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Building AI software for influencer marketing

AI-powered software to facilitate influencer marketing

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Customer Overview

The customer is a Europe-based B2B SaaS company building a digital marketplace that connects brands with social-media influencers for short-form video collaborations. Their platform focuses on enabling TikTok-native formats, such as Duets, Stitch, sound-based content, and native video ads, and serves marketers looking to manage discovery, collaboration, communication, and payments within a single environment.

Project Overview

The customer engaged TenUp to build the first version of their AI influencer marketing platform, including collaboration workflows, creator–brand communication, and a secure payment system. They needed a scalable, high-availability solution that could support multiple collaboration types, enable AI-driven influencer matching, and automate end-to-end transaction flows using Stripe with region-specific compliance. The mandate was to create a unified experience where brands and influencers could find each other, collaborate, and complete engagements without bypassing the platform—essentially building a reliable influencer task collaboration software that ensures smooth workflows and secure engagement completion.

Challenges

Building a solution that handles high-volume collaboration workflows, secure transactions, and real-time creator–brand interactions—similar to what advanced AI tools for influencer marketing must support—while managing payment constraints, preventing platform bypass, and delivering a seamless multi-format collaboration experience.

  • Designing a scalable platform capable of supporting multiple collaboration types across diverse creator–brand use cases, from native video ads to duet and stitch formats, each with its own workflow and approval logic.
  • Managing complex interaction flows between brands and influencers, including request management, acceptance, rejection, and delivery verification.
  • Implementing a secure payment workflow with escrow-like behavior while accommodating regional restrictions in parts of Europe.
  • Preventing influencers and brands from bypassing the platform and transacting directly.
  • Ensuring seamless, high-uptime performance during traffic spikes on both the creator and brand journeys.
  • Handling data confidentiality across profiles, communication, and transactions.
  • Building real-time communication features that support smooth collaboration without platform leakage.
  • Maintaining speed, performance, and stability while supporting a feature-rich marketplace experience.

Solutions

TenUp built a scalable, AI-powered influencer marketing platform—positioned to function as one of the best influencer marketing platforms—that enables brands and creators to discover, collaborate, communicate, and transact seamlessly within a unified system.

  • Developed a high-performance frontend for the influencer marketing platform—ideal for both enterprises and small businesses using influencer marketing platforms—using React, Redux, and a Virtual DOM architecture to deliver fast load times, smooth navigation, and reliable scalability.
  • Implemented a robust backend using Node.js, Express.js, PostgreSQL, Sequelize ORM, and GraphQL APIs to support complex workflow logic, secure data handling, and efficient query performance.
  • Implemented an AI-driven matching algorithm that aligns with modern AI influencer marketing needs—analyzing creator profiles, content attributes, and brand requirements to surface the most relevant influencers for each collaboration type.
  • Designed and integrated an automated, Stripe-based payment flow with an escrow-like mechanism that holds funds for up to 7 days after a collaboration is accepted. If the influencer delivers within the 7-day window, the payment is released automatically; if not, the amount is securely reverted to the brand.
  • Structured alternative payment handling for regions in Europe where escrow operations face regulatory restrictions.
  • Built role-based login and profile types for brands and influencers, enabling clear separation of permissions, workflows, and collaboration options.
  • Implemented request workflows supporting multiple collaboration types such as TikTok Native Ads, Duets, Stitch, Sound, and other creator-led formats, each with distinct approval and delivery logic.
  • Applied chat-based collaboration using a secure, real-time messaging flow to support creator–brand communication while preventing platform bypass.
  • Implemented safeguards across profiles, communication, and transactions to maintain data confidentiality and protect the client’s commission model.
  • Applied code-reuse patterns across the frontend to keep the application lightweight, maintainable, and consistent.
  • Hosted the platform on AWS to leverage elasticity, high uptime, and performance optimizations for a global user base.

Benefits

By building a fully integrated AI-powered influencer marketing platform, TenUp delivered a high-performance marketplace that streamlines discovery, collaboration, communication, and payments. The result is a scalable, secure system that supports fast-growing creator–brand interactions with consistency and reliability.

