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Jessica Heygate
Jun 15, 2023

The Brandtech Group acquires Singapore-based AI ad generator Pencil

Hot on the heels of its Jellyfish takeover, the Brandtech Group has bought an AI firm with which it has built an enterprise AI solution being piloted by Unilever and Bayer.

Image caption: (L-R) Pencil cofounder and CEO Will Hanschell with The Brandtech Group founder and CEO David Jones.

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