Building the Discovery Layer for the AI Economy
The AI ecosystem is growing faster than anyone can track. Thousands of companies, tools, researchers, designers, and legal experts are building the future — but they’re invisible to the founders and investors who need them most. ailists.ai exists to change that.
👤 About Robb
Robb Shirazi, Ph.D. is the Founder & CEO of Global Web Directory (GWD) — a Palo Alto-based company building specialized discovery networks across high-growth industries.
With a background spanning technology, research, and business development, Robb identified a critical gap in the AI ecosystem: despite thousands of companies building incredible products, there was no single trusted place where founders could discover AI tools, find investors, hire specialized designers and legal experts, or understand the full landscape of the industry.
That insight became ailists.ai — the world’s most comprehensive AI ecosystem directory, visited by 80,000+ founders, investors, CTOs, and researchers every month.
Robb then expanded the vision to RoboticsDir.com (the robotics industry discovery network) and Ayrees.com (connecting home buyers with local real estate professionals and service providers across all 50 states).