Standard AI (YC S17) — AI-powered checkout for retail
Standard Cognition is an artificial intelligence platform that allows buyers to grab what they want without having to go to a cashier.
Standard AI is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2017 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: AI-powered checkout for retail. The founders listed are Jordan Fisher (Founder/CEO), John Novak (Founder/Head of Hardware Engineering), Michael Suswal (Founder/COO) (Y Combinator directory entry, April 27, 2017).
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Standard Cognition is an artificial intelligence platform that allows buyers to grab what they want without having to go to a cashier.
Jordan Fisher
Founder/CEO
John Novak
Founder/Head of Hardware Engineering
Michael Suswal
Founder/COO
David Valdman
Founder
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