Sparkbox has been selected for Enterprise City’s second startup exchange programme at Department Bonded Warehouse, which is supported by Praetura.Ī graduate of the Google for Startups UK immersion program, the company is also a current member of Tech Nation’s Applied AI 3.0 cohort and has previously been recognised as a Tech Nation Rising Star.

“I’m looking forward to working with the team and sharing some of the lessons I’ve learnt from my time at Apple and the other tech businesses I’ve been lucky to work closely with over the years.” “Sparkbox’s approach to inventory optimisation has the power to bring about massive changes in fashion and home retail, which is clearly behind the times when it comes to technology adoption within merchandising,” he said. The team started Sparkbox after seeing an opportunity to innovate in a sector that still relies heavily on spreadsheets, guess work and gut feelings to make important commercial decisions.įinTech Delio secures £6.2m growth fundingĬolin Greene, an operational partner at Praetura – formerly Apple’s director of US consumer retail – will join Sparkbox’s board. Last year, two of the 10 Rising Stars Winners were based in the South West: Southampton-based Sparkbox’s B2B SaaS solution helps retailers ensure they are maximising profit while shifting units. But they see the big game in providing a subscription-based product that enables businesses and agencies to manage their own campaigns from cradle to grave. The company was co-founded by Forbes 30 Under 30 inductees Lindsay Fisher and Matthew Wong, and Kevin Blackmore, who prior to Sparkbox was vice president of customer insights at Best Buy and a retail analytics partner at Accenture. In this episode were talking to Ben Callahan and Rob Harr from Sparkbox about their experience running an agency - hiring employees, forecasting cash flow.

Sparkbox will use Praetura Ventures’ investment to double its team and onboard further fashion, home and seasonal retailers, where deadstock is a constant challenge across the board.

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