Mashgin (YC W15) — Self-Checkout using computer vision
Mashgin creates better retail experiences through visual automation. We’ve built a self-checkout kiosk that uses computer vision to scan multiple items without barcodes, reducing checkout time by 10x.
Mashgin is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2015 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Self-Checkout using Computer Vision. The founders listed are Abhinai Srivastava (Founder/CEO), Mukul Dhankhar (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, January 13, 2015).
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Mashgin creates better retail experiences through visual automation.
We’ve built a self-checkout kiosk that uses computer vision to scan multiple items without barcodes, reducing checkout time by 10x. We’re completely recreating the checkout experience in an industry that’s had little innovation in decades.
Our clients see dramatic reductions in lines and revenue increases of as much as 400% as a result.
Abhinai Srivastava
Founder/CEO
Mukul Dhankhar
Founder
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