Kirana AI (YC X25) — AI manager for physical stores
Kirana AI is building the first full-stack AI store manager. With 100 years of family experience owning and operating grocery stores, we are starting there to prove our impact.
Kirana AI is a Y Combinator company in the Spring 2025 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: AI manager for physical stores. The founders listed are Nicholas Sleeper (Founder/CEO), Prateek Pinisetti (Founder/CTO) (Y Combinator directory entry, May 16, 2025).
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Kirana AI is building the first full-stack AI store manager.
With 100 years of family experience owning and operating grocery stores, we are starting there to prove our impact.
Our first product utilizes an on-premise GPU that monitors the store 24/7, scans for theft, looks for workplace health and safety issues, and optimizes customer service.
With future POS/ordering data integrations, our manager will automate many of the day-to-day tasks of running a store, such as ordering, pricing, assortment, and delegating.
Nicholas Sleeper
Founder/CEO
Prateek Pinisetti
Founder/CTO
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