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Standard AI

Active · AI-powered checkout for retail.

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
17signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 150Team size · YC's directory+11.3
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AIInactiveMaitian.aiShared: retail tech, grab, poweredYC W19SingaporeStartup →AIAcquiredCaperShared: retail tech, checkout, cashierYC W16Startup →AIMetreecsShared: retail tech, poweredYC F24ParisStartup →AIRADARShared: retail tech, checkoutYC W13New York CityStartup →OtherAcquiredTwo TapShared: retail, checkout, standardYC W14San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Standard AI
Company
Maitian.aiShared: retail tech, grab, poweredYC W19InactiveAI
CaperShared: retail tech, checkout, cashierYC W16AcquiredAI
MetreecsShared: retail tech, poweredYC F24ActiveAI
RADARShared: retail tech, checkoutYC W13ActiveAI
Two TapShared: retail, checkout, standardYC W14AcquiredOther

Adjacent

OtherInactiveInokyoShared: retail tech, checkoutYC S18San FranciscoStartup →OtherTaoboticsShared: retail techYC W19ShenzhenStartup →AIGlimpseShared: retailYC S20New York CityStartup →OtherInactiveFirsthandShared: retailYC W17Startup →OtherInactiveSelfycartShared: checkout, retailYC S16San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Standard AI
Company
InokyoShared: retail tech, checkoutYC S18InactiveOther
TaoboticsShared: retail techYC W19ActiveOther
GlimpseShared: retailYC S20ActiveAI
FirsthandShared: retailYC W17InactiveOther
SelfycartShared: checkout, retailYC S16InactiveOther

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All of S17
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Company
10 By 1010by10 is a unique marketplace in the recruiting agency industry for…team of 5ActiveAI
AssemblyAIThe best way to build Voice AI appsteam of 65hiringActiveAI, Devtools
Cairns HealthYour voice. Your health. We care.team of 17ActiveAI
Cambridge Cancer GenomicsCCG.ai empowers clinicians to make personalised treatment strategies…team of 25InactiveAI
CandidatelyThe digital storefront for staffing and recruiting teams.team of 9ActiveAI
Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs)First agentic AI-powered community for 1 billion people with criminal…team of 2InactiveAI

About Standard AI

Standard Cognition is an artificial intelligence platform that allows buyers to grab what they want without having to go to a cashier.

YC batch
S17 · Summer 2017
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
150
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA; Milan, Lombardy, Italy; Remote
Checked
10h ago

YC tags: Retail Tech, Retail, AI

Changes seen

StageOct 26, 2026

Stage changed from Early to Growth.

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StageOct 22, 2026

Stage changed from Growth to Early.

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Standard AI in S17: 125 companies, 27% AI

Standard AI: questions

Which YC batch was Standard AI in?

Standard AI was in Y Combinator's Summer 2017 batch (S17).

Is Standard AI still active?

Y Combinator lists Standard AI as active.

Where is Standard AI based?

Standard AI lists San Francisco, CA, USA; Milan, Lombardy, Italy; Remote as its location on YC's directory.