Caper YC Application
Caper went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2016 batch as a B2B company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.
- YC batch
- Winter 2016
- Industry
- B2BRetail
- Team size
- 15
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2015
Founders
Lindon GaoFounder/CEO
Ahmed BeshryFounder
Yilin HuangFounder
What Caper does
Caper focuses on compacting Amazon-Go's technology (image recognition, sensor fusion and artificial intelligence) into a smart shopping cart, allowing each shopper to throw her groceries into the cart and self-checkout without cashiers. The technology is looking to fundamentally transform physical retail and rapidly scale into existing grocery stores.
Caper's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Caper, Winter 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Caper
Plug-and-play cashier-less retail
We build a smart shopping cart that uses computer vision, sensor fusion, and AI to let customers shop and self-checkout without cashiers. The cart recognizes items as shoppers put them in, so stores can add cashier-less checkout quickly without restructuring store layouts like Amazon Go. It's meant for grocery stores that want to modernize but can't afford a full redesign.
We are distributed; the company does not have a fixed location now and would remain remote or flexible after YC.
Our team is distributed and works remotely to stay lean and flexible. Since our product sells to retail chains nationwide, we don't rely on a single location and want to keep close to engineers and retail expertise wherever they are.
21 more answers in the full application
Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Caper YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Caper's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Caper would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Caper in?
Caper was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2016 batch.
Who founded Caper?
Caper was founded by Lindon Gao, Ahmed Beshry, Yilin Huang.
What does Caper do?
Plug-and-play cashier-less retail powered by computer vision and AI
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Caper's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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