Find XO: Loop Secures $95M Investment, Lessons from Supply Chain AI Startup (techcrunch.com)

- San Francisco's Loop has raised $95 million in a Series C round led by Valor. - It is an AI platform that predicts supply chain disruptions 4 to 12 weeks in advance, and investors still heavily back vertical AI that shows results in numbers. - However, field adoption is not as fast as the technology itself. - Long sales cycles, integration with existing ERPs, and inconsistent data quality delay customer decisions. - Ultimately, proving avoided losses in a narrow field moves faster.