The problem
Store teams lose shoppers after one visit because customer data and follow-up live in scattered tools
What they do
Clienteling CRM that lets retail store associates text, email and sell to customers
Traction 2,000+ stores in 19 countries (up from ~800 in 2022); Reformation, AG Jeans
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 4
- Ops roles
- 1
- Headcount
- ~40
Headcount ~33 → ~40 in 12 mo (LinkedIn, +21%); 4 open roles
Latest news
May 2026
Launched AI Opportunity Engine; early stores grew associate outreach 6x in six weeks ↗Glassdoor
5.0 ★ 1 reviews ↗Funding
- Last round
- $6M
- Stage
- Series A
- Date
- Jan 2025
Led by Channel Equity Partners
- Hiring+14 open roles on the live job board (3–9 roles = +1)
- Funding recency+0.5Series A · $6M, Jan 2025 (21 months ago): 12–24 months = +0.5
- Traction+0.75Some growth: 2,000+ stores in 19 countries (up from ~800 in 2022); Reformation, AG Jeans
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total2.251 + 0.5 + 0.75 − 0 = 2.25 → Warm-up
Seed rule: a Series A of $15M or less without strong traction starts in Warm-up whatever the score (Steady by score alone).
Distance (10K) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
10K · edge: hard to leave
Sticky store workflow tied to Shopify and POS data, in a crowded clienteling field.
Sources: PR Newswire: Endear launches AI Opportunity Engine, 2,000+ stores (May 2026) ↗ · Endear: $6M Series A led by Channel Equity Partners (Jan 2025) ↗
Open ops roles · 1
Last checked Oct 25, 2026