Afresh is a San Francisco AI company building software for the grocery industry, with a focus on the notoriously hard problem of fresh food. Unlike traditional demand-forecasting tools, Afresh developed AI designed for short shelf life, unpredictable demand, and imperfect store data. Its platform spans store ordering, production planning, inventory management, and distribution-center buying across produce, meat, bakery, deli, and increasingly center-store and frozen categories. Retailers using Afresh report meaningful sales lifts, double-digit shrink reductions, and large drops in stockouts. The platform now supports more than 12,500 departments with partners including Albertsons, Stater Bros., Meijer, and Wakefern. In late 2025 Afresh raised $34 million co-led by Just Climate and High Sage Ventures amid 70% year-over-year revenue growth.
Afresh
ActiveAI platform for fresh food ordering, inventory, and supply chain in grocery
Total raised
$34M
1 round
Stage
Venture Round
Team
201-500
since 2017
Pricing
Freemium
free plan
Founded
2017
San Francisco, United States
Agent-ready
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AI ordering built for fresh food
Production planning for perishables
Inventory management across departments
Distribution-center buying optimization
Demand modeling for short shelf life items
Shrink and waste reduction analytics
Store-level replenishment recommendations
Enterprise grocery integrations
10/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
— Venture Round $34M ● Just Climate
Capital network
$183M raised ·2 backers·6 network links
- Backers2
- Shared portfoliocompanies these backers also fund
- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- What makes Afresh different from demand forecasting?
- Its AI is purpose-built for fresh food's short shelf life, unpredictable demand, and imperfect store data.
- Who uses Afresh?
- Grocers including Albertsons, Stater Bros., Meijer, and Wakefern, across more than 12,500 departments.
- How much did Afresh raise in 2025?
- It raised $34M co-led by Just Climate and High Sage Ventures.
- Where is Afresh based?
- Afresh is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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