# Brandon Hill

> Brandon Hill is the co-founder and CEO of Vori, a San Francisco-based B2B operating system for the grocery industry. A Stanford graduate and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Hill grew up surrounded by grocery — his grandparents ran a small store in Oklahoma and his parents spent 40+ years in the industry. He channeled that heritage into Vori, which he co-founded in 2019 with Tre Kirkman and Robert Pinkerton to modernize the technology stack powering America's independent and regional supermarkets. Vori's AI-powered platform, VoriOS, handles point-of-sale, inventory, pricing, supplier integration, and back-office operations for 140+ stores across 55+ cities, having processed over $500 million in payments. The company raised a $22M Series B in May 2026, bringing total funding to over $32M.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Vori
- **Organizations:** Vori, Stanford HAI, Y Combinator
- **From:** Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's, Political Science & African and African American Studies, Stanford University, Visiting Scholar (gap year), Morehouse College, High School Diploma, Eden Prairie High School
- **Known for:** Forbes 30 Under 30 (2022) - Enterprise Technology category, Co-founded Vori, which has processed $500M+ in payments across 140+ grocery stores in 55+ cities, Raised $22M Series B in May 2026 (total funding: $32M+)

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Elected Youth Governor of Minnesota at Boys' State; graduated Eden Prairie High School
- **2012** — Visiting scholar at Morehouse College during gap year; participated in Semester at Sea program
- **2013** — Interned at the White House as a consulting intern
- **2014** — Co-founded Enza Academy at Stanford, providing free CS curriculum to low-income youth, funded by Microsoft and VMware
- **2015** — Elected Stanford Student Body Vice President; interned at YouTube as a Product Intern
- **2016** — Graduated Stanford University with degrees in Political Science and African & African American Studies
- **2016** — Staff writer at The Huffington Post; UNICEF Tanzania consulting intern
- **2017** — Co-founded Greo (with Tre Kirkman and Elizabeth Davis), a mobile video app for authentic discussions - Y Combinator Summer 2017 batch
- **2019** — Co-founded Vori with Tre Kirkman and Robert Pinkerton in East Palo Alto, CA
- **2021** — Raised Vori Series A ($10M)
- **2022** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Enterprise Technology category
- **2024** — Launched VoriOS, AI-powered POS and back office suite for independent grocers
- **2026** — Raised $22M Series B led by Cherryrock Capital with Greylock Partners participation; total funding surpasses $32M

## Achievements

- Forbes 30 Under 30 (2022) - Enterprise Technology category
- Co-founded Vori, which has processed $500M+ in payments across 140+ grocery stores in 55+ cities
- Raised $22M Series B in May 2026 (total funding: $32M+)
- Co-founded Enza Academy, training 150+ low-income youth in coding at Google, Stanford, Columbia, and Facebook campuses
- Elected Stanford University Student Body Vice President (2015-2016)
- Elected Youth Governor of Minnesota at Boys' State (2011)
- Top 20 finalist in international DECA competition
- Y Combinator alum (Summer 2017 with Greo; Vori subsequently backed by YC network)
- Stanford HAI Fellow (Harvard Human-Centered AI Institute Fellow)
- Ron Brown Scholar Program participant

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Vori raises $22M Series B led by Cherryrock Capital (Stanford AI researcher Chris Re), with participation from Greylock Partners and The Factory. Total funding exceeds $32M.
- **2026-05** — Fortune publishes exclusive interview with Brandon Hill on the Series B and Vori's vision for the grocery industry.
- **2024-01** — Vori launches VoriOS - the first AI-powered POS and inventory system purpose-built for independent grocery stores.

## Links

- Website: https://brandonhill.org
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bhill93
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/iambrandonhill

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Last updated: 2026-05-13