What Syrup Tech does

Syrup Tech is a New York-based B2B SaaS company that built an AI-native supply chain platform for inventory optimization and demand planning, focused on omnichannel apparel and footwear retailers. The platform targets the estimated $250 billion problem of stockouts, overproduction, and inventory waste in the sector, using AI-driven forecasting to improve sell-through, margins, and forecast accuracy for enterprise retail customers. The product was positioned as a subscription SaaS solution sold via an enterprise field-sales motion, with vertical specialization in apparel and footwear rather than horizontal applicability across all retail.

The company was founded in 2020 by Ramy Adeeb, Ferdinand Stockmann, and James Theuerkauf. It raised approximately $25.1 million across three rounds — a $1 million pre-seed in June 2021, a $6.3 million seed in July 2022 led by Gradient, and a $17.5 million Series A in December 2023 led by Accel Partners with participation from 1984 Ventures, Flybridge, Gradient, and Atacama Ventures. The Series A capital was earmarked to expand operations, team, and business reach. In August 2024, Syrup co-organized the VN1 Forecasting Challenge with Flieber and SupChains, signaling engagement with the broader AI supply-chain research community.

In September 2025, Anaplan acquired Syrup Tech to embed its AI forecasting capabilities into Anaplan's retail and supply chain planning portfolio — including allocation and replenishment, assortment, demand, inventory, and merchandise financial planning applications. Following the acquisition, Syrup operates as part of Anaplan rather than as an independent company, with its AI distributed globally through Anaplan's enterprise sales infrastructure rather than Syrup's prior direct-only motion. No customer logos or revenue figures were disclosed in the available data.

Name

Syrup Tech

Legal name

Syrup Tech

Website

https://syrup.tech

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Syrup Tech is a New York-based AI-native SaaS platform that provides inventory optimization and demand forecasting for omnichannel apparel and footwear retailers, acquired by Anaplan in September 2025 to integrate AI-driven supply chain planning into Anaplan's enterprise retail portfolio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Inventory Optimization Software

akta.pro primary industry

Demand Planning, Forecasting & Inventory Optimization Services (CRAOAOAG)

Keywords

• AI inventory optimization
• Retail demand planning
• Supply chain SaaS
• Omnichannel commerce software
• Apparel forecasting platform

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: AI-powered supply chain planning and inventory management solutions sold as subscription-based SaaS to enterprise retailers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Syrup Tech built and sold an AI/ML-powered predictive software platform for inventory decision-making in omnichannel commerce. The platform helped enterprise retailers, particularly in apparel and footwear, improve forecast accuracy, reduce overproduction, address stockouts and inventory waste, and improve margins and sell-through rates. The solution was delivered as subscription-based SaaS to enterprise retailers.

Product overview

Syrup Tech provided AI-powered planning and inventory management solutions for omnichannel commerce. The company focused on addressing inventory challenges in the apparel and footwear industry, targeting a $250 billion problem related to stockouts and inventory waste. Syrup Tech's platform aimed to improve forecast accuracy and reduce overproduction. The company was acquired by Anaplan in September 2025 to enhance Anaplan's AI-driven planning and forecasting capabilities for retailers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Syrup AI Inventory Optimization Platform AI/ML-powered predictive software platform for retail inventory decision-making, providing demand planning and inventory optimization to improve forecast accuracy, reduce overproduction, address stockouts and inventory waste, and improve margins and sell-through rates. Sold as subscription-based SaaS to enterprise retailers, with primary focus on the apparel and footwear vertical.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered significant cost savings and efficiency gains for retailers
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and minor.

• AnaplanflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 September 2025Anaplan acquired Syrup Tech in September 2025 to enhance its AI-driven planning and forecasting capabilities for retailers. The integration combines Syrup's AI-native supply chain platform with Anaplan's planning ecosystem to help retailers improve margins, sell-through, and inventory management. Syrup had already been delivering significant cost savings and efficiency gains.
• FlieberminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 August 2024Syrup Tech partnered with Flieber and SupChains to launch the VN1 Forecasting Challenge, a datathon aimed at enhancing AI-driven supply chain forecasting. The competition offered $20,000 in prizes for innovative predictive models that improve supply chain efficiency and reduce waste.
• SupChainsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 August 2024Syrup Tech partnered with Flieber and SupChains to launch the VN1 Forecasting Challenge, a datathon aimed at enhancing AI-driven supply chain forecasting. The competition offered $20,000 in prizes for innovative predictive models that improve supply chain efficiency and reduce waste.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Anaplan: Anaplan is the acquirer of Syrup Tech and a leading enterprise planning platform spanning finance, sales, supply chain, and workforce planning. It is directly comparable as the parent platform into which Syrup's AI demand planning capabilities are now integrated, serving the same enterprise retail planning buyer.
• SAP IBP: SAP Integrated Business Planning is a broad enterprise planning suite covering demand, supply, and inventory planning. It is a competitor in the same retail planning category as Syrup Tech, though embedded within a much larger ERP ecosystem.

Direct peers

• o9 Solutions: o9 Solutions is an AI-native integrated planning platform for demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and supply chain planning, serving enterprise retailers and consumer goods companies. It is a direct competitor to Syrup Tech in AI-powered retail demand and inventory planning.
• Blue Yonder: Blue Yonder offers AI-driven supply chain and retail planning solutions including demand forecasting and inventory optimization. It directly competes with Syrup Tech in the enterprise retail planning market and is now combined with Anaplan's offerings post-acquisition.
• RELEX Solutions: RELEX Solutions provides AI-based unified supply chain and retail planning platforms specializing in demand forecasting, replenishment, and inventory optimization for retailers. It competes directly with Syrup Tech in retail-focused inventory optimization.
• Kinaxis: Kinaxis offers the Maestro platform for concurrent supply chain planning, including demand planning and inventory optimization, serving global enterprises. It is comparable to Syrup Tech as an enterprise planning competitor with AI-augmented forecasting capabilities.
• ToolsGroup: ToolsGroup provides AI-powered demand planning, inventory optimization, and supply chain analytics for retailers and manufacturers. It directly overlaps with Syrup Tech's core offering of AI-driven inventory and demand planning for omnichannel retailers.

Emerging players

• Afresh: Afresh is an AI-native platform for fresh food demand forecasting and inventory management in grocery retail. It is comparable to Syrup Tech as an emerging AI-first retail inventory optimization player focused on a specific vertical.
• Flieber: Flieber provides inventory and demand forecasting tools tailored for direct-to-consumer and omnichannel brands. It is comparable to Syrup Tech as a niche AI inventory optimization partner, and the two co-organized the VN1 Forecasting Challenge.
• Crisp: Crisp provides real-time demand sensing and inventory analytics for CPG and retail brands using external data signals. It is comparable to Syrup Tech as an emerging AI-driven demand planning vendor targeting enterprise retail and consumer goods customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/syrup-tech

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors10 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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