Marketplace Management Platform Gierd Raises $8M in Series A Investment

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Written By Rick Watson

Gierd is a software company that provides ecommerce management tools designed to help brands scale their marketplace business using actionable data insights.

Marketplace orchestration platform Gierd announced that it has raised $8 million in Series A funding, which will be invested in product development. talent addition, and partnerships. Brands managing the marketplace channel currently have to use a variety of solutions to grow this fast-growing and important channel. The company reportedly will generate $20 million in annual recurring revenue this year. It will be interesting to follow Jordan Sielaff and the Gierd team!

Gierd: Gierd Closes $8 million Series A Investment to support Frictionless Marketplace Orchestration for Brands

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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