
Airate is building a future where wine merchants are free from large distributors. The company analyzes the market and a wine list to optimize assortment for customers' needs and boost profitability. Their core offering is an Agent-as-a-Service designed to help specialty wine retailers build high-performing wine assortments, focusing on end-consumer loyalty and aiming to boost retailer margins by 20%.

Airate is building a future where wine merchants are free from large distributors. The company analyzes the market and a wine list to optimize assortment for customers' needs and boost profitability. Their core offering is an Agent-as-a-Service designed to help specialty wine retailers build high-performing wine assortments, focusing on end-consumer loyalty and aiming to boost retailer margins by 20%.
Business: AI-powered assortment planning and wine recommendations for specialty wine retailers
Headquarters: Vilnius, Lithuania
Founded: August 2020
Team size: Approximately 1–10 employees (reported 4)
Funding: Angel round reported May 2021 (≈€100k / $360k total funding reported)
Assortment optimization and personalized product recommendations in specialty wine retail
2020
Wine retail / Retail technology
€100,000
Dealroom reports May 2021 angel amount as €100k; Crunchbase shows an Angel round in May 2021.