Ecommerce search and product discovery leader ranks #10 in the world for retail innovation — recognized for ‘pointing shoppers toward what they need’ and helping brands create high-impact digital experiences that drive revenue
SAN FRANCISCO, March 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Constructor, the leading AI-powered search and product discovery platform for enterprise ecommerce companies, has been named to Fast Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies” list for retail for 2025. This prestigious, annual list spotlights businesses shaping industry and culture through their innovations. Constructor earned its spot for setting new industry standards in retail — delivering breakthrough solutions that help retailers personalize digital shopping experiences and grow revenue.
“Innovation is at the core of everything we do, and with the rapid evolution of large language models (LLMs) and the amount of ecommerce data we have to train them on, it’s a very exciting time to be operating in our space,” said Constructor CEO Eli Finkelshteyn. “Our goal has always been driving real, measurable value for our customers, and one of the things that most excites me today is how much more room there is to do that with advances we’ve made — and will make — in generative AI trained on ecommerce-specific data.”
Finkelshteyn continued: “With our platform, purpose-built for ecommerce, we’re committed to giving retailers the best search and product discovery solutions — so they, in turn, can deliver the most innovative and useful shopping experiences. It’s an honor to be recognized by Fast Company, and it’s an honor to be able to do the type of innovative work with our customers that got us here.”
Transforming ecommerce with AI-based product discovery
Constructor was named as the #10 most innovative company in the retail sector. Many of the world’s top retailers rely on Constructor to personalize and optimize online shopping experiences. Constructor’s platform goes beyond delivering search results and other digital experiences that are merely relevant — it surfaces attractive products, reflecting each shopper’s intent and showcasing items they actually want to buy.
As global demand for Constructor’s solutions grows, the company recently achieved major milestones including:
- Nearly doubled revenue — for the fourth year straight.
- Nearly tripled its valuation (now at $550 million) since 2021, while securing $25 million in an oversubscribed Series B round — all without actively fundraising.
- Powered more than 250 billion shopper interactions and queries last year — which amounts to driving hundreds of millions of personalized experiences each day (or 8,000 personalized experiences per second). This led to tens of billions of dollars in revenue for Constructor’s retail customers.
- Brought cutting-edge solutions to market — including Constructor’s acclaimed and generative AI-powered AI Shopping Assistant (ASA). Embedded in ecommerce search bars, ASA supports natural-language queries such as “I’m going to a wedding in the Caribbean in August. What should I wear?” Results make sense contextually, are in-stock, and are personalized to the shopper at hand.
- Delivered big for retailers — with customers reporting results including: 16.5% increase in average order value, 15% increase in revenue per visit, 13% increase in search revenue, 92% increase in recommendations conversions, $40 million revenue lift, 20X ROI and more.
Take it from Fast Company
The World’s Most Innovative Companies stands as Fast Company’s hallmark franchise and one of its most anticipated editorial efforts of the year. To determine honorees, Fast Company’s editors and writers review companies driving progress around the world and across industries — evaluating thousands of submissions through a competitive application process. The result is a globe-spanning guide to innovation today: from early-stage startups to some of the most valuable companies in the world.
Fast Company recognized Constructor “for pointing shoppers toward what they need — even when they’re not sure” and praised Constructor’s innovative technology, including its AI Shopping Assistant’s ability to “answer complex, hyperspecific questions.” Fast Company noted: “Constructor builds product-discovery tools for major global ecommerce sites… It also has improved merchants’ bottom lines.”
According to Brendan Vaughan, Fast Company editor-in-chief: “Our list of the Most Innovative Companies offers both a comprehensive look at innovation today and a playbook for the future. This year, we recognize companies that are harnessing AI in deep and meaningful ways, brands that are turning customers into superfans by overdelivering for them, and challengers that are introducing bold ideas and vital competition to their industries. At a time when the world is rapidly shifting, these companies are charting the way forward.”
The full list of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies honorees can now be found at fastcompany.com — see the retail honorees here. It will also be available on newsstands beginning March 25.
About Fast Company
Fast Company is the only media brand fully dedicated to the vital intersection of business, innovation, and design, engaging the most influential leaders, companies, and thinkers on the future of business. Headquartered in New York City, Fast Company is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow business publication Inc. For more information, please visit fastcompany.com.
About Constructor
Constructor is the only search and product discovery platform tailor-made for enterprise ecommerce where conversions matter. Constructor’s AI-first solutions make it easier for shoppers to discover products they want to buy and for ecommerce teams to deliver personalized experiences in real time that drive impressive results. Optimizing specifically for ecommerce metrics like revenue, conversion rate and profit, Constructor generates consistent $10M+ lifts for some of the biggest brands in ecommerce, such as Sephora, Petco, The Very Group, home24, Grove Collaborative and Fisheries Supply. Constructor is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 2015 by Eli Finkelshteyn and Dan McCormick. For more, visit: constructor.com
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