Alexander Schiff
| Alexander Schiff | |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, software engineer |
|---|---|
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO of Channel3 |
Alexander Schiff is an American entrepreneur and software engineer. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Channel3, a startup building a universal product database and API designed to enable AI-driven commerce.[1] The company participated in Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch.
Career
Before founding Channel3, Schiff held several roles in technology and venture capital. In 2020, he worked as a software engineering intern at IBM. In 2021, he served as a venture capital analyst intern at MizMaa Ventures. In 2022, he interned as a product manager at Microsoft. He subsequently co-founded Hourlead in 2023, and from 2023 to 2025 worked as a software engineer at a company called Studio.[2]
Schiff attended Duke University, where he met his Channel3 co-founder George Lawrence. According to the company's account, Schiff identified the need for a comprehensive product data API while building an AI tutor that could recommend products and earn affiliate revenue. Finding no existing solution, he recruited Lawrence, who left a position at Palantir, to co-found Channel3.[3]
Channel3 describes itself as building "a database of every product on the internet." The company's API provides developers with access to over 100 million product listings, including real-time pricing and detailed metadata. The platform uses image classification and reasoning models to match products across different merchants, recognize product variants, and surface relevant search results. Channel3 positions its service as infrastructure for what it terms "agentic commerce" — a model in which AI agents discover, recommend, and purchase products on behalf of consumers. The company also offers built-in monetization, allowing developers who build on the platform to earn commissions on sales they generate.[4]
In December 2025, Channel3 announced a $6 million seed funding round to continue building its product infrastructure.[5][6] The company is based in New York.
References
- ↑ "Channel3 – The API for Agentic Commerce". 'Channel3}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Alexander Schiff Email & Phone Number – Co-Founder, CEO at Channel3 (YC S25)". 'RocketReach}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Channel3 – About". 'Startup Intros}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Channel3". 'Channel3}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Channel3 Secures $6M Seed Funding to Build the Infrastructure Behind Agentic Commerce". 'PR Newswire}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Channel3 Raises $6M to Make Every Product on the Internet Discoverable with AI". 'AlleyWatch}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.