Ecommerce startup Keeyu closes $2.3m pre-seed round

The news: AI-powered e-commerce startup Keeyu has raised $2.3 million in a pre-seed round led by Melbourne VC firm Rampersand.

The context: The funding round also attracted participation from Archangel Ventures, Empress Capital, Startmate, Exhort Ventures, Sydney Angels and a number of angel investors.

Keeyu's AI agent is built to automate repetitive tasks for e-commerce operations, and provide real-time monitoring across payment, fulfilment, shipping and returns.

The Sydney-based startup was founded last year by co-founders Tahir Rauf, Tracy Godtschalk and Jevon Le Roux, former CEO of Papinelle and PE Nation.