Venture Pill E27: Helping Small Grocery, Steps for Prizes, Smart Cart Tech, and Modernizing B2B
On this week’s dose, (1:58) we kick things off with a discussion on Vori, a startup looking to empower independent grocery stores with their efficient inventory management system, fresh off a $10M Series A. (5:01) Next, we work up a sweat with a breakdown on Sweatcoin, which just raised $13M in funding, as the most downloaded health and fitness app in the world looks to make the leap into Web3. (11:25) Then, we discuss Shopic, a startup boosting grocery store inventory efficiency and expediting the checkout process, hot off its $35M Series B. (17:35) Last, we wrap up this week’s dose with a discourse on Balance, a company hoping to modernize B2B trade by bringing archaic industries into the digital age, fueled by their recent $56M Series B.
Sources
https://www.vori.com/blog/series-a
https://decrypt.co/106142/step-counter-app-sweatcoin-raises-13m-fund-leap-web3
https://www.chainstoreage.com/survey-reveals-consumer-frustration-out-stocks
https://www.getbalance.com/post/weve-raised-56m-to-supercharge-the-digitalization-of-b2b-trade