Canals raises $35M to automate wholesale distribution workflows

Canals is worth adding because it is a practical AI-adoption story outside the usual coding and chatbot lanes. Unite.AI reports that Miami-based Canals raised $35M led by Base10 Partners to automate workflows for wholesale distributors, an $8.2T market that still relies on emails, PDFs, spreadsheets, voice messages, handwritten notes, and manual data entry. The company says its platform turns messy customer requests into ERP-ready orders and workflows, spanning sales, customer service, accounting, purchasing, and receiving. Canals also says it has processed more than 8M sales orders and over $5B in payables across 100+ distributors, with some customers reporting doubled quote conversion and up to 96% touchless invoice processing. The caveat is that deployment metrics will vary, but the story is a clear marker of AI moving into operational back-office infrastructure.

Key details: Canals, $35M funding round, Base10 Partners, May 28, 2026, $8.2T wholesale distribution market, 8M+ sales orders processed, $5B+ payables processed, 100+ distributors.

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