Meadow AI raises $7M for store operations

Meadow AI raised $7 million in seed funding, taking total funding to $13 million for software that acts as a digital secret shopper for physical retailers and restaurants. The platform ingests video, audio, labor, and inventory data to give operators live visibility and coaching, with capital led by Ulu Ventures and joined by five other investors. Store operators should treat this as a vertical-AI measurement bet: prove camera and microphone coverage turns into accepted interventions before budgeting for an always-on co-manager; the archive’s AI-employees cost study shows why role labels need workload evidence.