Aliado
Category: AI in Retail / E-commerce
AI-powered 'Conversion Intelligence' platform that listens to in-store sales conversations via lapel microphones to identify why sales are lost and coach salespeople in real time. Aliado was founded in 2025. The company is led by André Franco. Based in Campinas, SP, Brazil. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $2.7M. Latest round: Seed. Key investors include Headline, Nestal, Marden Neubert, Flavio Dias, Antonio Salvador.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Campinas, SP, Brazil
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $2.7M
Value proposition
Uses AI to capture and analyze every in-store customer interaction, identifying the root causes of non-purchase and helping retailers train sales staff and increase conversion rates.
Products and solutions
AI platform combining lapel microphones + proprietary AI layer to record and analyze in-store sales conversations, guided-question diagnostic of the sales process, real-time salesperson coaching and training insights.
Unique value
First 'Conversion Intelligence' platform for physical retail in Brazil — an AI 'mystery shopper' that listens to every interaction at scale instead of sampling occasional visits.
Target customer
Physical/brick-and-mortar retailers in Brazil (street stores, retail chains)
Industries served
Physical Retail
Technology advantage
Proprietary AI layer built on audio capture from wearable lapel mics, purpose-built for the nuances of in-person Brazilian retail sales conversations; first-mover in a largely unaddressed local niche.
How they differentiate
Purpose-built for physical/in-store retail (vs. call-center or B2B sales intelligence tools), positioned as the first Conversion Intelligence platform in Brazil for brick-and-mortar stores.
Main competitors
No direct like-for-like competitor identified in Brazil's physical-retail conversion-intelligence niche, adjacent/indirect players include enterprise sales conversation-intelligence tools (e.g. Gong, Chorus.ai — B2B call-center focus, not in-store retail) and broader retail AI/CRM suites (e.g. Salesforce Agentforce for Retail).
Key partnerships
Cubo Itaú, NVIDIA Inception Program, AWS Startup Programs, Romero Rodrigues (Headline LatAm MP / Buscapé founder) as advisor/investor, Headline and Nestal as lead Seed investors
Notable customers
Pernambucanas (early adopter/pilot per Jan 2026 reporting), ~10 retailers among paying customers and advanced pilots (fashion to vehicle dealerships)
Major milestones
Founded 2025, raised R$13M ($2.6M) seed round in January 2026, an above-average seed check for the stage in Brazil, led by Headline and Nestal, with retail-industry executives joining as advisors/investors.
Growth metrics
Plans to grow team to 30+ employees and scale to thousands of paying implemented stores by end of 2026.
Market positioning
Category creator / early-mover in a nascent Brazilian vertical (AI for physical retail sales conversion), targeting rapid expansion to thousands of paying stores.
Geographic focus
Brazil (primary), no confirmed international expansion yet
About André Franco
Founder at Smart Lab (Venture Studio); prior roles at Antler Brasil, Arena, Dialog, Critical Mass, Razorfish.
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Official website: https://alia.do