Stord raises – Stord, the e-commerce logistics and inventory software company positioned as an “anti-Amazon,” has raised $250 million at a $3 billion valuation, led by Strike Capital with major venture and investment participation. The round doubles its valuation from a year
On Tuesday, Atlanta-based Stord announced a new $250 million funding round at a $3 billion valuation—an update that puts its recent momentum in plain numbers.
The round was led by Strike Capital and included participation from Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Franklin Templeton, Baillie Gifford, G Squared, and Bond. For Stord, the headline figure is more than cash: the valuation is double what it was after a year-ago round.
Stord’s rise traces back to 2015, when CEO Sean Henry and CTO Jacob Boudreau founded the company while they were still at Georgia Tech. They were then-college students, building an e-commerce logistics business that later reached unicorn status in 2021.
Like many companies that got caught in the market’s fast lane, Stord had to outlast a tougher stretch. After the frothy pandemic-era of VC funding, it survived the subsequent VC funding winter. In 2025, it raised a $200 million mega round, also led by Strike Capital, lifting the company to a $1.5 billion valuation. With Tuesday’s new raise, Stord has now raised a total of about $775 million to date.
The product itself sits at the intersection of physical operations and software. Stord offers a network of physical warehouses and inventory management software for e-commerce. The company bills itself as a sort of anti-Amazon for brands—promising “the speed to compete” while still keeping brands in control of their customer relationships.
In the AI era, that message appears to be landing again. Stord has been gaining attention after it added an AI interface to its software. The company’s push was recognized in a high-profile setting as well: Stord was recently highlighted by Google at the tech giant’s Cloud Next conference in April.
Taken together, Stord’s story reads like a wager on logistics plus software—made sharper by the addition of an AI interface—and it’s now being underwritten by another large round at a higher valuation.
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