Constructor

Constructor is an AI-powered product discovery platform built exclusively for ecommerce, founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco; it uses ML, NLP, and behavioural personalisation to power search, browsing, and recommendations for large retailers such as Sephora, Petco, and The Very Group. Nearly doubled revenue in FY24 and powered 250 billion shopper queries, making it a direct competitor to platform-native discovery tools like Shopify's bundled search. Unlike horizontal enterprise search vendors, Constructor's exclusive focus on ecommerce means its models are trained entirely on transactional and behavioral signals rather than general enterprise content, which it argues produces higher conversion lift for mid-market and enterprise retailers. Its pricing is tied to revenue outcomes rather than query volume, aligning its business model with retailer performance in a way that distinguishes it from legacy search vendors billing on infrastructure consumption.

First mentioned: April 2026