Start Ups

  1. Technology & Innovation
Hightouch, a composable CDP and AI decisioning platform, has raised an $80 million Series C investment round at a valuation of $1.2 billion. This was led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from NVC, Amplify Ventures, ICONIQ Growth, and Bain Capital Ventures. Sapphire Ventures Partner Rajeev Dham will join the Hightouch board. The investment will help […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
MarketLeap, an AI driven platform that aims to simplify and scale D2C e-commerce, has announced an $8.3 million Series A funding round led by Smedvig Ventures, with participation from Expon Capital, Motier Ventures and business angels including former executives from Amazon, SoftBank, and Unilever.  The capital injection will allow the company to accelerate platform development […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Qsic, an in-store audio platform tapping GenAI audio and data intelligence, reports that Marc Walkin has joined the company as its new Vice President of Marketing. “As retailers look to turn on new revenue streams, in-store retail media is emerging as the next major growth area, presenting a massive opportunity for audio as an advertising […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Check out the articles on this here website that caught your fancy last week, including Cart.com, Primark, Amazon, Ikea, Reckon.ai, Hugo Boss, Qsic, Outdoor and Cycle Concepts partners, and Pricer. Cart.com research finds retailers prepping 2025 investments in CX, AI, machine learning and data analytics Unified commerce solutions provider, Cart.com, has released survey findings among […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
We’re big fans of LinkedIn and are busy building an amazing community of retail tech enthusiasts on the social media platform. As we get ready to cross the 20,000 followers mark, these are the articles that are currently on their radars, including Joybird, 3D Cloud, Retail247, Snappy Shopper, Reckon.ai, Ikea, NewStore, Zelt, Outdoor and Cycle […]
  1. Data & Insights
San Francisco, CA — Strategikon, a leading provider of advanced clinical business solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Sira Sight.AI, a pioneer in AI-driven site cost intelligence. This collaboration aims to integrate global investigator grant data with Strategikon’s Clinical Maestro® PORTOFOLIO, creating a comprehensive and cutting-edge platform for clinical trial cost benchmarking. Strategikon and […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
In-store audio platform, Qsic, has closed a $25 million Series B funding round led by Hedosophia. That brings the total raised to date to $31.7 million. Powering in-store audio and retail media for retailers and QSRs like 7-Eleven, Coles Express and McDonald’s, the company currently reaches more than 100 million shoppers at the point of purchase […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Raspberry AI, a generative AI platform for fashion creatives working with Under Armour, MCM Worldwide, Gruppo Teddy and Li & Fung, has secured $24 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Existing investors Greycroft, Correlation Ventures and MVP Ventures also participated in the round, along with angel investors including Gokul Rajaram and Ken […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
A new London ExCel Waterfront Street Kitchen & Bar recently opened, with the 400 capacity space offering an all day dining experience at the Immerse LDN district. In a LinkedIn post, Harry Ridley, Head of Technology at Levy UK & Ireland, who worked on the project, said: “Waterfront has received my Tech of the Month […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
UK-based AI driven e-commerce solution provider, Ocula Technologies, has closed a £4 million Series A funding round. The includes investments from NYO Capital and Jose Luis Gomes, and follows a £3.25 million led by Praetura Ventures in August. Gomes brings a wealth of experience from his role leading Google Cloud’s North American Retail & Consumer […]
  1. Channel: Restaurants
  Steven Johnson the Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® believe that in a rapidly evolving food and convenience landscape, the ability to tap into new consumer behaviors is essential. Claim, the viral social app targeting Gen Z, is not just reshaping the digital marketing game, but is teaching valuable lessons for restaurants, […]
  1. Corporate Strategy
Amazon has anchored a Series C-1 financing round of approximately $500 million in X-Energy Reactor Company, which manufactures advanced small nuclear reactors (SMRs). The companies are collaborating to bring more than five gigawatts of new power projects online by 2039; additionally, Amazon has signed deals for building SMRs with Washington State’s Energy Northwest and Virginia’s […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Autone, an AI powered platform helping retailers with inventory management, has raised a $17 million Series A funding round led by General Catalyst. All existing investors from its seed round also reinvested in the Series A. This includes Speedinvest, YCombinator, Seedcamp, 2100VC, Motier, Financière Saint James, and business angels from LVMH, Sephora and Moncler. The […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Joining us for the first of our interviews recorded in the Scratch Event DJs remote podcast studio at the Revtech Rev Summit in Dallas is Greg Merrill, most recently global head of digital transformation at Nike.  Greg draws on his extensive start-up experience, board advisory roles, and his just completed tenure at global powerhouse Nike, to […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
For 13 years of the ever-expanding martech landscape, conventional wisdom has predicted that our industry would consolidate. That conventional wisdom has failed spectacularly. Or more accurately, the conventional wisdom of the software industry from 10, 20, 30 years ago has been disrupted by new dynamics, in a new environment. The barriers to creating software are […]
  1. Media & Marketing
Another news-laden summer is ending. Time to pack away your bathing suit, send the kids back to school, and cherish these curated curiosities that I combed from the Jersey shore: Some uncomfortable realities of the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA’s) first set of 10 prices Amazon goes after retail pharmacies with an amusing lack of self-awareness […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Last month, we reported that Dr. Christian Bock was joining Aldi Süd in August where, he said in a LinkedIn post, he was “looking forward to taking the customer experience and shopping experience to the next level together with my new colleagues”. We can now reveal his new job title: Manager IPO Stores Strategy. He […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Cart.com, a provider of unified commerce and logistics solutions, has secured a $105 million term loan facility provided by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock. The company says that the latest facility, among other things, consolidates its venture debt at competitive terms. “Cart.com is one of the fastest growing providers of commerce and logistics solutions […]
  1. Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers
All five Federal Trade Commissioners voted to halt Tempur Sealy International’s planned $4 billion acquisition of Mattress Firm, saying that as the world’s largest mattress supplier and manufacturer, Tempur Sealy’s purchase of the 2,400-store retailer would give it “the ability and incentive to suppress competition and raise prices for mattresses for millions of consumers,” according […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Remarkable Retail #podcast, recorded live in Barcelona at Shoptalk Europe. Our guest is the talented and dynamic  Maryam (Mary) Ghahremani, CEO of Bambuser.     Together, we delve into the future of global retail and commerce, focusing on the video platforms and merchandising that is revolutionizing the shopping […]
  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital
Whizz, an e-bike subscription platform for last mile delivery drivers, has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round led by LETA Capital, with participation from Flashpoint VC, and others. The round takes the company’s total funding to $20 million. These funds will enable Whizz, which was founded in 2022, to provide mоrе delivery […]

