Zest is an online gifting platform that integrates directly with ecommerce sites to let brands sell consumer, corporate, and event gifts without separate storefronts or manual processes. It provides checkout‑ready multiship, gift notes, self‑service gifting storefronts, and a concierge dashboard that streamlines bulk orders, invoicing, and real‑time analytics, turning gifting into a scalable revenue channel.
Funding
$4.2M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Ecommerce brands often struggle to sell gifts because traditional gifting workflows require manual processes, separate storefronts, and complex checkout experiences, leading to low conversion, high operational overhead, and missed revenue from both consumer and corporate gift buyers.
Solution
Zest provides an integrated online gifting platform that enables brands to sell gifts directly from their existing ecommerce site. The platform adds checkout‑ready multiship capabilities, gift notes, and self‑service gifting storefronts for B2B and event orders, eliminating the need for separate systems or spreadsheets. Brands can also use a white‑glove concierge module to manage high‑touch corporate gifts with invoicing, address validation, and tracking in a single dashboard. All gifting data flows back into the brand’s ecommerce backend, giving real‑time analytics on gift revenue, order value, and customer acquisition. By streamlining both consumer and corporate gifting, Zest turns gifting into a scalable growth channel without adding operational friction.
Target Audience
Primary customers are ecommerce brands—especially DTC food, beverage, and specialty goods companies—that want to capture consumer gift sales and serve corporate or event gifting clients at scale.
Features
- Multiship checkout that lets shoppers send gifts to multiple recipients in one seamless transaction, fully integrated with Shopify checkout.
- Gift notes and digital cards that can be added at checkout, with options for printed, digital, or both formats.
- Self‑service gifting storefronts for corporate and event buyers, supporting bulk uploads, scheduling, e‑gift delivery, and custom pricing.
- Concierge order management tools for white‑glove corporate gifts, including project dashboards, invoicing, address verification, and automatic tracking updates.
- Real‑time analytics dashboard that tracks gifting revenue, conversion rates, average order value, and recipient‑to‑customer pipelines.
- API integrations and native connections to ecommerce platforms, enabling automatic order flow and inventory synchronization.
- Automated discount and shipping rules for bulk orders, eliminating the need for manual coupon codes.
- Bulk recipient uploader with CSV support and address validation to reduce errors and processing time.