Pie Raises $23.7M to Bring AI-Powered Growth to Main Street Businesses | Morningstar

Investors just poured $23.7M into AI tools built specifically for small businesses. That doesn't mean you should buy one. You've probably already learned this the hard way. The subscription nobody u

Investors just poured $23.7M into AI tools built specifically for small businesses.

That doesn't mean you should buy one.

You've probably already learned this the hard way. The subscription nobody uses. The tool that made perfect sense in the demo and zero sense on Monday morning. That quiet frustration of knowing you're smart enough to run a business but somehow can't make this AI stuff stick.

Here's what that funding news actually tells you: the market is flooded with options right now. Venture money is chasing every corner of small business AI. Which means more noise, more "revolutionary platforms," more consultants selling you the next shiny thing.

The businesses winning with AI aren't buying more tools. They're solving one specific, painful, repetitive problem first. One workflow. One bottleneck. One hour saved per day that proves the concept and builds team confidence.

Before you evaluate any new platform, write down the single task your team repeats most that requires zero real thinking. That's your starting point. Not a $20K implementation. One task. Thirty days. Measurable result.

The first win changes everything.

What's the one AI tool you paid for that your team quietly stopped using — and why do you think it didn't stick?

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Pie, the AI-powered growth platform for small businesses, today announced a $19.5 million Series A led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, bringing its ...