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Fountain9

Acquired · Helping food brands and retailers reduce food wastage

13signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 8Team size · YC's directory+4.9
  • acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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About Fountain9

Fountain9 is a predictive inventory planning solution. We help food brands and retailers reduce food wastage and improve product availability by predicting their future inventory needs. Food wastage is a global problem that has both financial and environmental costs. An estimated $1.3 Bn tonnes of food is wasted every year and 7 - 15% of that is because of mismanaged inventory. We accurately predict future inventory imbalances which lead to out of stock situations or wastage, and also recommends best ways of minimising their impact. Our state of the art demand sensing and pricing engine takes into account several factors like historical sales trends, seasonality, holidays, markdown events and pricing changes to predict future inventory requirements and optimize prices. Predicted inventory demand is also aligned with supply side data to identify ideal suppliers and replenishment quantities that minimize chances of stock outs or inventory wastage.

YC batch
W21 · Winter 2021
Status, per YC
Acquired
Category
AI
Team size
8
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
13h ago

YC tags: Warehouse Management Tech, E-commerce, Supply Chain, Retail, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

Fountain9 in W21: 336 companies, 30% AI

Fountain9: questions

Which YC batch was Fountain9 in?

Fountain9 was in Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch (W21).

Is Fountain9 still active?

Y Combinator lists Fountain9 as acquired.

Where is Fountain9 based?

Fountain9 lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.