
Grips Intelligence is an e-commerce market research platform that measures daily online and offline product sales, giving brands, retailers, and investors a competitor- and SKU-level map of digital commerce. Founded in Berlin in 2018 by Moritz Thoma and Daniel Schmeh, Grips turns transaction signals into estimates of revenue, units sold, pricing, conversion, and market share so customers can spot growth opportunities and blind spots across marketplaces and direct-to-consumer stores.
Rinsed is a New York-based vertical SaaS company that builds a customer relationship management (CRM) platform purpose-built for the car wash industry. It plugs into a wash's existing point-of-sale hardware and helps operators grow and retain unlimited-wash membership subscriptions through automated email and text marketing, online sign-ups, churn-reduction tools, salesperson coaching, and business analytics. Founded in 2019 and backed by Founders Fund, Bedrock Capital, VMG Technology and Y Combinator, Rinsed serves more than 3,000 car washes across the U.S. and Canada.