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  5. Shopper & Customer
1-800-Flowers still leads in US, FTD is gaining share 1-800-Flowers is the largest flower service by sales headed into Valentine’s Day 2025, according to Earnest credit card data. However, the industry stalwart is likely to lose share this season if recent trends continue. Access chart in Dash. 1-800-Flowers commanded 37.0% of Valentine’s Day flower sales […]
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A good number of consumers, over 77%, believe there are better deals available after the holidays, and nearly 51% plan to take advantage by making a large purchase in late December and January. Those are top findings from a Holiday Green survey, from CouponCabin, regarding consumer habits in the post-holiday time frame. When it comes to post-holiday […]
  1. Trends & External Forces
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  3. Technology & Innovation
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IAB’s 2025 Outlook: A Snapshot into Ad Spend, Opportunities, and Strategies for Growth offering an early glimpse into ad spending trends for the coming year. The report is a must-read to gain and understanding of brand and agency buyers’ growth strategies and the challenges they foresee. The report covers: 2025 projections for the market overall […]
  1. Data & Insights
  2. Technology & Innovation
There’s been a lot of talk lately about artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) and how these technologies are going to revolutionize retail. But the retail revolution can’t be accomplished with sweeping generalizations about putting more technology into stores. Successful retail outcomes are built using technology to solve specific challenges, expanding on wins and […]

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