I grow startups through search

SEO that ranks you in Google, and AEO that gets you cited in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews. Ten years of it at Airwallex, North One and Fundera. I also build free tools that people use to do their taxes, plan retirement and learn business.

Nicolas Straut
New YorkMarketing startups since 2015
Worked at AirwallexNorth OneFunderaOrchardVoiceform

Where traffic started, and where it got to

Airwallex2025 to now
11,000→100,000+

Monthly organic sessions for the US team, working alongside the SEO leads. I also built marketing systems on Claude, Gemini and Glean agents used across the company, with checks for brand voice, accuracy, competitor reliability and CRO.

North OneAlmost 5 years
12,000→65,000+

Organic sessions. I ran content, SEO and AEO strategy, including the free invoice and estimate generators and the geo pages behind it. SEO signups grew from zero to 120+ a month, and I led technical SEO, including crawlability for AI crawlers.

VoiceformConsulting, 6 months
Hundreds→5,000+

Monthly sessions, through on-page and off-page SEO.

Free tools I build and run

Each one is live, free to use and needs no account. The calculators run in your browser and show the figures they use.

Ten years in startup marketing

  • 2025 to now

    Airwallex · Manager, Growth Content Marketing

    Content for business accounts, savings and spend management in the US and Canada. Helped develop AEO best practices and grow LLM visibility.

  • Almost 5 years

    North One · SEO and Content Marketing Manager

    Ran content, SEO and AEO strategy. Earned links from DA 90+ sites through digital PR and data reports.

  • 3 years

    Fundera · SEO Distribution Lead

    Managed agencies, freelancers and other SEOs. Fundera was acquired by NerdWallet.

  • Consulting

    Orchard and Voiceform · SEO Consultant

    Link building, keyword research, content plans and on-page SEO.

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