Our mission
Brands and agencies have long suffered from complexity, opacity, and a persistent drain of media dollars into low-quality impressions. Despite the explosion of data and tools, they’re often forced to spend before they know whether it’s worth it.
As adtech veterans, we knew there was a better way. We started with a blank slate, rethinking how and when advertisers decide what to buy.
At SWYM – short for “Stop Wasting Your Money” – we built an intelligent decisioning layer powered by applied AI. We built a platform that could curate, control, and decide – in real time – before a dollar is spent.
The result is an AI-native decisioning platform that gives advertisers and agencies proactive, intelligent control over media activation – on both the buy and sell side. The next evolution in digital media – a smart system that advertisers control.
It’s time to SWYM!
Industry recognition
Proud to be recognized by the industry’s leading voices in adtech, programmatic, and performance marketing.
The Drum Awards
SWYM.ai won Ad-Tech Innovation at The Drum Awards for Commerce Media 2026 for its work that delivered a 53% higher return on ad spend. This was achieved through using AI to curate media supply.
Adweek
SWYM CEO Ravi Patel was named to ADWEEK’s AI Power 50. ADWEEK’s AI Power 50 recognizes the leaders driving our industry’s adoption of artificial intelligence tools, from the data and engineering talent coding algorithms to the creative and strategic professionals using AI in innovative ways.
PMW
PMW’s Power List 2026 International celebrates the global leaders shaping the future of performance marketing – and they’re calling Ravi Patel, the CEO of SWYM “The Technician.”
2025 AdExchanger Awards
2024 AdExchanger Awards
In recognition of its innovative approach and rapid industry adoption, in October 2024, SWYM was named Best Industry Startup at the 2024 Programmatic IO AdExchanger awards.
SWYM is also proud to be a certified minority-owned business, bringing diversity, innovation, and fresh perspectives to the ad tech industry. Our commitment to diversity is not only reflected in our company culture, but also drives our approach to solving complex challenges in the media ecosystem.
Advisors
CMO @ Camco Manufacturing
Global Media Investment & Platforms @ Etsy
Partner, Media @ JellyFish
President @ Feedvisor
Head of Global Ad Revenue @ Marriott
General Partner @ Swift Ventures
Non Executive Chair @ Media Marketing Compliance
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We’ll show you how SWYM delivers higher quality media, smarter decisioning, and better results.