
Why it ranks #362
GetCrux, an AI performance marketer from YC W24, ranks #362 of 999 AI agents and #10 of 22 in Performance marketer, with a score of 2.9 of 10. Data as of .
The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works ·
- Proof 2 × 30% 0.6
- Scale 3 × 30% 0.9
- Momentum 2 × 25% 0.5
- Autonomy 6 × 15% 0.9
- = 2.9
- 2
Proof
Do customers use it? 30% of the score
Claims a customer result.
- +2A customer result
“Growth and creative teams from large publicly listed enterprises to some of the fastest growing startups, including YC companies iterate 10X faster, and have even scaled 2X at a 10% lower CAC with our ads.”
Launch YC post · 30 Jul 2025
Not found: revenue or growth (+4), named customers (+3), a customer count (+2), work done at scale (+2)
- +2
- 3
Scale
Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score
9 people.
- +39 people on its YC page5 to 9 people
Not found: funding round in its news (+3)
- +3
- 2
Momentum
Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score
Shows hiring.
- +2Hiring: 3 open rolesFounding Creative Strategist / CSM, Founding Engineer (Full Stack / AI Video) – GetCrux, Founding Full-Stack AEYC page
Not found: launch YC post in the last 6 months (+3), new traction claim in the last 6 months (+2), funding news in the last year (+2), a batch in the last year (it is YC Winter 2024) (+1)
- +2
- 6
Autonomy
How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score
Supervised agent: takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
- +6Level 2 of 4: Supervised agentTakes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
What the model read
- Acts in other systems: 13% likely
- Finishes whole tasks: 12% likely
- Calls itself an agent: 4% likely
- Level 1 from the model's reading of its pages; the evidence review found, with quotes, that its AI acts in the work, so the level is 2
Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
- +6
About GetCrux
GetCrux is the AI Creative Strategist to launch winning ads.
Creatives have become the biggest lever to win on ad platforms. Yet, there is no clear way to figure out why something works. Marketers end up guessing and replicating the best performing ad, only to see it fail - with high CAC & wasted dollars.
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GetCrux helps performance marketers find winning patterns in their ad creatives across 100+ parameters like hooks, messaging, storyline, music, pacing, and recommend exactly what to launch next.
Founders
- Himank JainFounder/CEO
- Atharva PadhyeFounder
- Prabhat SinghFounder/CTO
Launches and news
- GetCrux: AI Creative Strategist to Launch Winning adsThe 10X way to run ads: find what works and make on-brand creatives in minutes
- GetCrux: AI Creative Strategist to Launch Winning AdsStop guessing which ad creatives work and find winning patterns that reduce CAC
- getcrux: AI Copilot for Performance MarketingOptimize Google & Meta Ads with insights & recommendations from our AI Ads Specialist.
- Crux is building GenAI-powered business intelligence tools | TechCrunch
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