Eight stand out retail technology funding rounds

RTIH rounds up the retail technology ventures who have been making waves with major investments.

1. Shopic

Shopic, a computer vision startup providing check-out free systems to grocery retailers, has closed a $7.6 million Series A funding round.

This was led by IBI Tech Fund and also included existing investor Entrée Capital. The company will use the funds to expand its deployments into existing and new grocery retailers in the US and Europe, while also investing further in research and development which is based in Israel.

2. Tapcart

Mobile commerce venture Tapcart has closed a $10 million Series A funding round.

The cash will be used to accelerate adoption of its platform, which has been used to create mobile apps for such Shopify Plus brands as Fashion Nova, Chubbies and Urban Planet.

3. Brytlyt

Data analytics and visualisation technology provider, Brytlyt, has raised $4 million in Series A funding from Amadeus Capital Partners and Finch Capital.

4. Contentsquare

Digital experience analytics venture Contentsquare has announced a $190 million Series D funding round, bringing total funding to date to $310 million.

5. Scandit

Swiss mobile computer vision and augmented reality solutions specialist, Scandit, has picked up $80 million in a Series C round led by G2VP, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm of former Kleiner Perkins partners.

6. Bluecore

Retail marketing tech venture Bluecore has pulled in $50 million.

The Series D round involved existing investors Georgian Partners, FirstMark and Norwest. The company has raised $110 million to date.

7. Otrium

Online fashion marketplace Otrium has raised €24 million

The Series B round was led by Eight Roads Ventures, which is also an investor in Alibaba, Treatwell and Made.com. Existing backers Index Ventures and Hans Veldhuizen also participated.