Queen One Raises $25M for Its AI-Native Commerce CRM
The Brooklyn startup led by former Wunderkind executives raises $25 million and aims to replace legacy martech stacks with 30+ AI models.
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At a glance
- New funding: $25 million; more than $37.5 million in total
- Investors include Mercury Fund, Full In, Connecticut Innovations, Inspired Capital
- Over 300 launch partners and 140+ employees (company figures)
- Platform combines more than 30 specialised AI models
- Founders: Ryan Urban (CEO) and Maricor Resente (COO), formerly Wunderkind
What happened? New York startup Queen One has raised $25 million in fresh capital — from Mercury Fund, Full In, Connecticut Innovations, CP Overture, Charge Ventures, Inspired Capital and existing backers. Total external funding now exceeds $37.5 million.
What is Queen One building? An AI-native commerce CRM that, according to the company, combines more than 30 specialised AI models — spanning customer recognition, product intelligence, creative generation and advertising. Retailers are promised technology cost reductions of 50 to 75 percent; that figure comes from the company's own release and has not been independently verified.
Who is behind it? Queen One was founded by CEO Ryan Urban and COO Maricor Resente, both former senior executives at marketing-tech vendor Wunderkind. "There's enterprise, there's beyond enterprise, and there's Queen One technology," Resente says.
How is the business doing? Since its institutional round, the company says it has signed over 300 launch partners and grown the team to more than 140 employees — headquartered in a 30,000-square-foot office in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Management is also open to acquisitions.
Why does it matter? The deal shows where the CRM market is heading: away from stitched-together martech stacks towards AI-native platforms that orchestrate segmentation, content and campaigns automatically. For retailers and agencies — in Europe too — the question of which parts of the stack AI agents will take over is becoming more urgent.
FAQ
What does Queen One promise customers?
An AI-native commerce CRM that the company says cuts technology costs by 50–75 percent while lifting revenue — figures that are not independently verified.
Who invested?
Mercury Fund, Full In, Connecticut Innovations, CP Overture, Charge Ventures, Inspired Capital and existing investors.
Where does the founding team come from?
CEO Ryan Urban and COO Maricor Resente were previously senior executives at marketing-tech vendor Wunderkind.
