Ventures
The Ken Pilot Ventures team sits at the forefront of where Retail and Technology intersect. We have deep knowledge of and experience with our technology investments and are successful at identifying when a specific platform can be of use to Retail companies.
We understand the risks and opportunities of implementing a new technology platform and are methodical and deliberate when it comes to connecting our partners with their future customers.
VENTURE PARTNERS
Retail Store Solutions
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PredictSpring
A global, Modern POS, PredictSpring combines in-store and online transactions, extended aisle, inventory management/cycle counts, mPOS, BOPIS and clienteling. Select Customers: Deciem, Steve Madden, Movado, LoveSac, Janie & Jack and Bouclair.
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Radar RFID
RFID & computer vision platform automates inventory management, analytics and checkout. Radar RFID ceiling-mount hardware provides inventory updates and autonomous checkout. Investors Include: Gap, American Eagle and Victoria’s Secret.
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Glass Media
Glass Media is a group of visual storytellers, engineers and retail strategists passionate about bringing together movement, technology, and design. Capabilities include Digital Display solutions that bring your digital transformation aspirations to life as well as bespoke digital products such as spotlights, digital poster stands and dynamic shelving.
E-Commerce Solutions
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Firework
Firework enables brands/retailers and publications to embed shoppable videos and live-stream into their commerce sites creating a more dynamic social media-like shopping experience, driving engagement and improving sales.
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Lily ai
Automate and elevate the arduous product attributing process creating consistent tagging. Lily ai saves numerous hours and adds the attributes to product that help connect the customer with the product they want most. Customers Include: Bloomingdales, Gap, ThreadUp and Joor.
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FindMine
FindMine uses Predictive Intelligence to empower Merchants and Marketers to automate looks for 95% of the product catalog and drive millions in incremental revenue.
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Taggstar
Powered by real-time data, Taggstar’s Social Proof Messaging, Social Proof Recommendations and eXtended Messaging tap into consumer behaviors to help retailers and brands deliver dynamic shopping experiences that convert and significantly boost the bottom line. Consumers are greatly influenced by the actions of others. Understanding what other people are buying in real-time, helps shoppers discover products and make more informed and confident buying decisions.
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Narvar
Narvar provides seamless post-purchase customer engagement solutions for online retailers. They offer a platform that helps businesses enhance their customer experience after a purchase has been made. Services include order tracking, delivery notifications, and communication tools that keep customers informed and engaged throughout the post-purchase journey.
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ROKT
ROKT allows you to harness your first party and Rokt's advanced machine learning to deliver the best and most relevant message for each individual during the checkout journey. Whether that’s driving customers further into your loyalty ecosystem or rewarding them with offers that excite, Rokt is a low lift/high impact way to enhance the customer experience and generate ancillary profit.
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Sizer
Sizer captures customers’ body measurements and translates them into highly accurate size recommendations, delivering highly valuable sizing data into your value chains. Drive your business today with the leading digital sizing platform and transform how your customers are served.
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Fabric
Fabric is the only “headless” commerce platform that combines simplicity of use with the power to create rich, modern customer experiences. With headless, companies can grow their commerce platform easily by adding the best solutions without having to rebuild the platform. Customers Include: GNC, Chicos, Crate & Barrel.
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Publitas
Publitas digitizes paper catalogs and creates digital catalogs that can easily be shopped online. This provides the best experience to shopping the look/vibe from fashion to home brands.
Operations Solutions
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Toolio
Elevate the product planning process by replacing excel with a platform that supports top-down and bottom-up planning. From pre-production plans through item-level OTB’s, Toolio includes variables such as lead times and inventory turns to produce the most accurate plans. Integrates with Netsuite. Customers Include: Mack Weldon, Chubbies and Outdoor Voices.
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42 Technologies
42 Technologies is an all-in-one retail reporting platform providing data from all channels of operations. Reporting includes images of all items along with over 120 different metrics used to view and analyze the business. Improves upon reporting associated with Shopify and Netsuite. Customers Include: Faherty, All Saints, Rebecca Minkoff, Frye.
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Raspberry AI
Raspberry AI enables designers to quickly modify and change styles, seeing those changes on a “body”. This improves speed to market and will also reduce sample cost. Raspberry AI works with some of the largest retail brands like H&M, Faryl Robin, MONSE, and Robert Barakett.
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DropIt
Dropit optimizes parcel delivery by connecting to warehouses and efficiently storing and shipping inventory to customers. It takes into account factors such as proximity, turnaround time, delivery cost, and customer behavior to determine the best location for pick and send, as well as return. Dropit is an add-on platform that enhances the capabilities of your OMS, and can be implemented within weeks
Performance Marketing
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Ometria
Ometria is the customer data and experience platform for retail. The platform utilizes ai-fuelled insights to get campaigns to market faster, create next-generation experiences via personalized customer touchpoints, and unlock growth opportunities via deep customer insights.
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Wunderkind
Wunderkind powers one-to-one messages at unprecedented scale using first-party data to re-engage users and drive revenue when other channels fall short. With high-performing one-to-one emails, you can retarget your most valuable site traffic and drive more revenue than is otherwise possible with just your ESP.
Expense Control
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Maergo
Get FedEx delivery speed without the cost and hidden fees, saving up to 40%! Maergo leverages unused space on commercial airlines and works with a network of regional carriers, ISP contractors & USPS to yield 2-3 day delivery across the US. Customers Include: DSW, Levis.
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North American Bancard
North American Bancard is a credit card processing company that does not require Auth.net, saving customers cost. They provide POS hardware, reporting and a host of other services. Customers Include: Starbucks, BP and Burger King.
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CrosStar Network Solutions
CrosStar Network Solutions is a carrier-neutral advisory that leverages its network of over 100 providers of Telecom and data services to reduce company rates. A free 2-week analysis/audit of your bills will highlight how CNS will reduce your costs or confirm you have best possible pricing. Customers Include: ADP, Barnes & Noble, Intermix and Tom Ford.
Consumer Ventures
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Koio
Using regenerative and organic materials, Koio makes shoes that are good for you and Earth. Designed in New York, handcrafted in Italy.
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Burrow
Burrow makes simple, adaptable furniture and other nice things for modern life at home.
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Seven Rooms
SevenRooms’ Guest Experience and Retention platform helps hospitality operators create exceptional experiences that boost profitability and repeat business.
Past Partnerships
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Matterport
By creating a digital twin, Matterport helps companies improve the visual process, catalog all stores and make a digital shoppable experience. Video space capture allows a virtual walk-through of any space. Used by real estate, hospitality and retail industries.
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DeepNorth AI
DeepNorth’s video analytics program captures store traffic data from conversion to dwell time, associate/customer interaction, line abandonment. Plugs into existing cameras. Select Customers: Home Depot, Delta, California Irvine Groupoes here
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Backbone
BackbonePLM is a cloud-based solution for improving the efficiency of the product development process between design and production teams. It replaces excel spreadsheets and tracks all facets of the PD timeline. Customers Include: allbirds, Parachute.
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Reupp
Enabling the “Circular Economy” for brands, ReUpp offers customers a buy-back on gently used product in exchange for a gift card at up to 35% of the original value. A great way to keep your customer!