{"id":90643,"title":"Kirana AI: Full-Stack AI Store Manager","tagline":"Grocery stores just got smarter—say hello to our AI manager.","body":"Prateek and I are building a new full-stack manager for grocery stores. Growing up, in the summers I worked at my family's grocery store, and saw first hand the challenges my father went through on a day to day basis. My family's store was started over 100 years ago, and with this industry experience, Prateek and I are able to offer new insights.\\\n[Overview](https://youtu.be/VEAZGZZ4_RU) \n\n\\\n**The Problem: Operating an independent grocery store means surviving on razor-thin margins.**\n\n* 3 % of sales vanish due to shrinkage.\n* Out of stocks wipe out 4% more in lost sales\n* Slip-and-fall hazards lead to liability risks.\n* These slim margins prevent grocers from hiring back office staff.\n\n**What We Built-**\n\n* 24/7 Theft Detection – Real-time alerts when someone crosses the “no-go” zones behind registers or swipes merchandise.\n* Safety Monitoring – Automatic slip-and-fall hazard spotting so you can fix risks before they become claims.\n* Shelf \u0026 Stock Insights – Instant out-of-stock notifications to keep product levels optimized.\n* Pricing Research - Soon we will introduce an agentic workflow to manage one of grocers' most tedious tasks, looking up competitors prices.\n\n**Our Team-**\n\n* Nic Sleeper, CEO – Former SWE at PredictionStrike.\n* Prateek Pinisetti, CTO – Ex-Optiver SWE and chess National Master; real-time systems expert.\n* We met as Harvard roommates, did psets together in our dorm, and have been collaborating ever since.\n\n\\*\\*The Vision-\\*\\*\\\nWe chose to work in this space to help local grocers thrive in the AI age and be on the forefront of innovation. Our cameras are just the first step- by combining POS, ordering, and camera data, we can automate every back-office process in the store, allowing them to achieve their optimal margins.\\\n\\*\\*Our Ask-\\*\\*\\\nIf you know any grocery or retail store owners who’d love a tireless 24/7 assistant to cut shrink, boost safety, and maximize sales, please loop us in!","slug":"NZz-kirana-ai-full-stack-ai-store-manager","created_at":"2025-05-22T14:43:07.181Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T03:35:12.918Z","total_vote_count":16,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/NZz-kirana-ai-full-stack-ai-store-manager","share_image_url":"//bookface-static.ycombinator.com/assets/ycdc/yc-og-image-c440a0ad1dacfb86eeeb343717479cc54d256614449b4ef719977a0a451f8bc8.png","company":{"id":30446,"name":"Kirana AI","slug":"kirana-ai","url":"https://www.kirana-ai.com","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/6bc9cf5c0f4cd5c6141c30f400757b42039051c6.png","batch":"Spring 2025","industry":"B2B","tags":["Grocery","Computer Vision","Retail","AI"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/30446"}}