Kite Raises $200 Million of Equity

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Written By Rick Watson

Kite is a next-generation commerce company specializing in scaling high-potential brands.

Sometimes I wonder how I should cover companies in this section.  Look I value the risk every startup is taking, but you’re here for my opinion right?

Well Watsonians, sometimes these opinions almost write themselves.

Listen to this: 

“We believe that intelligent customer acquisition and a synergistic supply chain that run on predictive, assistive and evaluative AI.  We call it the Kite Effect.

The more products that utilize the platform, the more the platform adapts and learns.”

OK seriously, 2020 called and wants its aggregator pitch back.  Good luck with that.

PR Newswire: Next-Generation Commerce Platform Kite Closes on $200 Million of Equity, Announces Rob Solomon as Co-Founder & CEO

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

https://www.rmwcommerce.com/
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