Zero Billion
Zero Billion is in a16z speedrun SR005. Based in San Francisco, California, United States of America. Team of 4, founded in 2024.
Facts
- San Francisco, California, United States of America
- 4
- 2024
About Zero Billion
Summary
Zero Billion is a San Francisco-based consumer research lab founded in 2024 that operates at the intersection of AI-generated media and human data collection. The company runs two connected lines of work: a consumer studio that ships AI-powered apps — most notably an AI TV show platform where shows can be produced in under an hour for a fraction of traditional production costs — and a consent-first data marketplace where everyday people contribute audio, video, screen recordings, expert judgment, and other signal types in exchange for direct payment via Stripe. By observing how millions of users interact with its consumer apps, Zero Billion generates behavioral insights that feed back into its research and data products. The platform appears to have reached meaningful early traction, with a top-10 iOS ranking in its category and an annualized revenue run rate in the millions, all with a team of four.
Business model
Zero Billion appears to generate revenue through consumer app monetization on its AI content platform and through data sales to buyers who purchase human-contributed signal via its marketplace. Pricing on the data side is transaction-based, with contributors paid per completed task and buyers purchasing access to specific data types or expert judgments.
Go-to-market
Zero Billion targets two distinct customer groups simultaneously: everyday consumers who contribute personal data through the marketplace, and organizations or AI developers that purchase curated human signal for model training and research purposes. The consumer studio side likely acquires users organically through app store discovery and social content communities, while the data marketplace side appears to follow a direct or self-serve buying motion for data buyers. Combining a popular consumer product with a proprietary data collection layer gives the company a built-in, scalable pipeline of consented, real-world behavioral data.
Founders (2)
- Ansh Chopra
- Nik Shevchenko
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