Vori Lands $22 Million for AI Grocery OS Built for Independents Fighting Walmart and Amazon

Vori raised $22 million in Series B funding May 5 to scale its AI operating system for independent grocers competing against Walmart and Amazon.

Vori Lands $22 Million for AI Grocery OS Built for Independents Fighting Walmart and Amazon Vori raised $22 million in Series B funding May 5 to scale its AI operating system for independent grocers competing against Walmart and Amazon. Aaron Rafferty May 07, 2026 Key Takeaways: Vori raised $22 million in Series B funding on May 5 led by Cherryrock Capital, with participation from Greylock Partners and The Factory, to scale its AI-native operating system for independent grocery stores US grocery is a $1.5 trillion market where roughly 75 percent of operators are independents running on technology built during the Reagan administration, while Walmart and Amazon hold a combined 25 percent Vori has processed more than $500 million in payments across 140 stores, with customers reporting net sales increases up to 22 percent and produce ordering time cut by two-thirds Vori raised a $22 million Series B on May 5 to scale an AI-native operating system for independent grocery stores. Cherryrock Capital led the round, with Greylock Partners and The Factory participating. The round, first reported by Fortune , brings the company's total raised to roughly $50 million. CEO Brandon Hill is a third-generation grocer who founded Vori in 2019 after watching his parents' Minnesota grocery operation order inventory from paper catalogs and fax machines. Cherryrock is led by former TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot. Vori unifies checkout, payments, pricing, ordering, inventory, and loyalty into one platform with AI agents that handle cost updates, reordering, and shopper offers. The system shares operational intelligence across all 140 stores on the platform. US grocery is a $1.5 trillion market larger than restaurants and hotels combined, and roughly 75 percent of operators are in