Investment follows Tulane Demo Day victory and accelerates expansion of AI-powered retail intelligence platform
Mandeville, La., July 28, 2026
Thrivvy, a Louisiana-based retail intelligence technology company, today announced it has secured its first institutional investment from 1834 Ventures, marking a significant milestone as the company accelerates development of its AI-powered platform for consumer packaged goods brands.
Founded with the belief that emerging brands deserve access to the same caliber of market intelligence as the industry’s largest companies, Thrivvy transforms fragmented retail data into actionable insights spanning pricing, promotions, assortment, and distribution. Today, the company’s proprietary data platform processes more than 50 million retail product observations each week across 6,000+ grocery stores representing 500+ retailers throughout North America.
From day one, our mission has been to give emerging brands access to the same caliber of retail intelligence that has traditionally only been available to the industry’s largest companies. This investment from 1834 Ventures allows us to accelerate product development, continue expanding our data infrastructure, and bring powerful, AI-driven market intelligence to more brands across the country.
— Cenzo Caronna, Founder and CEO of Thrivvy
The investment follows a period of significant momentum for the company, including winning first place at the Tulane University Innovation Institute’s $50K Demo Day during New Orleans Entrepreneur Week and Founder & CEO Vincenzo “Cenzo” Caronna’s recognition in Gambit’s 40 Under 40.
Watching Thrivvy’s development as a company and seeing Cenzo deliver a strong pitch at $50K Demo Day gave 1834 Ventures the conviction to invest. From pitch to diligence, Thrivvy demonstrated a level of sophistication and preparedness often seen only in companies at later stages.
— Patrick Hernandez, Managing Partner at 1834 Ventures
The funding will support continued investment in Thrivvy’s proprietary data acquisition platform, AI capabilities, and engineering team as the company prepares for commercial launch and customer growth.
Unlike traditional market intelligence platforms built for the world’s largest consumer packaged goods companies, Thrivvy is focused on making enterprise-grade retail intelligence accessible to emerging and mid-sized brands. By continuously monitoring pricing, promotions, assortment, and distribution across thousands of grocery stores, the platform gives brands the visibility they need to identify opportunities, respond to competitive activity, and make faster, data-driven decisions.
Louisiana has a rich history of building iconic food and beverage brands that have become household names across the country. We believe the next generation of those brands deserves access to the same intelligence and technology that has historically only been available to the industry’s largest players. This investment is more than validation of what we’ve built. It’s an investment in what’s possible as we continue building the future of retail intelligence.
— Cenzo Caronna, Founder and CEO of Thrivvy
About Thrivvy
Thrivvy is an AI-powered retail intelligence platform helping consumer packaged goods brands make smarter decisions through real-time visibility into pricing, promotions, assortment, and distribution. Founded in Louisiana, the company processes more than 50 million retail product observations each week across 6,000+ grocery stores spanning 500+ retailers throughout North America, transforming complex retail data into actionable intelligence that helps emerging and mid-sized brands compete more effectively.
For more information, visit www.thrivvy.io.
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