To Automate and Optimize Brick and Mortar Retail with the latest advancements in AI.
Traditional retail operators have incredibly challenging jobs. Managing thousands of SKUs, employees and stores while facing increased competition, rising costs, labor shortages and supply chain issues that have squeezed operating margins. Focal Systems mission is to develop state of the art automation and AI and unleash it to automate and optimize brick and mortar retail in a low cost and scalable way. This will improve working conditions for associates, reduce food waste in the industry, and lower the cost of operations and thereby reduce the cost of living in the world. This mission may take us a century to complete, but we think the effort is worth it. If we are not successful, there will be massive consolidation in the market by a small few technology enabled retailers which would dramatically decrease the quality of life for mankind. Join us in ensuring a democratized, technology-enabled grocery future.
Founded: 2015
Investors Include: Point72 Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, Zetta Venture Partners, Uncork Capital, Zebra Ventures, Y Combinator
Clients: 15+ on 3 continents
Building the Retail Store of the Future
Focal's mission is to help build the retail store of the future and be the operating system for retail. We approach this from the viewpoint that the most crucial aspect in doing so is putting the customer experience front and center. What makes customers happy? Fully stocked shelves, fast & easy checkout and friendly & dedicated staff. Focal's solutions tackle each of these pillars. We work with 10+ of the largest retailers in the world and our technology is deployed in hundreds of stores on three continents.
Founded: 2015
Investors Include: Point72 Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, Zetta Venture Partners, Uncork Capital, Zebra Ventures, Y Combinator
Clients: 15+ on 3 continents
