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Milky Way AI

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

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2signal of 100 · rising 0
  • team of 5Team size · YC's directory+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIConfidoShared: cpg brandYC S21New York CityStartup →AIBestPlaceShared: cpg brandAlchemist Class 26MoscowStartup →AIAcquiredKirana AIShared: physical store, computer vision, retailYC X25New York CityStartup →AICorveraShared: cpg brand, storeYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AIAura VisionShared: physical store, computer vision, retailYC W19LondonStartup →
Companies closest to Milky Way AI
Company
ConfidoShared: cpg brandYC S21ActiveAI, Data
BestPlaceShared: cpg brandAlchemist Class 26Not statedAI
Kirana AIShared: physical store, computer vision, retailYC X25AcquiredAI
CorveraShared: cpg brand, storeYC W26ActiveAI, Data
Aura VisionShared: physical store, computer vision, retailYC W19ActiveAI

Adjacent

OtherGreenitioShared: cpg brandEF 2021SingaporeStartup →DataAcquiredMuffin DataShared: cpg brand, storeYC W23Startup →AISynclyShared: brand spend, cpg brandYC W23San FranciscoStartup →OtherFlowlyShared: app reduces, mobile appYC S21Los AngelesStartup →OtherInactiveInokyoShared: physical store, retailYC S18San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Milky Way AI
Company
GreenitioShared: cpg brandEF 2021Not statedOther
Muffin DataShared: cpg brand, storeYC W23AcquiredData
SynclyShared: brand spend, cpg brandYC W23 +1ActiveAI
FlowlyShared: app reduces, mobile appYC S21 +1ActiveOther
InokyoShared: physical store, retailYC S18InactiveOther

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Company
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MarqVisionIP operating software for brands and content companiesteam of 200ActiveAI
SnapCalorieSingle photo nutrition tracking.team of 5ActiveAI
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AbstraAutomate finance operations with AIteam of 18ActiveAI, Devtools
AdaptyvWe're building fully automated labs for protein engineeringteam of 25hiringActiveAI

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
7h ago

YC tags: SaaS, Computer Vision, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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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.