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Are Traasdahl
Crisp, Arkade, Springdale, Arkansas
Interviewed on the NWA Founders podcast, episode 39, April 28, 2026
About Are Traasdahl
Are Traasdahl is behind Crisp, Arkade, based in Springdale, Arkansas.
On episode 39 of NWA Founders, the Northwest Arkansas business podcast, published April 28, 2026, Are Traasdahl shared the story of the business. The conversation runs 53 min. What if one of the biggest business opportunities in the world was hiding inside a problem most people never think about?
Jump into the conversation
- 0:00Why is Are building in NWA?
- 4:00Are's other companies (Thumbplay, Tapad)
- 19:00Crisp is solving food waste in the supply chain
- 31:00What makes Crisp different
- 46:00Are's vision for Arkade
About Crisp, Arkade
- Crisp founded 2017, $127M raised, $26M Series B1 Dec 2025; about 40 NWA employees; Arkade opened Nov 2025
- Retail data SaaS; incubator, Springdale
- www.gocrisp.com
What I've seen in building companies, you need to be 10 x better than what you're trying to replace.
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Cite this episode
APA (7th edition)
Clark, C., & Beyer, N. (Hosts). (2026, April 28). Are Traasdahl (Crisp, Arkade) [Audio podcast episode]. In NWA Founders. https://nwafounders.com/episodes/are-traasdahl-crisp-arkade/
MLA (9th edition)
Clark, Cameron, and Nick Beyer, hosts. “Are Traasdahl (Crisp, Arkade).” NWA Founders, 28 Apr. 2026, nwafounders.com/episodes/are-traasdahl-crisp-arkade/.
Chicago (notes and bibliography)
Clark, Cameron, and Nick Beyer, hosts. “Are Traasdahl (Crisp, Arkade).” NWA Founders (podcast), April 28, 2026. https://nwafounders.com/episodes/are-traasdahl-crisp-arkade/.
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At a glance
- Company
- Crisp, Arkade
- Industry
- Retail data SaaS; incubator
- City
- Springdale
- Where
- 101 W. Johnson Ave #C, Springdale, AR 72764
- Episode
- #39 · April 28, 2026
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