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Hightouch Co-Founder and Co-CEO Tejas Manohar Named to the 2026 ADWEEK Innovator 50

Manohar recognized for leading Hightouch's Agentic Marketing Platform

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hightouch co-founder and co-CEO Tejas Manohar has been named to ADWEEK’s 2026 Innovator 50, which recognizes leaders at agencies, brands, tech firms, and media companies shaping the future of marketing and advertising.

ADWEEK honored Manohar for applying AI to campaign execution. Under his leadership, Hightouch built a platform that uses customer data, brand guidelines, and performance signals to help marketers analyze opportunities, develop creative, and take campaigns live.

Otrium used Hightouch Ad Studio to cut campaign production timelines by 70%, while increasing clickthrough rates by 13% and conversions by 15%. Across more than 800 customers, the Hightouch platform has powered nearly 10 billion AI decisions.

“Thank you to ADWEEK for including me on this list,” said Manohar. “At Hightouch, our team is building a platform that helps marketers launch campaigns faster and get better results. I'm proud of what we're building together and grateful to ADWEEK for recognizing our work.”

Hightouch builds AI for marketing teams. Its platform helps companies launch campaigns faster and prepares brands for customers who shop through AI agents. Manohar co-founded Hightouch with Kashish Gupta and Joshua Curl. In April, the company raised $150 million at a $2.75 billion valuation.

About Hightouch
Hightouch is the leading agentic marketing and customer data platform that empowers companies to power personalized marketing and business operations from their very best data. Trusted by leading brands like Domino’s, Autotrader, Cars.com, Aritzia, and PetSmart, Hightouch enables anyone to deliver personalized customer experiences, optimize performance marketing, and move faster by leveraging data and AI across their organization.

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