What CommerceV3 does

CommerceV3 (CV3) is a privately held eCommerce growth agency and operating layer founded in 2003 and headquartered in Minneola, Florida, with a secondary office in New York. The company serves mid-market direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands managing between $50K and $5M+ in monthly GMV, delivering 35 integrated services under a single senior team and a single invoice. Its current active book includes 150+ commerce brands across nine verticals — Beauty, Fitness, Health, Apparel, Food, Pet, Baby, Tools, and Others — with cumulative 240+ brands operated since founding.

The technology stack is positioned as AI-native and centers on a proprietary "Swarm" operating system that orchestrates four specialist agents (Citation Engine, Variant Promoter, Creator Studio, Cohort Mover) across discovery, conversion, creative, and lifecycle workstreams. Core product pillars include Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) for AI-citation engineering across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews; Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) with schema and structured content; Agentic CRO running 200+ tests per week with autonomous winner promotion; AI UGC at $2.18 per finished spot; and Programmatic SEO producing 10,000+ entity-aware pages in 90 days. Platform integrations include Shopify Plus (Partner), BigCommerce (Certified), Klaviyo (lifecycle/email), and Meta/Google/TikTok Ads, plus multichannel marketplace operations across Amazon and Walmart.

The revenue model is purely service-based monthly retainers across five publicly disclosed tiers (Starter $999/mo, Essential $1,299/mo, Growth $1,599/mo, Scale+ $2,999/mo, Enterprise custom), month-to-month with no long-term lock-ins, no per-seat fees, and no markups on third-party tooling. Go-to-market is sales-led and consultative: inbound 30-minute strategy calls, free CRO audits, and a free GEO Score diagnostic drive top-of-funnel, while an outbound stack-consolidation pitch (where prospects submit existing vendor invoices for line-by-line savings math) targets mid-market accounts. The bench comprises 11 senior partners and approximately 60 specialists, with stated leadership including Chairman Ambarish Gupta, CEO Rahul Amarendra K, Chief Client Officer David Bonthrone, and VP Sales & Operations Girija Gowda. No external institutional funding is disclosed.

Name

CommerceV3

Legal name

CommerceV3

Website

https://commercev3.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CommerceV3 is a privately held, AI-native eCommerce growth agency serving 150+ mid-market DTC brands across nine verticals with 35 integrated services — GEO, AEO, Agentic CRO, AI UGC, and Programmatic SEO — delivered under one senior team and a single monthly invoice.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Clermont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AI-Native eCommerce Growth Retainer (Subscription): Month-to-month tiered retainers offering 35 integrated services (GEO, AEO, Agentic CRO, AI UGC, Programmatic SEO, platform engineering, paid media, lifecycle, design, social, video) under one senior pod, one invoice. No per-seat fees, no surprise add-ons, no tool margins billed separately. Revenue is purely service-based recurring retainers at five tiers from $999/mo to enterprise custom pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

CommerceV3 sells an AI-native eCommerce growth retainer delivered by a single senior pod executing 35 integrated services under one monthly invoice. The offering spans GEO, AEO, Agentic CRO, AI UGC, and Programmatic SEO at the AI-discovery layer, plus Traditional Stack operations (paid media, lifecycle, platform engineering), Multichannel Marketplace operations, and Agency+ services (SEO, PPC, Email, Video, Social, Design). Five pricing tiers from $999/mo to enterprise custom are sold month-to-month to mid-market DTC brands.

Product overview

CommerceV3 is an AI-native eCommerce growth engine offering 35 integrated services organized around five core pillars: GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), AEO (Answer Engine Optimization), Agentic CRO (AI-optimized Conversion Rate Optimization), AI UGC (AI-Generated User-Generated Content), and Programmatic SEO. Supporting these are Commerce Operations (paid media, lifecycle, platform engineering, analytics, marketplace) and Agency+ services (SEO, PPC, Email, Video, Social, Design). The unified platform runs on a proprietary Swarm Operating System with specialist AI agents. Clients choose from five pricing tiers (Starter $999/mo through Enterprise) with month-to-month flexibility. Integration ecosystem includes Shopify Plus (Partner), BigCommerce (Certified), and Klaviyo (lifecycle/email platform).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) Engineering brand visibility into AI-generated answers across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews; includes citation engineering, brand entity graph, llms.txt and AI sitemap, and competitor citation displacement for mid-market DTC brands.
• AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) Structured content and schema engineering designed to win featured snippets, People Also Ask, and AI answer extraction surfaces, built on topical authority clusters.
• Agentic CRO (Conversion Rate Optimization) AI-optimized conversion testing system running 200+ tests per week with autonomous promotion of winning variants within hours; includes AI session-replay analysis, continuous A/B/n testing, PDP and cart optimization, checkout funnel surgery, and personalization.
• AI UGC (User-Generated Content) AI-generated brand-locked creator video creative at $2.18 per finished spot, including hook and concept generation, static and carousel ad creative, lifestyle product photography, Meta and TikTok creative testing, and influencer-style avatars.
• Programmatic SEO Scalable content infrastructure producing 10,000+ entity-aware long-tail pages shipped in 90 days, built on topical authority clusters and programmatic templates.
• Traditional Stack Conventional commerce operations covering paid media management (Meta and Google Ads), lifecycle marketing, platform engineering, and analytics, forming the foundation beneath AI-native velocity layers.
• Multichannel Marketplace Unified commerce operations across DTC, retail, distributor, and marketplace ecosystems, including Amazon and Walmart marketplace operations for brands operating across multiple channels.
• SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Comprehensive SEO services including keyword research, on-page optimization, content strategy, link building, technical SEO, and Core Web Vitals improvement, averaging +122% qualified organic traffic lift.
• PPC / Pay-Per-Click Paid search and shopping campaigns across Google Ads and Shopping, Meta Ads, remarketing, and retargeting, averaging 3.2x ROAS improvement across $1.2B+ revenue under management.
• Email & Lifecycle Marketing Lifecycle marketing for retention, repeat purchases, and customer lifetime value; includes automated flows (welcome, browse abandon, cart recovery, post-purchase, win-back, VIP), segmentation, and Klaviyo-powered campaigns averaging +58% repeat revenue lift.
• Video Marketing Video content creation and distribution across Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube, product pages, email, and paid ads; includes strategy, production, channel optimization, and performance tracking, averaging +215% social engagement lift and 4.2x video content ROI.
• Social Media Marketing Social strategy and execution across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Threads; includes content creation, community management, paid amplification, and influencer partnerships, averaging +215% follower growth and 5x engagement lift.
• Design Services Human-centered design for conversion, including brand identity, UX/UI design, landing pages, product page design, conversion optimization, and design systems, averaging +41% landing page CVR lift.
• Toolkit (Free Diagnostic Tools) Free operator-grade diagnostic tools including GEO Score (60-second AI visibility audit across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude), AEO Snippet Auditor, Creative Throughput Calculator, and Stack Consolidation Audit; report delivered by email with no credit card required.

