Co-founder & CEO, Reach
José Velez
Fmr. founder & CEO of Rely.io (Techstars NYC '21). Raised $3.6M. Built a team of 20+ and built products that won awards like #2 AI Product of the month on ProductHunt and were used by engineering teams of leading tech companies like ESPN Bet and Feedzai. Now building Reach, an AI search research lab helping growth stage B2B and SaaS companies like ColdIQ, Indie Campers, Carro, and Fidelidade turn organic and AI search into their best performing growth channel.
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4 articles written
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By the numbers
$3.6M
Raised for prior startup
20+
Team built & led
2x
Founder
#2
AI Product of the month
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How Reach made Carro the top 3 most cited brand by AI answers in the ecommerce inventory management category
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How Reach 14x'ed Indie Campers' revenue from AI search through a full website migration
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How Reach 7.6x'ed organic traffic and generated $506K in ARR from SEO & AI Search for ColdIQ in 4 months
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Webinar Recap: Winning GTM Plays in the Age of AI with Mica Oliveira & José Velez
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Webinar Recap: Live AEO & Organic Growth Strategy Teardown with Abby Gleason & José Velez
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Does schema markup actually impact AI citations?
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How to build a top-tier website that stands out and actually converts in 2026
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