Pixyle AI raises a 1 million pound seed round to automate visual image tagging for retailers

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Written By Rick Watson

Pixyle AI has developed deep learning algorithms that instantly identify objects and transform them into reliable and accurate product data. Their image recognition technology enables fashion retailers to improve efficiency, enhance the customer experience and grow their business.

This startup was founded by a doctorate in AI and computer vision.  Anyone with a varied design heavy catalog understands the problem with visual search.  Tagging images properly is a key to discovery and has been the focus of AI from Google which can plug into Enterprise search platforms like Algolia or native visual search solutions like Syte.

TechCrunch: Pixyle AI wants to make visual search more intuitive for online retailers

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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