Marissa Mayer is the CEO of Sunshine. Mayer is based in USA. Mayer has held the role since 2017.
Marissa Ann Mayer is an American business executive, software engineer, and investor who served as president and chief executive officer of Yahoo! from 2012 to 2017, when it was sold to Verizon. She was a long-time executive, usability leader and key spokesperson for Google, and was its first woman software engineer. Mayer later co-founded Sunshine and, after its assets were acquired in 2025, founded the artificial intelligence company Dazzle AI.
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AI summary of recent coverageRecent coverage has focused on Marissa Mayer's transition from her photo-focused startup Sunshine, which was shut down in late 2025, to a new venture in agentic artificial intelligence. The former Yahoo CEO launched a consumer AI startup that secured $8 million in funding, with assets from Sunshine being transferred to this new initiative. Coverage has characterized Mayer's pivot as a significant shift in strategic direction within the AI space.
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- Marissa Mayer is CEO of Sunshine, a role held since 2017.