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Qsic Secures $25M Series B to Expand AI-Powered In-Store Audio
Slice of Retail Team
January 30, 2025
Key Highlights:
Qsic raised $25M Series B funding led by Hedosophia to expand its intelligent in-store audio platform.
Powering retail media for top brands like 7-Eleven, Coles Express, and McDonald's, reaching over 100 million shoppers monthly.
70,000 speakers set to deploy across North America in the next year.
New AI model, Lucy, enables real-time, localized audio ads using retailer data to enhance shopper engagement.
Partnership with 7-Eleven to launch Gulp Radio across 12,000 stores by 2025, creating one of North America's largest in-store radio networks.
Source: Globe Newswire
Notable Quote:
“Retailers that have deployed our tech are seeing sales lifts average up to 14%, and we’ve barely scratched the surface with our technology capabilities.”
Why This Matters:
As 85% of shopping still happens in-store, the growth of retail media has been largely digital—until now. Qsic's AI-driven audio platform offers scalable, measurable, and cost-effective in-store media solutions, transforming how brands engage shoppers at the point of purchase. By partnering with leading retailers, Qsic is setting a new industry standard for in-store retail media networks, offering advanced AI capabilities, seamless deployment, and tangible sales impact.