Quantifiable outcome

• +47% ship velocity vs fragmented prior-stack, measured at W12
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability11 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Shopify PluscoreTechnology or IntegrationCommerceV3 is a Shopify Plus Partner. The company provides platform engineering, hosting, SSL, PCI compliance, and technical development services for Shopify Plus stores as part of its full-stack offering across all pricing tiers. Shopify Plus is the primary platform infrastructure underpinning the CV3 operating layer.
• BigCommercecoreTechnology or IntegrationCommerceV3 is BigCommerce Certified. BigCommerce is listed as a primary platform alongside Shopify Plus in the CV3 tech stack, serving brands that prefer BigCommerce's headless/composable architecture.
• KlaviyocoreTechnology or IntegrationCV3's lifecycle/email marketing service is built on Klaviyo as the primary ESP. The company implements flows, segments, templates, and revenue tracking directly inside Klaviyo for all lifecycle clients. Klaviyo is included at all pricing tiers with no additional tool margin charged.
• Meta (Facebook / Instagram Ads)coreTechnology or IntegrationCV3 manages Meta Ads (Facebook and Instagram) as a core paid media channel. Meta is listed as a primary ad platform alongside Google Ads and TikTok in the PPC and paid social services. CV3 manages through client ad accounts — does not resell media or take a percentage of spend.
• Google AdscoreTechnology or IntegrationCV3 manages Google Ads (Search, Shopping, Performance Max, Remarketing) as a primary paid channel. Google Ads management is included in the paid media stack at all tiers. Server-side conversion tracking and enhanced conversions are wired into Google Ads for attribution accuracy.
• TikTok AdscoreTechnology or IntegrationCV3 manages TikTok Ads as part of its paid social and creative testing programs. TikTok creative testing is a named deliverable in the AI UGC and social media services. Manages through client ad accounts without taking a percentage of spend.
• Amazon / Walmart MarketplacecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCV3 offers Multichannel Marketplace operations supporting brands across Amazon, Walmart, DTC, retail, distributor, and marketplace ecosystems. Marketplace ops (Amazon, Walmart) is a named service in the Traditional Stack and Agency+ pricing tiers.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Disruptive Advertising: Disruptive Advertising is a PPC-led digital marketing agency specializing in paid media, CRO, and lifecycle for eCommerce and SaaS — comparable to CV3's Google/Meta Ads, lifecycle, and conversion optimization stack.
• Inflow: Inflow is an eCommerce growth agency offering paid media, SEO, CRO, and lifecycle services to mid-market and enterprise DTC brands — directly comparable to CV3's service mix, customer profile, and Shopify/BigCommerce-centric delivery model.
• SmartSites: SmartSites is a full-service digital marketing agency offering SEO, PPC, web design, and email marketing to mid-market businesses — comparable breadth of services and SMB/mid-market customer profile to CV3.
• Mayple: Mayple is an eCommerce growth agency matching brands with vetted fractional marketing talent across paid media, email, SEO, and CRO — comparable subscription retainer model and DTC target customer to CV3.
• Power Digital Marketing: Power Digital Marketing is a full-funnel digital marketing agency serving mid-market and enterprise eCommerce/DTC brands — directly comparable service portfolio (SEO, PPC, CRO, lifecycle, creative) and customer profile.
• Coalition Technologies: Coalition Technologies is a Shopify-focused eCommerce agency delivering design, development, SEO, and PPC — overlapping with CV3's Shopify Plus partnership, eCommerce platform engineering, and growth services.
• Trellis: Trellis is a full-service eCommerce agency providing development, design, marketing, and data services for Shopify and BigCommerce brands — directly comparable platform-centric delivery and DTC focus.
• Tinuiti: Tinuiti is a large independent performance marketing agency covering paid media, SEO, email, and CRO across retail and DTC — comparable service mix to CV3 but at materially larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Razorfish (VML): Razorfish, part of VML/WPP, is a global digital agency offering commerce, content, media, and CX services — comparable in capability set to CV3 but operating at enterprise scale across all industries, not specializing in mid-market DTC.

Emerging players

• Profound: Profound is an AI-search visibility analytics platform that helps brands track and improve citations across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini — overlaps with CV3's GEO offering but delivers it as SaaS rather than managed services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CommerceV3
• Facebookfacebook.com/CommerceV3
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/commercev3

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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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