Tired of spam? Believe it or not, so are the advertisers that send it.
People generally ignore ads, so companies have to send more and more of them, hoping to make a sale. Meanwhile, consumers feel overwhelmed, so they ignore almost anything that’s sent.
Grape ID has created a solution. Its marketplace enables advertisers to pay consumers to engage with their ads. It delivers relevant ads to each user based on his or her interests, creating a more effective way for companies to put their products in front of potential customers.
Grape ID launched an initial version of its app in March 2023, and tested it throughout 2024. In April 2025, the company completed a functional prototype. It plans to launch it after raising capital through its current funding campaign.
The company has been issued four patents and three trademarks. And it has four-and-a-half million dollars in pending R&D grants from the National Science Foundation.