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Kaso

Active · AI group purchasing for restaurants

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
11signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 20Team size · YC's directory+6.9
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIburntShared: food supply, food tech, supply chainYC S25San FranciscoStartup →OtherVendeaseShared: food supply, supply chain, restaurantYC W21LagosStartup →AIGrubMarketShared: food supply, food tech, supply chainYC W15San FranciscoStartup →OtherEden FarmShared: food supply, supply chain, restaurantYC S19JakartaStartup →AIFarmioShared: food supply, chainAntler 2023SingaporeStartup →
Companies closest to Kaso
Company
burntShared: food supply, food tech, supply chainYC S25ActiveAI
VendeaseShared: food supply, supply chain, restaurantYC W21ActiveOther
GrubMarketShared: food supply, food tech, supply chainYC W15ActiveAI
Eden FarmShared: food supply, supply chain, restaurantYC S19ActiveOther
FarmioShared: food supply, chainAntler 2023Not statedAI

Adjacent

OtherInactiveFrubana IncShared: restaurant, supply chain and logisticsYC W19São PauloStartup →Developer toolsFood Market HubShared: supply chain, purchasing, restaurant500 Global 2019MalaysiaStartup →OtherMuvuca AgroflorestalShared: food supply, chainMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026BrazilStartup →AIForge RewardsShared: food tech, restaurantYC W24San FranciscoStartup →OtherEscavoxShared: food supply, chain, independent500 Global 2019AustraliaStartup →
Companies next to Kaso
Company
Frubana IncShared: restaurant, supply chain and logisticsYC W19InactiveOther
Food Market HubShared: supply chain, purchasing, restaurant500 Global 2019Not statedDevtools
Muvuca AgroflorestalShared: food supply, chainMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026Not statedOther
Forge RewardsShared: food tech, restaurantYC W24ActiveAI
EscavoxShared: food supply, chain, independent500 Global 2019Not statedOther

Also from W22 in AI

All of W22
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Company
AirworkOn-demand labour that's actually goodteam of 4ActiveAI
Brown FoodsMaking 'REAL' Cow and Human Milk!team of 5ActiveAI
CofactrAI-Powered Electronics Supply Chain Infrastructureteam of 15hiringActiveAI
LizzaAI-assitant for managing creator-brand partnershipsteam of 7ActiveAI
LuminaAI+human powered automation on job-community platform with 1.5M…team of 12ActiveAI
PolicyFlyModernizing Specialty Insuranceteam of 30ActiveAI

About Kaso

Independent restaurants pay ~12% more than chains for the exact same food supplies because they buy alone. Kaso uses AI agents to aggregate purchasing demand from restaurants and negotiate chain-level pricing with suppliers.

YC batch
W22 · Winter 2022
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
20
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Marketplace, Supply Chain, Food Tech, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

No longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Kaso in W22: 398 companies, 45% AI

Kaso: questions

Which YC batch was Kaso in?

Kaso was in Y Combinator's Winter 2022 batch (W22).

Is Kaso still active?

Y Combinator lists Kaso as active.

Where is Kaso based?

Kaso lists Dubai, United Arab Emirates as its location on YC's directory.