Grocalo launch: what they're building and where to launch next

What they're building

AI software for creators that runs social content

Founders

• David Hwang · Founder/CEO
• Alex Yee · Founder/CTO

grocalo.com ↗

See their funding details ↗

Grocalo on the record

What they shipped

• From its YC profile: Grocalo (S26) is an AI brain that runs content for creators. We understand their audiences, using video understanding and deep platform analytics to bottle up the taste behind each creator and personalize and distribute content to creator specific audiences. Grocalo generated 2B views and gained 4M followers for our creators in the last 2 months. Our clients include Jimmy O. Yang (Comedian, 11M followers), King Bach (72M followers), Leenda Dong (28M followers), Steven He (30M followers), Sheena Melwani (18M followers), and Jeannie Mai (TV host, 6M followers). (source)
• Its own site describes it as: "Grocalo handles distribution, engagement, and growth for creators. It works across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Threads." (source)

Who is behind it

• David Hwang, Founder/CEO: Founder at Grocalo. Spent 5+ years in Investment Banking covering Enterprise Software and Internet & Digital Media and the last 4 years working with my partner to grow her content end-to-end, including generating 10B views and gaining 5M followers. BA in Economics from Johns Hopkins. (source)
• Alex Yee, Founder/CTO: Founder at Grocalo. 2x YC founder. Built and sold onederful (YC W18). MS in Bioengineering from Stanford, BS from UC San Diego. (source)

Timeline

1. 2026: founded, per its YC profile. (source)

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Where else to launch Grocalo

• GrowthHackers Community ↗
  Self-promotion allowed
  Audience: Directory listing surface; cold readers scanning categories
• Product Hunt ↗
  Self-promotion allowedFree
• There's An AI For That ↗
  Self-promotion allowedFree
• Futurepedia ↗
  Self-promotion allowedFree, with paid options
• FutureTools ↗
  Self-promotion allowedFree
• Indie Hackers Forum ↗
  Self-promotion allowed
  Audience: IndieHackers; bootstrapped solo founders sharing revenue and behind-the-scenes
• The Next AI ↗
  Self-promotion allowedFree, with paid options
• TheAISurf ↗
  Self-promotion allowedFree

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