Merchandising & Store Ops Monday, August 10, 2026

AiFi raises $87.1M to expand AI-powered autonomous shopping platform

AiFi has secured $87.1 million in funding to scale its computer vision technology for checkout-free retail environments and real-time inventory analytics.

The numbers

$87.1M AiFi secured funding to build autonomous shopping solutions.
$269.4M Optoro raised capital to manage product returns.
$14.2M Curated For You raised seed funding for customer intelligence.
$28.5M Topsort raised corporate round funding for AI auction tools.
$215.6M Swiftly raised Series C funding for retail media networks.

Sources

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