He ran Prime fulfillment for Amazon—then raised $20M to replace e-commerce with AI. | Maju Kuruvilla, Founder of Spangle
A Product Market Fit Show | Startup Podcast for Founders · 2026-04-09 · 42 min
Episode notes
Maju ran Prime fulfillment technology for all of Amazon — same-day, one-hour shipping, global logistics during the pandemic. He became CEO at Bolt. Then he walked away to start Spangle in a basement with a co-founder, convinced AI could replace e-commerce infrastructure as we know it. In this episode, Maju breaks down why 40% of e-commerce traffic loses its context the moment it arrives on a brand's site, how Spangle's AI dynamically rebuilds the entire storefront in real time for each visitor, and why he believes the future of commerce will be a battle between AI seller agents and AI buyer agents. Why You Should Listen Why 40% of your marketing traffic is wasted the moment it hits your site. Why the future of e-commerce is a showdown between AI seller agents and AI buyer agents. How he signed 11 enterprise brands in under a year with a free POC and rev-share pricing.