  • Improved platform performance and scalability, supporting traffic spikes and increasing daily transaction volume.
  • Faster, more reliable collaboration between brands and influencers through streamlined request, review, and delivery workflows.
  • Secure, automated payment processing with clear protection mechanisms for both parties, reducing disputes and manual intervention.
  • Higher user satisfaction driven by an intuitive interface, fast load times, and smooth creator–brand communication.
  • Increased platform stickiness and reduced bypass risk through integrated chat, workflow governance, and controlled visibility.
  • Easier maintenance and faster enhancements enabled by code reuse, modular architecture, and clear separation of brand and creator journeys.
  • Strengthened uptime and global reliability via AWS-backed deployment with elasticity and strong performance guarantees.

Technology

  • React
  • Redux
  • Virtual DOM
  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • GraphQL APIs
  • PostgreSQL
  • Sequelize ORM
  • Stripe
  • AWS

Industry

  • Marketing & Branding
Creating AI-driven influencer marketing software

Conclusion

TenUp delivered an AI-powered influencer marketing platform that is scalable, maintainable, and simple for teams to operate. Code-reuse patterns and a clean frontend architecture keep the system efficient, while automated workflows streamline key actions such as transactions, reversals, and approvals. Hosting on AWS provides elasticity and consistent performance for a global user base. The platform was delivered ahead of schedule and has supported a measurable increase in successful collaborations and transaction volume.

Frequently asked questions

What is a B2B influencer marketing platform, and how does it help brands streamline creator collaborations?

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A B2B influencer marketing platform is software that helps brands find creators, manage collaborations, and automate campaign workflows in one place. It streamlines partnerships by centralizing communication, approvals, content delivery, and secure payments, saving time and keeping every engagement organized and trackable.

How does influencer marketing AI software improve creator matching and campaign performance?

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Influencer marketing AI software improves creator matching by analyzing audience data, engagement quality, and content relevance to find the best-fit influencers instantly. It boosts campaign performance through real-time insights, automated optimization, and fraud detection—helping brands run more effective, efficient, and ROI-driven collaborations with less manual work.

What makes a platform a “collaboration platform for influencers,” and how is it different from a basic marketplace?

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A collaboration platform for influencers goes beyond simple matchmaking by managing the full campaign workflow, including messaging, briefs, content reviews, approvals, and secure payments, all in one place. Unlike a basic marketplace that only connects brands and creators, a collaboration platform adds automation, real-time communication, and performance tracking, making partnerships smoother, more organized, and easier to scale.

How does AI influencer marketing enhance short-form video campaigns on TikTok and Instagram?

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AI enhances short-form video campaigns by identifying the best-performing creators, recommending trend-ready formats, and optimizing content timing and relevance. It analyzes audience behavior, detects what’s gaining traction, and adjusts campaigns in real time, helping brands create more engaging TikTok and Instagram videos with higher reach and ROI.

What features make the best influencer marketing platform for small businesses?

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The best influencer marketing platform for small businesses offers affordable pricing, easy creator discovery, and simple end-to-end workflows. It includes micro-influencer search, automated approvals, built-in messaging, and secure payments, helping small teams run campaigns efficiently without needing a full marketing staff.

Why are micro influencer marketing platforms becoming more popular for niche audience targeting?

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Micro influencer marketing platforms are rising in popularity because they help brands reach tightly focused niche audiences through creators who offer higher trust, stronger engagement, and lower collaboration costs. Their targeted communities make campaigns more authentic and cost-effective, driving better conversions than broad, macro-influencer promotions

How do AI tools for influencer marketing prevent platform bypass and secure payouts?

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AI tools prevent platform bypass by keeping all collaboration steps, like messaging, briefs, content checks, and approvals, inside a monitored workflow. They secure payouts through automated, milestone-based payments and fraud detection, ensuring influencers are paid only for verified work while brands stay fully protected.

How does an influencer marketing platform support brands during high traffic spikes or viral campaigns?

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An influencer marketing platform supports brands during viral spikes by scaling automatically using cloud infrastructure, load balancing, and optimized rendering to keep workflows, messaging, and content approvals running smoothly. Even during sudden traffic surges, campaigns stay fast, stable, and fully operational.

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