OFFBounds Retail

AI is making it easier than ever to build new technology, but also harder to know which companies will still matter tomorrow. In this episode, I speak with Miguel Bagulho, Investment Director for Retail Technology at Bright Pixel Capital, the technology investment arm of Sonae, about how investors identify startups with real long-term potential in such a fast-moving market.

We explore what makes retail technology defensible, why solving a measurable business problem matters more than the technology itself, and how retailers should approach the decision to build or buy. Miguel also shares where he sees the biggest opportunities ahead, from AI-native software and robotics to the technologies transforming pricing, inventory, procurement, and supply chains.

Creators and Guests

Host
Paula Macaggi
Informing Commerce Leaders | Founder of OFFBounds - #1 Podcast for Commerce Leaders | Speaker | Reta Awards Judge | Top Retail Expert 2024
Editor
Bicho de Goiaba Podcasts
A Brazilian podcast producer. Main clients: Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Grant Thornton, SKF and Alelo.

What is OFFBounds Retail?

OFFBounds is where the world’s retail and commerce leaders go beyond headlines to talk about the decisions, strategies, and ideas shaping the future of the industry.

Every week, Paula Macaggi sits down in person with executives from leading brands, retailers, and technology companies for candid conversations about leadership, innovation, growth, and the realities behind building modern commerce businesses.

More than a traditional interview show, OFFBounds explores the human side of leadership: the risks taken, the lessons learned, the moments of reinvention, and the perspectives that rarely make it into press releases or conference stages.

Recorded in person with premium audio and video production, OFFBounds brings global commerce executives together in conversations designed to inform, challenge, and inspire the next generation of industry leaders.