Founded 2018
Founders Will Hanschell, CEO Sumukh Avadhani, CTO

Pencil’s AI generated ad headlines, body copy, and visuals tailored to brand style and target audiences. The company enabled marketing teams to iterate on multiple creative options in minutes and leverage built-in A/B testing recommendations to improve campaign performance.
Pencil exited to The Brandtech Group in 2023 to pursue a shared vision of bringing GenAI to the Fortune 500.

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