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Nift
AI powered platform for main street merchants to join forces
About Nift
Nift operates in the customer acquisition and engagement market, providing businesses with a unique way to attract and retain customers through personalized thank you gifts. The company serves a diverse range of clients, from local neighborhood restaurants and bars to larger brands in music, jewelry, and wine delivery. Nift's business model revolves around partnering with premium consumer apps to deliver these gifts, creating a closed ecosystem of highly engaged customers. By offering enticing offers as thank you gifts, Nift helps businesses drive efficient new customer acquisition at scale, making customers feel valued and appreciated. The company generates revenue by charging businesses for the service of delivering these personalized gifts, which in turn drives foot traffic and sales for the businesses. Nift has successfully introduced over 40 million people to new products and services, proving the effectiveness of its model. The company is a proud supporter of well-known brands like Oculus, Slack, Tumblr, Twitter, Warby Parker, and Wayfair.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- Boston, United States
- Employees
- 190
- Open positions
- 4
- Dealroom signal
- 87.0/100
- Industry
- Telecom, Enterprise Software
- Sector
- AI, Merchant Tools, Core AI, Hard Tech, AI Applications
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Business model
- Marketplace & ecommerce, SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
Latest news
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Apr 2018 | $17M | $66M | Spark Capital · Foundry · Accomplice | ↗ |
| SEED✓Equity / VC | May 2016 | $3M | $12M | Spark Capital · Accomplice · CVP | — |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Nift is 8.4M monthly website visits, up 35.5% over the last three months. Nift's team grew 21% over the past year.
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Investors
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Seed3 investors entered at this stage
Series A1 investor entered at this stage
Other known investors1 additional known investor
David Sokolic
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