Explorex

YC S20 · Active · Ecosystem Platform for Restaurants in India

Competitors

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Mem0Shared: memory layerActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCS24
Tokuma LabsShared: memory layerNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	Antler2025
MashginShared: self checkout, retailActiveAI	AI	Active	YCW15

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Company	Category	Status	Program
ScribenShared: memory layerNot statedOther	Other	Not stated	SPC2026
AlgoTestShared: indian retail, ecosystemActiveDevtools	Devtools	Active	YCS22
TayaShared: memory layerNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	speedrunSR005
YumbinShared: self checkoutInactiveOther	Other	Inactive	YCW14
CaperShared: self checkout, physical, retailAcquiredAI	AI	Acquired	YCW16

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About Explorex

Explorex — The Memory Layer for Physical Commerce ~90% of Indian retail happens in person, yet offline venues have no memory of their customers. Restaurants run on disconnected tools, and every visit ends with zero data captured. Explorex fixes this by owning both sides of the dining transaction. At the center is Elite, our consumer app that is redefining how people dine out. Diners see live table availability, browse dynamic menus, order, and self-checkout instantly — no waiting, no interruptions. Behind it sits our infrastructure stack: Bridge OS (the full-stack restaurant operating system), Clyro (WhatsApp-native CRM), and ReserveX — all feeding a single behavioral data layer. That data layer is what makes Explorex fundamentally different. Delivery platforms only see orders. We capture real-world, in-venue behavior — what people order, how long they stay, how groups behave, how menus perform, how experiences shape spending. Because we operate the restaurant OS and the consumer touchpoint, this data is irreplicable. We're now building Elara, an AI dining concierge that turns this data into real-time decision-making — factoring intent, context, availability, and historical behavior. This moves us beyond discovery into becoming the intelligence layer for offline commerce. Today, Explorex powers 250+ partner restaurants and 3M+ diners across Bangalore and Hyderabad, processing 8M+ transactions annually (18M+ lifetime), and operates at breakeven. Explorex is not a SaaS tool — it is the infrastructure layer for offline dining, with AI and consumer experience at its core. Think Shopify for restaurants, on its way to becoming the UPI of restaurant operations.

YC batch: S20 · Summer 2020
Status, per YC: Active
Category: AI
Team size: 25
Location: Bengaluru, KA, India
Checked: 31m ago

YC tags: Marketplace, Consumer

Explorex in S20: 209 companies, 28% AI

Explorex: questions

Which YC batch was Explorex in?

Explorex was in Y Combinator's Summer 2020 batch (S20).

Is Explorex still active?

Y Combinator lists Explorex as active.

Where is Explorex based?

Explorex lists Bengaluru, KA, India as its location on YC's directory.

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