And just like that, 2080体育 is officially twelve years old and standing on the brink of adolescence. Back in 2013, armed with little more than boat loads of optimism, questionable business cards, and an idea for a 鈥楤uy Now鈥 button, we dived head-first into eCommerce tech. Somehow, despite ourselves, we鈥檝e raised over 鈧20m, expanded into a global team, and become an industry-leading provider of 鈥榃here to Buy鈥 and Digital Shelf solutions, supporting hundreds of global brands with uniquely valuable, actionable insights into the consumer journey and helping them improve eCommerce performance.
None of this would have happened without the insanely talented, genuinely exceptional people who've joined us for the journey - it's been a privilege to build this company alongside them. And we鈥檙e not slowing down - our product investment is continuing to ramp up faster than a weather forecaster mentioning 鈥榬ain鈥 during an Irish summer. Hold onto your hats.
After over two years of frankly ridiculously intense R&D, enough Post-it notes to wallpaper a medium-sized house, and one emergency team-building session prompted by someone microwaving fish in the office, we're delighted to launch 2080体育 AI: our completely reimagined platform that places artificial intelligence right at the heart of what we do, and fundamentally changes how brands interact with and get value from the 2080体育 platform.
With our predictive analytics, 2080体育 AI enables brands to foresee the revenue impact of the unique, fully customized recommendations we provide, and to engage a full virtual team to discuss and refine these into a clear, actionable plan. Better yet, it tracks impact over time, leveraging twelve years of our proprietary data and market intelligence. This really is the future.
We've quietly trialled the platform with a number of our brand partners since January, with one early tester describing 2080体育 AI as the 鈥榟oly grail鈥 of ecommerce performance optimisation. And yes, that鈥檚 printed and taped proudly to the fridge in our break room, next to our CFO鈥檚 holiday snaps.
As the great and the good (and admittedly, sometimes the average and the indifferent) gather for Shoptalk in Vegas, we couldn鈥檛 be more excited to bring 2080体育 AI to full release. While the brightest minds in our space dive deep into all things eCommerce and retail tech, we've never been busier rolling out a nearly irresponsible number of new features to excite and delight them. We鈥檝e carefully prioritized new features based on client requests (and occasionally demands).
If you fancy learning more without risking losing your house at the blackjack tables, we鈥檙e hosting a webinar on April 10th to showcase exactly how this magical bit of AI-powered ecommerce alchemy works. Or simply reach out to us anytime for a chat - our AI is clever, but we humans are still the most fun to talk to (we hope).
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Lastly, it's genuinely difficult for me not to lapse into sentimentality here, but honestly, the 2080体育 team has performed near-miracles over the last few months. Their work ethic, creativity, and terrifying dedication have created something that's about as close to actual magic as anything I've seen. This passion is embedded in every single click, every report, every element of the products we've built, and I'm so deeply grateful to and proud of them.
Equally important are our fantastic clients, partners, and investors who've supported us every step of the way over the last 12 years. Thank you all for believing in our vision - and here's to many more exciting years together. Cheers!
