Venture Guides Welcomes VibeIQ to Its Portfolio: Announcing $6.3 Million Investment and New CEO
The Venture Guides team is thrilled to announce our newest portfolio investment in VibeIQ, the first digital workspace purpose-built for product collaboration. With a $6.3 million funding boost, VibeIQ is redefining the landscape of consumer product development, facilitating a seamless, data-driven, and real-time collaborative environment.
Why VibeIQ?
VibeIQ is a collaboration platform that enables product designers, merchandisers, and their commercial teams to leverage a common data model and digital workspace in order to work together in real-time, making more informed decisions and bringing their products to market faster.
VibeIQ stands out by revolutionizing the way teams work together, from design to product development, merchandising, and go-to-market strategies. As Katherine Kovac from Vera Bradley noted, "VibeIQ is easy and intuitive. With VibeIQ, we are now able to focus on our design process and outcomes rather than presenting to other teams.” This sentiment is echoed by world-class customers including New Balance, Kizik, Spanx, and Vera Bradley, who have already benefited from VibeIQ’s innovative approach.
As Venture Guides Managing Partner, Ben Nye, noted in today’s press release: “World-class brands absolutely love VibeIQ. With its real-time data synchronization and creative digital workspaces, brands can accelerate their growth through improved collaboration. Creating a complete digital product helps customers better capture consumer trends while saving thousands of hours and reducing waste.”
In support of this exciting growth phase, VibeIQ has appointed Brian Lindauer as the new CEO. Brian’s extensive background in technology leadership, and his deep understanding of the retail, footwear, and apparel industries position him perfectly to lead VibeIQ towards further innovation and market expansion. Brian shared his vision for customer impact: “We are on a mission to finally simplify the process of designing, developing, and selling consumer goods, leveraging real-time data, visibility, and collaboration. I couldn't be more excited about working with the VibeIQ team and the opportunity in front of us all.”
As we embark on this venture with VibeIQ, Venture Guides is committed to partnering with the team every step of the way. Together, we aim to help drive go-to-market success, product innovation, and high-value impact for every VibeIQ customer.
Stay tuned for more updates as VibeIQ continues to innovate and lead the way in product collaboration.