More about Kaizad Hansotia
Founder CEO Swirl | Pioneering Agentic Commerce | Bespoke AI Agents that Elevate CX & Accelerate Time-to-Value for Consumer Enterprise
In a career spanning 20+ years, Kaizad Hansotia has co-founded three companies, pivoted one, and led another to exit, earning his stripes as a passionate entrepreneur. He started his first business at 15 years of age selling products door-to-door, and built and has since scaled multiple businesses across several industries.
After 5+ years in the fashion, e-commerce, and retail industry, Kaizad founded SWIRL which went on to become one of the industry's leading AI-powered video commerce companies having clients globally across APAC, EMEA and North America.
With entrepreneurial experience in the retail and tech space, Kaizad has an instinctive understanding of the consumer journey and full-funnel marketing. His top priority every day is to build a company that leaves a lasting impact, and a place where people come to do their life's best work.
In a career spanning 20+ years, Kaizad Hansotia has co-founded three companies, pivoted one, and led another to exit, earning his stripes as a passionate entrepreneur. He started his first business at 15 years of age selling products door-to-door, and built and has since scaled multiple businesses across several industries.
After 5+ years in the fashion, e-commerce, and retail industry, Kaizad founded SWIRL which went on to become one of the industry's leading AI-powered video commerce companies having clients globally across APAC, EMEA and North America.
With entrepreneurial experience in the retail and tech space, Kaizad has an instinctive understanding of the consumer journey and full-funnel marketing. His top priority every day is to build a company that leaves a lasting impact, and a place where people come to do their life's best work.
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