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The room whereretail meets AI tech innovation.

Who has taken a seat at the table?

Every call pairs one retail decision-maker with a small group of vetted founders. Here's who has already met.

Hover a retailer to see the role and the founders they met
Retailer

Chief Digital Officer

met 3 founders
met with
Founders at the table
  • Bambuser BambuserVideo Commerce
  • AdMotion.ai AdMotion.aiAI-powered Advertising
  • Dresma DresmaAI-powered Visuals
Retailer

EVP of Finance

met 3 founders
met with
Founders at the table
  • Glanceable GlanceableAI-powered VoC
  • Quiver QuiverDirect Store Delivery
  • Landingi LandingiAI Landing Page OS
Retailer

Chief Digital Officer

met 3 founders
met with
Founders at the table
  • AudioEye AudioEyeDigital Accessibility
  • Athena XAI Athena XAIE-commerce Intelligence
  • Mody AI Mody AIShopping Experiences
Retailer

Digital, Media & Commerce Lead

met 3 founders
met with
Founders at the table
  • Omi Omi3D Visuals
  • Trackingplan TrackingplanData Compliance
  • Webeyez WebeyezDigital Analytics
Retailer

Global Digital Commerce Director

met 3 founders
met with
Founders at the table
  • Landingi LandingiAI Landing Page OS
  • AudioEye AudioEyeDigital Accessibility
  • Glanceable GlanceableAI-powered VoC
Retailer

Global Director, Connected Commerce

met 3 founders
met with
Founders at the table
  • Azoma AzomaAgentic Commerce Optimization
  • Glanceable GlanceableAI-powered VoC
  • Webeyez WebeyezDigital Analytics

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    Whose network make the meetings happen?

    4
    e-commerce startups taken to IPO
    2
    angel investors leading the team
    the venture capital firm behind Innovation Circle
    Portrait of Ronan Bardet
    Ronan Bardet
    CEO & Co-founder · Angel Investor
    Portrait of Maria Melamed
    Maria Melamed
    Co-founder & Account Director
    Portrait of Gaston Lezcano
    Gaston Lezcano
    COO & Partner · Angel Investor
    Portrait of Oleksandr Sergieiev
    Oleksandr Sergieiev
    Business Development

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    FAQ

    Good to know

    Who can join? +

    Top-tier retail & e-commerce leaders and early-stage technology companies (typically 10–50 people) working on relevant solutions.

    What is the format of the meetings? +

    One Expert Merchant (eg. a CMO, CDO, Head of Ecommerce) and between 2–4 tech leaders and entrepreneurs each have the opportunity to present what they do and receive feedback and insights about the market and potential opportunities.

    How long is the call? +

    Conversations are usually capped at 1 hour.

    Is there a cost to participate? +

    The Innovation Circle works on a meeting credits system. 1 Credit costs €50. Each meeting will cost a certain number of credits (maximum 4), depending on who the meeting is with. E.g. a middle-market brand = 2 credits (€100), Tier 1 = 3 credits (€150), VIP = 4 credits (€200).