Mashgin YC Application
Mashgin went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2015 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 2015
- Industry
- B2BRetail
- Team size
- 75
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2015
Founders
Abhinai SrivastavaFounder/CEO
Mukul DhankharFounder
What Mashgin does
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.
Mashgin's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Mashgin, Winter 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Mashgin
Self-Checkout using Computer Vision.
We built a self-checkout kiosk that scans multiple items at once using computer vision, removing the need for barcodes and reducing checkout time by 10x. It's aimed at retailers who want to speed up checkout and cut labor costs.
We live in Palo Alto, CA, and the company will remain based here after YC.
Palo Alto is where we're located, surrounded by tech talent and investors. It's the natural place for a hardware and AI startup like ours to grow.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Mashgin YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Mashgin's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Mashgin would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Mashgin in?
Mashgin was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2015 batch.
Who founded Mashgin?
Mashgin was founded by Abhinai Srivastava, Mukul Dhankhar.
What does Mashgin do?
Self-Checkout using Computer Vision.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Mashgin's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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