Celes is a Colombian retail AI company founded in 2022 in Barranquilla that provides an integrated platform for demand forecasting, inventory distribution, automated purchase-order generation, and supply-chain workflow automation. Using machine learning across multiple variables, Celes predicts demand to guide purchasing and distribution decisions, helping retailers reduce overstock and lost sales; the company reports serving 6,500+ stores with 26 million daily replenishment executions and customer results such as 80% reduction in lost sales and 30% inventory reduction. Clients include major Latin American retailers like Tiendas Neto, Olimpica, Cruz Verde and Fybeca, and the company is ISO 27001 certified. Celes raised a $3 million seed round led by FEMSA Ventures, valuing the company at $12 million, with participation from MatterScale Ventures, Rockstart, Wayra Hispam, Kuiper VC, NOA Capital, Storm Capital and others; the capital funds product development and expansion across Latin America with a focus on Mexico.