Zamana provides a text‑based personal shopping service that guides users through a conversational questionnaire to recommend the best product for their needs, such as a mattress tailored to sleep position and temperature preferences. The platform curates options by analyzing specifications, ingredients, and reviews, delivering a single recommendation per query, and offers brands a merit‑based channel to reach consumers without media spend.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Consumers often spend excessive time researching products across multiple websites, comparing specifications, reviews, and prices, which leads to decision fatigue and delayed purchases. Brands struggle to reach shoppers directly without costly media campaigns, limiting their ability to connect with interested buyers based on product merit.
Solution
Zamana provides a text‑message based personal shopping service that uses AI‑driven questionnaires to capture a shopper’s preferences, constraints, and usage context. The system automatically aggregates product specifications, ingredient lists, and user reviews to generate a single, tailored recommendation delivered via SMS. By condensing the research process into one conversational exchange, Zamana eliminates the need for users to open dozens of browser tabs. The platform also offers brands a merit‑based channel to present their products directly to qualified shoppers without any media spend, linking product relevance to purchase intent. All interactions are free for both consumers and brands, facilitating seamless adoption.
Target Audience
Primary users are busy consumers who prefer quick, mobile‑first shopping assistance, and brands or retail networks seeking a direct, performance‑based way to reach qualified shoppers without traditional advertising.
Features
- AI‑powered questionnaire that adapts follow‑up questions based on user responses to refine product criteria
- Real‑time aggregation of specifications, ingredients, and verified reviews from multiple sources to produce a single recommendation
- SMS delivery of personalized product suggestions, enabling a frictionless, mobile‑first shopping experience
- Merit‑based brand integration that surfaces products only when they match the shopper’s stated needs, eliminating ad spend
- Automatic inclusion of key product details such as warranty terms, size options, and suitability notes within the text response