Dataships raises $7m in Series A funding to expand e-commerce compliance platform.
Osage Ventures Partners led the Series A round to support product development and team expansion.
≈ £5.7M at $1 = £0.8131 on 9 Jan 2025
Dataships is an Irish software provider that automates data privacy compliance for online merchants. The company helps e-commerce brands turn regulatory adherence into customer acquisition.
Dataships has secured $7m in a Series A funding round led by Osage Ventures Partners, with participation from Lavrock Ventures and the Urban Innovation Fund. The capital will be used to scale engineering and support teams, develop new product features, and expand into additional segments of the e-commerce sector.
Founded in 2019, the Dublin and San Francisco-based startup provides compliance automation tools tailored for online retailers. Its platform handles GDPR and CCPA requirements while helping merchants grow their marketing lists directly at checkout.
The latest financing follows increased market pressure on online retailers regarding customer acquisition costs and regulatory compliance. Dataships aims to position its technology as an essential tool for sustainable revenue growth.
From the founder
"Most eCommerce brands follow a familiar playbook, drive traffic, offer discounts for email sign-ups, maybe test a traffic de-anonymizer, hope for purchases and remarket those that don't. But this underutilises the most impactful and brief moment for building marketing lists, the checkout. Since focusing on the eCommerce market, we've discovered something extraordinary, when done right, compliance isn't just about protection, it's about growth. By dynamically optimising consent language at the checkout, based on visitor location and marketing channel, we're helping merchants achieve remarkable results in terms of increased opt-in rates, marketing contacts, and additional revenue generated through repeat purchases."
Ryan McErlane
Co-founder and co-CEO at Dataships
Use of funds
- 01Continue product development
- 02Expand into international markets
- 03Grow the team