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Handshake Secures $3.2M Seed Funding

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For retailers and suppliers still wrangling contracts with email, Excel, and PowerPoint, Handshake offers an AI-powered alternative. The platform, which streamlines agreement management and project execution, has just closed a seed funding round, raising $3.2M to modernize how businesses make, store, and execute contractual agreements.

This capital infusion, led by Triple Point Ventures, Future Back Ventures, and Octopus Ventures, will further Handshake's goal of helping businesses make market-leading agreements, save time on manual administrative tasks, and ensure compliance to reduce contract leakage. The platform supports any type of contract, from annual JBPs to retail media requests, and can integrate with existing ERP systems.

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Startup · Jun 1, 2026

Handshake, an AI-powered retail agreement platform, has raised $3.2 million in a round led by Triple Point Ventures, with Future Back Ventures by Bain & Company and Octopus Ventures. The funding will help modernize how retailers and suppliers manage commercial deals.

Founded by Alex Lindsay and Peter Welch, Handshake's platform provides a single system to track and execute agreements, replacing fragmented processes. The goal is to bring greater transparency and data-driven accountability to the retail industry's commercial operations. More at: https://lnkd.in/e_eAkKGq #RetailTech #AI #Funding

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