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RETAIL TECHNOLOGIES
June 2025

Brij Secures $8M in Oversubscribed Round to Power the Future of Offline-to-Online Customer Relationships

Trusted by 150 leading brands globally, the AI-powered platform converts third-party retail transactions into direct, data-driven connections.

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By CYBERSECURITY

Knostic Nabs $11 Million to Eliminate Enterprise AI Data Leaks

March 2025 CYBERSECURITY Knostic Nabs $11 Million to Eliminate Enterprise AI Data Leaks Top cyber luminaries bet on Gadi Evron and Sounil Yu’s latest AI security venture following impressive sweep at Black Hat and RSA startup competitions Knostic, the world’s first provider of need-to-know access controls for Generative AI, today celebrates an $11 million investment to secure enterprise large language models (LLMs). The funding will be used to bolster Knostic’s offering, supporting enterprises in their AI transformation and adding a customizable safety layer to tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot and Glean. This additional round brings the company’s total funding to date to $14 million. “The problem is that these tools just can’t keep a secret, lacking the ability to discern what’s appropriate, in what context — think bonuses, sales revenue, mergers and acquisition information and more,” said Gadi Evron, co-founder and CEO of Knostic. “Businesses can’t adopt these tools...
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By RETAIL TECHNOLOGIES

Keychain Secures $5M in Additional Funding Led by Bright Pixel Capital as It Surpasses $1B in Monthly Projects and Expands into Packaging and Ingredients

February 2025 RETAIL TECHNOLOGIES Keychain Secures $5M in Additional Funding Led by Bright Pixel Capital as It Surpasses $1B in Monthly Projects and Expands into Packaging and Ingredients The CPG manufacturing software platform receives backing from the VC arm of Portugal’s leading retailer, bringing its total funding to $38M Keychain, the AI-powered manufacturing platform transforming the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, today announced an additional $5 million investment led by Bright Pixel Capital, the VC arm of the European retail conglomerate Sonae. This latest funding comes as Keychain takes its core search and discovery product out of beta and introduces new platform capabilities. Since November 2023, Keychain has raised $38 million with support from leading venture firms BoxGroup, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and SV Angel as well as other CPG giants General Mills, The Hershey Company, and Schreiber Foods. This latest investment from Bright Pixel not only reinforces Keychain’s position as...
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By RETAIL TECHNOLOGIES

Harmonya Receives Investment from dunnhumby Ventures to Accelerate its AI Platform For CPGs And Retailers

January 2025 RETAIL TECHNOLOGIES Harmonya Receives Investment from dunnhumby Ventures to Accelerate its AI Platform For CPGs And Retailers Investment to Drive Innovation in Product Data Insights and Enhance Value for Retail and CPG Customers Harmonya, the AI-powered platform for product data enrichment, insights, and attribution serving CPG brands and retailers, today announced a strategic investment from dunnhumby ventures and its existing investors, Bright Pixel Capital and Team8.  This investment reflects a shared commitment to advancing AI-driven solutions and enhancing value for the retail and consumer packaged goods ecosystem. This influx of capital will support effective delivery for Harmonya’s product roadmap for 2025, enabling new use cases and faster time-to-value for both brands and retailers. The investment and broader collaboration aim to accelerate Harmonya’s growth and innovation while enhancing dunnhumby’s suite of advanced data and AI propositions. Harmonya and dunnhumby plan to leverage their combined expertise to address critical market...
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