Hi from Bangalore β building AI search visibility for Indian SMBs
Hi everyone π
Ravi here, joining from Bangalore. Founder of Citare β we measure how Google AI Overviews, Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude represent Indian businesses in their answers. Built specifically for Indian agencies and SMBs, which felt like a category gap given most AI visibility tools are built for US enterprise.
Spent the last decade in digital marketing before this, and the shift from SEO to AI search over the last 12 months has been the most interesting thing I've seen in my career. Watching small Indian businesses lose customers to AI Overviews they don't even know exist is the problem we're trying to solve.
A few things I'm hoping to learn from this community:
β How early-stage founders here are navigating the new "AI search visibility" category (it's so new there's barely a playbook)
β What's working for SaaS launches in 2026 that wasn't working in 2024
β How non-US founders are positioning when most of PH's traction is US-centric
Outside of work I trade equity options in the morning, build in the
afternoon, and try not to mix the two. Excited to be here and
learning from everyone.
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Hey Ravi, awesome to see Bangalore builders tackling AI search visibility...super relevant gap for Indian SMBs!
On SaaS launches, outreach made all the difference for my previous ones (one hit POTD). I'm prepping The Sponge for PH soon...an AI flashcard app that turns webpages into spaced repetition study material.
If you're up for it, would appreciate a follow (see "PRODUCT HUNT LAUNCH" link in my profile).
@rianbrobΒ Thanks and great idea wish you all the best. I will try the outreach and maybe message you if I have any specific questions thanks for reaching out