Milky Way AI

YC S21 · Inactive · Mobile app for CPG brands to connect to millions of stores globally

Competitors

Companies closest to Milky Way AI
Company	Category	Status	Program
ConfidoShared: cpg brandActiveAI, Data	AI, Data	Active	YCS21
Aura VisionShared: physical store, computer vision, retailActiveAI	AI	Active	YCW19
Kirana AIShared: physical store, computer vision, retailAcquiredAI	AI	Acquired	YCX25
CorveraShared: cpg brand, storeActiveAI, Data	AI, Data	Active	YCW26
MashginShared: computer vision, 10x, retailActiveAI	AI	Active	YCW15

Adjacent

Companies next to Milky Way AI
Company	Category	Status	Program
GreenitioShared: cpg brandNot statedOther	Other	Not stated	EF2021
Muffin DataShared: cpg brand, storeAcquiredData	Data	Acquired	YCW23
CaperShared: computer vision, store, physicalAcquiredAI	AI	Acquired	YCW16
SynclyShared: cpg brand, brand spendActiveAI	AI	Active	YC +1W23
Maitian.aiShared: computer vision, store, poweredInactiveAI	AI	Inactive	YCW19

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About Milky Way AI

We help CPG brands to understand how their products are being displayed, priced and what are their competitors are doing across millions of physical stores in real time with our computer vision powered mobile app. Each year these brands spend $500 bn annually buying prime retail shelf space to influence customer purchasing decisions, but they have no easy way to audit it. Our mobile app reduces the time of these audits by 10x and cost by 3x.

YC batch: S21 · Summer 2021
Status, per YC: Inactive
Category: AI
Team size: 5
Location: Singapore, Singapore; Remote
Checked: 1h ago

YC tags: Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Computer Vision

Milky Way AI in S21: 391 companies, 34% AI

Milky Way AI: questions

Which YC batch was Milky Way AI in?

Milky Way AI was in Y Combinator's Summer 2021 batch (S21).

Is Milky Way AI still active?

Y Combinator lists Milky Way AI as inactive.

Where is Milky Way AI based?

Milky Way AI lists Singapore, Singapore; Remote as its location on YC's directory.

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