Summary

  • AI-powered platform Keychain, designed to help retailers purchase consumer packaged goods (CPG), has secured $30m in series B funding and launched an AI operating system (OS), KeychainOS, for the CPG manufacturing industry.
  • The start-up is encroaching on the established market of legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) tools such as Oracle, QAD and Plex.
  • Its OS is billed as being faster and more CPG-specific than existing ERP giants, capable of being implemented in days rather than months.
  • Its AI-driven software can adapt to the needs of users, learning from data inputs to streamline supply chain operations via efficient automation of repetitive tasks.
  • The company originally launched in 2023, starting with a search-and-discovery tool for CPGs before expanding into its current ERP focus.
  • It is already being used by seven of the top 10 US CPG brands, including General Mills and Wholefoods.

By Carl Franzen

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