Meet LiquiDonate: Rethinking Retail Waste

By Jordan Brenner
VP of Sales & Partnerships at The Lead

What is the problem you are solving, and who are you solving it for?

Retailers often waste money and create unnecessary landfill waste by disposing of unsellable inventory. At LiquiDonate, we help them solve this issue by offering a cost-effective, sustainable alternative: donating those items to local nonprofits. Retailers get a tax benefit, reduce waste, and save on reverse logistics by using our software to reroute returns within 30 miles instead of shipping them back to a central warehouse.

This saves our retail partners an average of 60% on shipping label costs, in addition to eliminating the operational burden of handling unsellable returns. We also support inventory stuck at warehouses or distribution centerslike misprints, damaged goods, or styles no longer being sold, by giving those products a second life in communities that need them.

What is new, innovative and different about your solution?

We are the only software that seamlessly integrates with existing RMS and WMS systems to match unsellable items to organizations in need of those specific goods. Our network of thousands of nonprofits can “shop” for what they need directly, assuring that those items will be benefiting individuals and not tossed in a landfill.

Who would be an ideal candidate to work with you?

Retailers with excess inventory that can’t be resold. Our bulk-item and international customers enjoy huge cost savings by rerouting returns to non-profits instead of a warehouse or landfill.

What is one impactful statistic you can share that you’re proud of?

We have donated over 11 million items to date. 

How much money have you raised?

We closed a seed round in 2024 and have raised a total of $7.2M to date.

 

Come meet the most innovative companies this year at The Lead Summit (May 28-29, NYC). Register here.

Suggested Reading

The Lead Announces The Foremost 50 List of 2026

THE LEAD ANNOUNCES THE FOREMOST 50 LIST OF 2026: Unveiling the Breakout Challenger Brands Redefining Fashion, Beauty, & Consumer   New York, December 9, 2025 — Today, The Lead, a research-driven media company, announced the eighth annual Foremost 50 List – the annual power list that recognizes fifty breakout

Read More

The Indicator | December 5, 2025

The Indicator | December 5th, 2025 By Sonal GandhiChief Content Officer at The Lead This week’s news, Black Friday / Cyber Monday sales are performed strongly, exceeding expectations despite generally low consumer sentiment. Instead of relying on significant markdowns, brands have successfully implemented new sales-driving strategies. Additionally, AI

Read More

The Indicator | November 21, 2025

The Indicator | November 21st, 2025 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead In this week’s headlines, Target is the next big box retailer to partner with ChatGPT, South Korea’s beauty retailer Olive Young to launch in the US and Clarks is launching on Shein. Meanwhile,

Read More

Session AI is the pioneer of in-session marketing. Using patented AI, Session AI predicts purchase intent in 5 clicks, enabling retailers to provide each visitor with the right offer in-session. Major brands rely on Session AI to increase revenue, reduce promos, and drive growth without the need for PII or third-party cookies. Learn more at SessionAI.com