Race Johnson

Hey, I'm Race πŸ‘‹πŸ» I co-founded Pixly and now I'm playing with AI in San Francisco.

Before any of this, I was a racing driver. Then came ad tech, then co-founding Pixly in 2017. We built an influencer marketing company that actually cared about performance. Scaled to 8-figure ARR. Got acquired in 2022.

After nearly a decade building the company, I stepped back to be a dad. Still in SF with my wife and toddler, playing with AI and seeing what sticks.

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What's on my mind πŸ’­ Recent posts from around the internet.

Apr 7, 2026

After my @NotionHQ custom agents complete a few of their workflows, I like to interview them with questions like: β€œSince you've done this run a few times, how can we make future runs easier, simpler, and more efficient?” β€œHey buddy, how did that run go!? Any hiccups?”

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Apr 5, 2026

Day 5 building a business in 5 days with AI 🏁 The final day and Your AI Lunch Guy is live and fully operational! https://lnkd.in/eXT2rd66 The plan was to finish the last site features, wire up the full customer lifecycle with Notion AI agents, and go live. One of those...

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Building things that interest me πŸ€– A mix of AI builds and projects that keep pulling me back in.

Your AI Lunch Guy

Your AI Lunch Guy

April 2026

1:1 lunches where I help people build their first AI agent workflow, hands on. Built the entire business in 5 days using AI.

Built in 5 days1:1 lunchesIn-person SF
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Over a decade of building πŸ”§ Early-stage startups, co-founding Pixly, acquisition. Here's the path so far.

14

Years building

$100M+

Influencer spend managed

8B+

Views driven

1

Company exit

AI-Native Builder & Advisor

AI-Native Builder & Advisor

Apr 2025 – Present

After nearly a decade building Pixly, stepped back to focus on family. Now building AI products, investing in founders, and chasing a toddler around SF.

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Pixly

Pixly

Mar 2017 – Apr 2025

Co-founded Pixly to bring performance marketing's accountability and precision to influencer marketing. Fully bootstrapped. Scaled from 2 people to 8-figure ARR. Acquired in June 2022.

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ironSource

ironSource

Jan 2016 – Mar 2017

Supported the Supersonic/ironSource integration, then got promoted to lead a growing sales team. Built onboarding programs and scalable outreach playbooks. This is where I met my future co-founder Gustav.

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Supersonic

Supersonic

Jul 2013 – Jan 2016

Joined a booming ad tech company focused on monetization and user acquisition for mobile apps. Generated over $10M in revenue by closing and scaling high-value publishers. Helped position Supersonic for its merger with ironSource.

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Pocket Change

Pocket Change

Dec 2011 – Jun 2013

Fifth hire at an early-stage startup backed by Google Ventures and First Round Capital. Built scalable outreach systems, hired and led a small sales team, and helped scale the user base to over 1M DAUs.

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InMobi

InMobi

Oct – Dec 2011

First job after moving to SF. Crash course in mobile advertising at the world's largest independent mobile ad network.

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Before startups, there was racing 🏎️ I spent a decade in competitive motorsport before pivoting to tech.

Formula BMW racing

Selected as one of 20 nationally ranked karting drivers to earn a Formula BMW racing license in Valencia, Spain. Raced internationally, competing against future F1 drivers like Nico HΓΌlkenberg.

Formula BMW

2004 – 2010

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SuperKartsUSA racing

Started racing karts at 12. Competed nationally in the premier 80cc shifter class β€” karts hitting 100 mph with 6-speed gearboxes. Traveled the national ProMoto Tour while still in high school.

SuperKartsUSA

2000 – 2005

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Say hi πŸ’¬ I'm always down to talk shop, swap ideas, or just grab coffee!

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