Sensei’s bet on contactless stores secures $16 million seed round

The news: Contactless retail technology provider Sensei raised $16 million in its latest funding round to bring automated retail stores to Europe at scale.

  • The Portugal-based company is determined to help retailers implement automated pod-based stores primarily in Portugal, France, Italy, and Spain, as well as South American markets like Brazil, per TechCrunch.
  • BlueCrow Capital led the funding round, alongside Lince Capital, Explorer Investments, and Kamay Ventures, Metro AG, and Techstars Ventures, per Maginative.