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He ran Prime fulfillment for Amazon—then raised $20M to replace e-commerce with AI. | Maju Kuruvilla, Founder of Spangle

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A Product Market Fit Show | Startup Podcast for Founders
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Apr 9, 2026
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Summary

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 visito...