Tech startup Corvera has raised £1.5m to launch a pioneering AI software solution designed to give FMCG businesses fully automated supply chains and operations.
The raise was driven by heavyweight global tech leaders and innovators including top tier pre-seed tech investor, Firstminute Capital, prestigious tech accelerator programme, Y Combinator, and angel investors Dom Maskell (exited Co-Founder of Runna) and Alex Bouaziz (Co-Founder of Deel), both with a wealth of experience in scaling fast growth tech businesses.
The funding will be used to drive US & UK business growth for Corvera, which is the first AI-driven solution in the UK designed to fully automate the operational & supply chain demands of FMCG businesses.
Corvera is founded by Chris Kong, former CEO and co-founder of FMCG protein trailblazer, Better Nature, who steered the brand from startup to market leader between 2019 and 2025, Dirk Breeuwer, former Data, Analytics and AI Lead at Google, who built the first Global Data Warehouse for Google Pixel and led Google’s Marketing AI Transformation Programme and Matthew Collins, former Head of Product at fast-growing tech company Rosemark and Princeton University Computer Science graduate.
Also joining Kong, Breeuwer and Collins on the leadership team is Berk Güngör who comes with a wealth of experience in building advanced AI and Machine Learning tech products for business.
Corvera beat off stiff competition from 30,000 global tech startups to win a place in the Winter 2026 Y Combinator, the world’s most prestigious tech accelerator programme that has supported global game-changing startups including Airbnb, Stripe and Dropbox.
Chris Kong, Corvera CEO (& former CEO at Better Nature) says:
“What we’re doing is a first in the UK right now. We’re building a hands-free command centre which manages supply chains for fast-growing retail brands. We help brands cut wastage, improve margins, and maximise revenue with our best-in-class AI workforce.
“Having spent seven years working in the UK FMCG industry alongside scaling challenger brands, (and following extensive research) we found that many founders are losing hours and energy to repetitive, low leverage operational tasks.
“At Corvera, we want to change that. With backing from Y Combinator and some of the biggest global tech leaders, we have a genuine opportunity to transform the FMCG business landscape with a new system for supply chain and operations, and we’re committed to leading the way.”
Dirk Breeuwer, Corvera CTO (& former AI lead at Google) adds:
“Leading on Google’s Marketing AI programme showed me the transformative impact that AI technology can have on business operations.
“AI isn’t just about efficiency, it’s a foundational shift in how decisions are made, teams operate, and brands scale.
“At Corvera, we’re harnessing that shift to create intelligent systems designed specifically for FMCG, giving founders clarity, confidence, and control in an increasingly complex landscape.”
Source: Corvera
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