Acquisition
Feb 2023Announced a definitive agreement to acquire Skip, a self-checkout provider, to combine self-checkout with autonomous checkout and add cloud POS capabilities.
SourceAI-powered checkout for retail.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Standard AI is a San Francisco-based, fully remote retail AI company founded in 2017 (with origins in 2015) that sells VISION, a privacy-focused computer-vision platform using existing store cameras to measure shopper behavior, engagement, and in-store media performance.
Primary product
VISION / VISION Analytics platform
Founded
2017
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
50-60
Work style
Remote
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Computer Vision / Retail Analytics
Offices
San Francisco, California 94103, United States (HQ)
548 Market St #96346, San Francisco, California, United States
965 Mission Street, San Francisco, California, United States
965 Mission St Fl 7, San Francisco, California 94103, United States
Business model
enterprise SaaS
B2B AI analytics platform
computer vision software
custom enterprise deployments
Funding
Stage
Series C
Total raised
$233M
Latest round
Series C · Feb 2021
Latest amount
$150M
Feb 2021 · SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Apr 2020
Jul 2019
Nov 2018
Jul 2018
People & investors
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Director Software Engineering
Senior Director, Strategy & Operations
Christopher Arnold
VP of Products
Alexandra Nelson
Director of Analytics
Lindsay Aulick Knepper
VP, Controller
Aniruddha M.
VP of Infrastructure
Work & culture
Remote-first and distributed, with an emphasis on accountability, authenticity, curiosity, collaboration, belonging, diversity, and work-life balance.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
Competitive country-wide pay bands aligned to the San Francisco home market, plus equity and benefits; no public visa-sponsorship policy was found.
Benefits
competitive country-wide pay bands
company equity / stock options
stock refresh program after 2 years
insurance options with potential 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision
parental leave
fertility and family-planning assistance
flexible time off
12 company holidays
2 floating holidays for US employees
employee resource groups
annual company-wide offsite
smaller team offsites
Product & market
Pricing
Custom enterprise pricing / demo-led sales
Differentiators
- —uses existing retailer cameras
- —privacy-first and no facial recognition
- —edge deployment with minimal hardware changes
- —creates a digital twin of the store
- —measures verified impressions and real shopper behavior
- —filters employees and pass-through traffic
- —supports zone-level engagement and conversion measurement
Technology
Python
React
TypeScript
SQL
PyTorch
Playwright
Databricks
GitHub Actions
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
Google Cloud
Redis
Django
Grafana
Prometheus
Sentry
Linux
Segment
Jest
Customers
brick-and-mortar retailers
retail brands
CPG suppliers
grocery retailers
food, tobacco, and beer retailers
automotive retailers
travel retail groups
merchandising teams
Competitors
RetailNext
Trax
Wiser
SPINS
Grabango
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$20M-$30M
Estimated monthly visits
5.5K
Traffic estimate as of Jan 2026
Signals & risks
Other
Mar 2024Public pivot away from autonomous checkout toward the VISION Analytics platform, alongside a leadership change elevating Angie Westbrock to CEO and David Woollard to CTO.
SourceOther
Jan 2026Announced the acquisition of Pathr.ai to accelerate spatial intelligence adoption in retail; Pathr.ai founder George Shaw and team joined Standard AI.
SourceAcquisition
Nov 2021Completed the acquisition of UK-based computer vision company ThirdEye Labs and added Sameer Qureshi as vice president of machine learning.
SourceLatest news
Business Wire · Jan 2026
Announced the acquisition of Pathr.ai; Pathr.ai founder George Shaw and team joined Standard AI, expanding its spatial intelligence capabilities.
Forbes · Jul 2025
Profiled Standard AI’s VISION platform and CEO Angie Westbrock, framing the company’s retail computer-vision approach as a new layer for physical-store measurement.
Business Wire · Oct 2024
Introduced the Visual Engagement Score for VISION Analytics and cited a 12-week pilot with a major Midwest retailer.
Business Wire · Mar 2024
Announced the pivot from autonomous checkout to VISION Analytics and promoted Angie Westbrock to CEO and David Woollard to CTO.
Business Wire · Feb 2023
Announced a deal to acquire Skip to combine self-checkout with autonomous checkout and add cloud POS capabilities.
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