Caper AI

Current leadership (1)

• Lindon Gao CEOreported, not verified

Founders (1)

• Lindon Gao

  previously at Dyna Robotics

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Caper AI.

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Financial state

Reporting basis

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Lifecycle stage

acquired

Counterparty risk class

moderate

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Acquisitions (1)

• acquired by Instacartfull acquisition2021-10-01

Timeline

Every recorded move in Caper AI’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.

1. 🤝

   PartnershipInstacart acquires Caper AI

   2021-10-19

   Instacart acquired Caper AI for 50M in cash and stock, adding AI-powered smart shopping carts and automated checkout counters to its retailer enablement platform. Caper's smart carts were deployed at Kroger, Wakefern, Schnucks, and Sobeys. Caper AI co-founder and CEO Lindon Gao joined Instacart.

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   Acquired byAcquired by Instacart

   2021-10-01

   Acquired by Instacart (full_acquisition)

Recent activity

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• Record createdJun 25, 2026

  Added to the verified registry

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Sources (1)

1. https://www.instacart.com/ ↗

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