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Seattle YC W20 AI perishable order automation for Kroger, Walmart, Dollar General (national partnership Jan 2024); $58M total ($41M General Catalyst Series B 2021) quadrupling profit margins and cutting food waste 32% competing with Afresh.
Shelf Engine is a Seattle, Washington-based AI-powered grocery order automation platform — backed by Y Combinator (W20) with $58 million in total funding including a $41 million Series B in March 2021 led by General Catalyst with GGV Capital and Foundation Capital — providing grocery retailers with an automated ordering system that uses AI demand forecasting to determine the optimal quantity of perishable products (bakery, produce, deli, prepared foods) to order daily from suppliers, quadrupling retailer profit margins on perishable categories while reducing food waste by up to 32%. Founded in 2015 and serving leading grocers including Kroger and Walmart at thousands of locations, Shelf Engine partnered with Dollar General for national expansion in January 2024, demonstrating the platform's applicability beyond traditional grocery into dollar and convenience store perishable programs.
General-purpose autonomous AI agent. $125M+ revenue run rate. Acquired by Meta for $2B+ (Dec 2025). Founded 2022, China/Singapore. MIT Innovators Under 35.
Manus AI is a general-purpose autonomous AI agent developed by Butterfly Effect Pte Ltd, founded in 2022 by Yichao "Peak" Ji and Xiao Hong. Relocated from China to Singapore (mid-2025). Launched March 6, 2025, autonomously handling complex tasks like market research, coding, data analysis, and content creation without human intervention.
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