Tera Ventures co-leads the €6M investment round to Miros
Miros, the leading visual AI e-commerce search solution, has raised a €6 million pre-Series A investment led by EBRD Venture Capital and Tera Ventures. Former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves also participated in the round as an Angel Investor. Miros will use the funding to enhance R&D, further develop the technology, and expand market reach. To date the company has raised €8M.
Miros’ approach tackles the $2 trillion problem facing e-commerce: lost sales due to customers unable to find what they’re looking for. Using visual AI technology, Miros can predict shoppers’ intent, enabling users to find what they are looking for faster than traditional online search.
According to Google research, online shoppers can’t find what they’re looking for 60 percent of the time, especially when it comes to visually complex products that are hard to describe using words and categories (2).
Miros’ visual search technology offers retailers a competitive advantage by addressing this pain point. By offering customers a method to communicate their search ideas visually, Miros offers higher success rates, both in terms of product discovery and conversion. Neither Amazon, Google, nor Algolia have been able to offer a search based on images that someone can’t articulate. Miros’ clients have seen revenue increases of over 31 percent and 90 percent in customer loyalty.
Miros understands the context of products from the product images, even when product metadata is insufficient. Its AI recognizes shopping patterns and mirrors users’ wishes to help them find the intended item in 60 seconds or less.
“The world doesn’t lack products. Finding them is the problem. We’ve all wasted hours online, endlessly scrolling and searching for the perfect item. At Miros, we’re building the new online shopping experience where you can find a product in less than 60 seconds. Even when the products are so visually complex that the words fail us, the shop understands us nevertheless. The experience feels magical. Why would I shop anywhere else and spend hours searching for products?” – Heikki Haldre, Co-Founder and CEO at Miros
Jomashop, a leading US-based luxury goods retailer, has successfully implemented Miros’ AI-powered visual search technology. Since adopting Miros, Jomashop has experienced a remarkable 3.6 percent increase in gross merchandise value (GMV) and a 1.3 percent lift in average order value (AOV).
“Miros has been a game-changer for our business. By empowering customers to discover products effortlessly, we’ve seen a significant improvement in sales and customer satisfaction.”- Isaac Montaine, VP of Product Management at Jomashop
“As a strong supporter of innovation in technology, especially using artificial intelligence, I was particularly impressed by Miros’ ability to address a fundamental challenge in e-commerce – the frustration of not finding what I am looking for on existing internet search engines. It took just 17 minutes to decide I wanted to invest when I saw firsthand how Miros’ powerful AI-powered visual search technology can completely change and revolutionize online shopping globally. I am always thrilled to see Estonian entrepreneurs at the forefront of innovation.” Toomas Hendrik Ilves, former President of Estonia and Angel Investor.
Before Miros, Co-Founders Heikki Haldre (CEO) and Paul Pallin (CTO) co-founded Fits.me, a bio-robotics technology for fashion e-commerce which Tera Ventures also led the pre-seed and seed rounds for. This was acquired by Rakuten, Japan’s answer to Amazon. They are joined by Mart Parve, Chief Product Officer, as the third Miros Co-Founder.
Created in the leading European computer vision AI research institution, the University of Tartu, Miros’ retail technology has yielded significant improvements for its clients. The company reports revenue growth of 9.8 percent across the board, with customers Jomashop and REVOLVE experiencing 3.6 percent and 4.5 percent increases in gross merchandise value (GMV), respectively.
- For more information, visit www.miros.ai