Kimera Technologies, a Valencia-based technology company developing AI-powered conversational search engines, has closed a €2 million+ seed funding round led by Adara Ventures, with participation from Bonsai Partners, Addendum Capital, other private investors, and support from public funding initiatives.
Founded in 2021, Kimera is addressing one of the key bottlenecks in modern eCommerce: search. Despite the rapid adoption of AI across retail, most online stores still rely on legacy keyword-based search engines that fail to reflect real-world shopping behaviour. Incomplete or poorly labeled product catalogs, combined with rigid text matching, often result in frustrated users, lower conversion rates, reduced average order values, and lost revenue.
Kimera offers a fundamentally new approach to product discovery. Its search engine combines natural language understanding, computer vision, and conversational AI to deliver highly accurate and intuitive results, even when product data is incomplete. Shoppers can describe their needs in everyday language—such as “I’m attending an afternoon wedding and need a black dress” or “I’m looking for a fragrance-free serum for sensitive skin”—and the system interprets intent, asks clarifying questions, and guides users to the right products, much like an in-store sales assistant.
The platform is built on a multimodal AI architecture, integrating advanced language models with computer vision systems capable of interpreting visual attributes such as style, fit, and material. By operating at the semantic level rather than relying on keywords, Kimera consistently delivers more relevant, context-aware results. Its solution features low-latency retrieval and seamless plug-and-play integration with leading eCommerce platforms including Shopify, Magento, PrestaShop, and LogiCommerce.
Kimera’s technology is already used by more than 40 retailers across cosmetics, fashion, sportswear, home goods, and specialty retail. Growing demand from mid-sized and enterprise retailers is positioning Kimera as a leading search and discovery solution in Spain and internationally.
Kimera Technologies was founded by Álvaro Igual (co-CEO), Carles Igual (co-CEO), and Luis Llusiá (CFO), a team that combines deep expertise in AI research and engineering with strong commercial and retail domain knowledge.
With the new funding, Kimera plans to accelerate the rollout of its AI-powered conversational search engine, expand into additional European and Latin American markets, strengthen R&D around multimodal models, embeddings, and advanced analytics, and deepen integrations and partnerships with global eCommerce platforms.
According to Adara Ventures, Kimera is building the core intelligence layer for the future of eCommerce search, standing out for its multimodal AI, ease of integration, and clear impact on conversion, as well as for a team capable of executing at scale. Adara Ventures first invested in Kimera in its pre-seed round in 2023 and is now doubling down on its support as the company enters its next growth phase.
Learn more: www.kimeratechnologies.com
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