Richard Collings

[Richard Collings @RichCollings]

As a life-long Kansas City Chiefs fan and a proud Swiftie, today is a good day.

[Axios Pro @AxiosPro]

Bobo's Oat Bars working with William Blair on sale https://t.co/3LRKqDzoWX

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Dollar Tree to sell Family Dollar to private equity for $1B https://t.co/GhEETchg2B

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PepsiCo to buy soda upstart brand Poppi for nearly $2B https://t.co/gZrSnPKhBJ

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Denim brand Guess gets take-private offer from brand manager WHP https://t.co/5NRmz87CiO

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Odwalla, shuttered by Coca-Cola during the pandemic, gets a relaunch https://t.co/qmK6Zgz9d6

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Grocery tech startup Vori to raise Series B in next 12 months https://t.co/kjvmq7WDPw

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Meat snack brand Archer to lasso revenue of $33M in March https://t.co/t2fJ5S4R07

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Snacking's woes could lead to more M&A https://t.co/XJNFCONB3M

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Topanga raises $8M to cut food waste https://t.co/TBCUsJqbeh

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Lumi AI raises $3.7M for retail data https://t.co/xg7ndXly3Y

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AI-driven customer data platform Chord raises $5.5M seed https://t.co/IZex4QW70d

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AI supply chain data platform Crisp acquires Shelf Engine https://t.co/lYrgDSRA72

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NYC-based Odeko, which sells smart operations software to independent coffee shops and cafes, raised a $126M Series E, including $96M in equity and $30M in debt (@richcollings / Axios)

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[M13 @M13Company]

M13 is excited to back @chordcommerce, an AI-powered customer data platform built specifically for commerce, helping beloved brands like Sonos and Ruggable turn complex, siloed data into real-time actionable insights and decisions.

As former #commerce operators, Chord’s team knows the challenges brands face, and its $5.5M fundraise will fuel Chord’s mission to simplify data-driven decision-making and unlock the full potential of first-party data for brands.

Read more about Chord’s progress by @RichCollings in @axios: https://t.co/EuY0wx0xcC

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Oats Overnight to grow 80% this year, CEO projects https://t.co/zK1QTbKMKA

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Restaurant tech provider Odeko raises $96M Series E https://t.co/RjWjOCPDER

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Content optimization platform Copley raises $4.8M pre-seed https://t.co/aCVg9tnvMT

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Sycamore buyout of Walgreens would set up three-way split https://t.co/HUj9vkobfc

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Bolt's Breslow returns https://t.co/E1GovdhlhO