Tech Company Financing Transactions

Pinch AI Funding Round

Defined Capital, Dynamo Ventures and Infinity Ventures participated in a $5 million funding round for Pinch AI. The round closed on 1/15/2026.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Pinch AI
Announced On
1/15/2026
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Defined Capital (Lead Investor)

Dynamo Ventures (Lead Investor)

Infinity Ventures (Lead Investor)

PayPal (Lead Investor)

Proceeds Purpose
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate product development across its abuse prediction models, warehouse intelligence systems, and adaptive return engine, expand its go-to-market efforts, its integration ecosystem across the full retail technology stack, including order management systems (OMS), return management systems (RMS), warehouse management systems (WMS), and customer experience (CX) platforms.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Artificial Intelligence
Mailing Address
171 W Julian St 202
San Jose, CA 95110
US
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
www.pinch.ai
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Pinch helps merchants detect and prevent abuse across the e-commerce journey without compromising on great experiences for their most loyal customers. Our mission is to empower retailers to thrive without compromise--eliminating the need to choose between customer retention and protecting their margins.
Profile
Pinch AI LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Pinch AI Company Twitter Account
Company News
Pinch AI News
Facebook
Pinch AI on Facebook
YouTube
Pinch AI on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Arthi Rajan
  Arthi Rajan LinkedIn Profile  Arthi Rajan Twitter Account  Arthi Rajan News  Arthi Rajan on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Jayan Tharayil
  Jayan Tharayil LinkedIn Profile  Jayan Tharayil Twitter Account  Jayan Tharayil News  Jayan Tharayil on Facebook
Co-Founder
Chirag Vaya
  Chirag Vaya LinkedIn Profile  Chirag Vaya Twitter Account  Chirag Vaya News  Chirag Vaya on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Sachin Bhandari
  Sachin Bhandari LinkedIn Profile  Sachin Bhandari Twitter Account  Sachin Bhandari News  Sachin Bhandari on Facebook

 

 

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