Kaizntree
Operations software for growing food and drink brands: Shopify tools that pay back fast, like Rebuy; in the news on 08-26-24.
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Low on signal strength and team: it rises as more independent stories arrive, and as founders show up in filings.
Key Facts
| Fact | What It Says | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (Database) | Under $5M; the company publishes none | Undated | ZoomInfo |
| Funding | About $110K, from accelerators only: 500 Global, NYU | Undated | PitchBook |
| Team Size | 11 people | 08-31-26 | Tracxn |
| Founders | Marcos Brisson and Benoît Van Keer, NYU Shanghai graduates | 05-14-24 | NYU Entrepreneurial Institute |
| Customers Named | Actual Veggies, Kahawa 1893, BAR-U-EAT, oomé, Barakah Eats | Undated | Kaizntree |
| Shopify App | Free; 5.0 stars from 5 reviews | Undated | Shopify App Store |
| AI Assistant Pricing | By use, with no cap on workflow runs | Undated | Kaizntree |
| Office | New York, NY; other profiles say Palo Alto | Undated | Shopify App Store |
| Possible First Customers | 9 Sidekick food and drink brands, such as Seven Sundays and Protein2o | Undated | Sidekick's Portfolio |
| Buyer in the Category | Descartes bought Finale Inventory: about $40M, plus up to $15M earn-out | 08-04-25 | FreightWaves |
Added by the team; each fact checked against its source on 11-11-26.
Likely Acquirers
Strategic Buyers and What They Paid| Buyer | Venture Arm | What They Bought | Price | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instacart | None Found | Caper (10-19-21) | about $350M, cash and stockVerified | — |
| Relay Commerce | None Found | Smartrr (2025) | terms undisclosedReported | — |
75% of 2025's venture-backed acquisitions came after only a Series A (PitchBook-NVCA, Q3 2025).
Team Notes
Everyone sees theseDraft Investment Memo
A first draft of Kaizntree's memo in Sidekick's "Investment Memo" voice, built from what Scout has found. Every data point links to its source, and anything Scout can't confirm goes to Questions for Founders at the end.