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Snapshot 2026-10-20- Startup SignalsTop 50%↓18
- Vertical IndustriesTop 50%↓1
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Scotch, founded in Denver in 2024, provides liquor retailers with POS hardware, payment processing, inventory management, supplier tools, and compliance management, with AI automating administrative tasks.
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Funding history
- 2026-06Series A$20M
Investors · VMG Partners、First Round Capital、Lerer Hippeau、Toba Capital
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This company
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Scotch
Scotch, founded in Denver in 2024, provides liquor retailers with POS hardware, payment processing, inventory management, supplier tools, and compliance management, with AI automating administrative tasks.
Series A · $20M · 2026-06
$20M
United States
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Series D+ · $44M · 2026-07 · Valuation $1.1B
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Series A · $15M · 2026-09
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Labviva, founded in 2015 in Boston, operates an AI-driven online marketplace connecting scientists with laboratory product suppliers, aggregating over 90% of life science suppliers.
Series B · $25M · 2025-01
$25M
Europe
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Ameba
Ameba, founded in 2023 in London, UK, provides AI-powered supply chain management tools featuring real-time tracking, automated supplier communication, and data insights.
Undisclosed · $7M · 2024-10
$7M - AllO
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Series A · $20M · 2026-05
$20M - Innovorder
Innovorder, founded in 2014 in Paris, France, provides ordering, payment, kitchen management, and back-office systems for restaurants and catering service providers, and deploys AI agents to automate daily operations and reporting.
$23M · 2026-06
$23M
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