify PluscoreTechnology or IntegrationNorth America's largest female-founded Shopify Plus Preferred Partner. Certified agency partner for Shopify and Shopify Plus platform development, offering UX/UI design, site development, and eCommerce strategy.
• MetacoreTechnology or IntegrationMeta Business Partner with certified agency status for advertising and marketing services.
• GooglecoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified Google Partner providing search, display, and programmatic advertising services.
• TikTokcoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified TikTok Partner delivering social advertising and creative services.
• KlaviyocoreTechnology or IntegrationKlaviyo Platinum Master Partner specializing in email and SMS lifecycle marketing with 30M+ attributed revenue.
• Animal CapitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSam Mangat, Animal Capital Chief of Staff, praised Levitate for being thoughtful and intentional with emerging company incubations, providing hands-on guidance across marketing initiatives.
• Nostra AIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Nostra AI and Fire Department Coffee to reduce page load times by 20% and increase conversions by 97% through strategic eCommerce optimization.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Common Thread Collective: DTC-focused growth marketing agency with a comparable offering spanning paid media, lifecycle, creative, and CRO. Closely comparable in client profile (DTC/CPG), Shopify Plus orientation, and outcome-driven value proposition.
• Hawke Media: Long-standing DTC and eCommerce marketing agency offering paid media, email, creative, and growth consulting. Similar mid-market to enterprise DTC client base and retainer/project pricing model.
• Disruptive Advertising: Performance marketing agency offering paid media, lifecycle, and creative with a comparable mix of mid-market and enterprise clients. Direct competitor for paid acquisition retainers in DTC and eCommerce.
• Code3: Performance marketing agency built around paid media, creative, and influencer marketing for DTC and commerce brands. Comparable channel mix and enterprise client focus.
• Voy Media: Boutique DTC marketing agency focused on Meta and Google paid media for Shopify-based brands. Similar-sized Shopify Plus-oriented competitor with overlapping client verticals.
• Compound Growth: DTC growth marketing agency with paid media, email/SMS, and creative services for eCommerce brands. Comparable in target customer, service mix, and reliance on Shopify Plus ecosystem integrations.

Broad incumbents

• Tinuiti: One of the largest independent performance marketing agencies in the US, with deep partnerships across Amazon, Google, Meta, and TikTok. Larger scale and broader channel mix than Levitate, but directly competing for the same enterprise DTC retainer budgets.
• Wpromote: Large full-service digital marketing agency covering paid media, SEO, creative, and lifecycle. Larger and more diversified than Levitate, but competes directly for enterprise DTC and eCommerce engagement.
• Razorfish: Major digital agency with capabilities across media, creative, commerce, and CRM. Overlaps with Levitate's full-stack offering at the enterprise end of the DTC market.
• Dept: Global digital agency combining technology, creative, and media for commerce and brand clients. Competes for enterprise and global DTC commerce engagements with a much broader geographic and capability footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/levitate-foundry
• Instagraminstagram.com/levitatefoundry
• TikToktiktok.com/@levitatefoundry

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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