Marketing Compliance Platform Dataships Secures $7M In Series A Funding

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Written By Rick Watson

Dataships is a data privacy and compliance company providing solutions to help businesses manage customer data securely and adhere to regulations like GDPR.

Dataships, a marketing compliance platform focused on Shopify, has announced that it has raised $7 million in Series A funding. The new funding will be invested in its technology, hire talent, and market expansion. Compliance is a painful process for developers, marketers, and customers, so Dataships targeting Shopify-based sellers should provide a more efficient solution. Still, the question is, how big is this opportunity?

Business Post: Tony Smurfit and Ian Madigan-backed Dataships secures $7m funding to fuel growth

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

https://www.rmwcommerce.com/
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