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Loyalty management platform Glue raises $8 million in series A

The investment will bring AI-driven automated customer loyalty to millions of local businesses

James Spiro 16:0024.11.20

Glue, an automatic loyalty management platform for small businesses, has today announced an $8 million series A round led by Unicorn Technologies. After a 15-minute onboarding questionnaire, Glue provides business owners with a branded members club, estimation of savings, and AI-driven loyalty features via a smartphone app.

“Acquiring new customers is anywhere between 5-25x more expensive than retaining them, yet local businesses don’t have the time nor the expertise on how to do it,” said Glue co-founder and CEO, Ira Nachtigal, in a statement. “This funding will help us solve that challenge by providing powerful and customized loyalty tools that are entirely automated. Local businesses can stay focused on the day to day, while we make the process of keeping customers coming back effortless.”

Amit Green, CEO of Unicorn Technologies. Photo: PR

The timing of Glue’s funding comes as customer loyalty programs and digital gift cards see a sharp increase in demand brought on by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Glue claims its solution can save small businesses anywhere between $15,000 and $20,000 due to its ability to leverage businesses’ customer data and pair it with data points from different businesses to identify shifting trends.

“Glue has a highly unique approach that provides value for small and medium businesses both in terms of savings and expanding revenues - that’s a winning combination,” added Amit Green, CEO of Unicorn Technologies. “With further adoption, the platform’s AI will continue to improve and become even more powerful by leveraging ‘crowd’ insights from other small businesses in their space.”