# Loops Closes $3.5M for AI Commerce System

> Loops secures $3.5M funding to build unified AI commerce platform.
- Title: Loops Closes $3.5M for AI Commerce System · AI Insider
- Summary: Loops secures $3.5M funding to build unified AI commerce platform. Loops, an enterprise AI company, closed a $3.5 million seed round to develop an AI…
- Keywords: loops, commerce, funding, seed, a16z, ntt docomo, connecticut innovations, alumni ventures, monday capital, mavi, a101, Closes
- Source: AI Insider — https://theaiinsider.tech/2026/10/13/loops-closes-3-5m-in-funding-to-build-the-ai-operating-system-for-commerce
- Author: James Dargan
- Published: 2026-10-13T16:57:03+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: loops, ai, commerce, funding, seed, a16z, ntt docomo, connecticut innovations, alumni ventures, monday capital, mavi, a101
## Loops Secures $3.5M Funding
Loops, an enterprise AI company building agentic commerce systems for brands and retailers, has secured a $3.5 million seed round from a16z speedrun, NTT Docomo, Connecticut Innovations, Alumni Ventures and Monday Capital.
## Unified AI Platform for Commerce
The platform unifies AI search, a shopping assistant, product enrichment and virtual try-on into one system that follows shoppers from discovery to purchase.
## 83% Higher Conversion
Retailers such as A101 and Mavi use Loops, with A101 sessions showing roughly 83% higher observed purchase conversion.
## Co-Founders and Growth
Co-founded by Ari Nazir and İlker Selim Zorluoğlu, Loops now has more than 70 customers and pilots, with 64% of pilots converting to paying customers.
## Why Loops Works
Loops follows shoppers through the journey from discovery to purchase, using plain language descriptions to surface products without keywords or filters.
## Product Enrichment and Virtual Try-On
Product enrichment rewrites descriptions and attributes for better catalog data, while virtual try-on helps shoppers visualize products before buying.
## Real-World Use Cases
Turkish supermarket chain A101 and fashion retailer Mavi use Loops to improve customer navigation and purchase decisions.
## Investment Partner Insight
Fareed Mosavat, Investment Partner at a16z Speedrun, says Loops shows clear business value in commerce with high pilot conversion rates.
## Expansion to Financial Services
Loops plans to expand its vertical AI operating system model into financial services and energy sectors next.
## AI Operating System Model
Loops aims to build AI-native systems for industries by starting with commerce and scaling to financial services and energy.
## What Loops Does
Loops provides AI Search & Shopping Assistants, Marketplace Assistants, Product Enrichment, and Virtual Try-On tools for e-commerce brands.
## Key takeaway

Loops, an enterprise AI company, closed a $3.5 million seed round to develop an AI operating system for commerce that improves purchase conversion by 83%.