# Caper AI: robotics company

Canonical ID: `b2b42f84-7454-4e74-9633-9e1ee5182dc0`

## Key facts

- **HQ:** New York, NY
- **Founded:** 2016
- **Technology:** AI-powered smart shopping cart and checkout technology
- **Stage:** Acquired by Instacart
- **CEO:** Lindon Gao
- **Product:** AI-powered smart shopping cart for autonomous checkout
- **Acquired by:** Instacart for $350M (2021)

- **Slug:** caper-ai
- **Status:** acquired (by Instacart, 2021)
- **Founded:** 2016
- **HQ:** New York, NY, USA

## Models

_No models registered._

## Partnerships (1)

- [Instacart acquires Caper AI](/partnerships/instacart-acquires-caper-ai.md) with Instacart _investment_ (concluded)

## Acquisitions (1)

- [acquired by Instacart](/acquisitions/instacart-acquires-caper-2021.md) _full acquisition_

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is Caper AI?

Caper AI was a New York-based startup developing AI-powered smart shopping carts for autonomous checkout. Founded by Lindon Gao, the company raised $10M Series A and was acquired by Instacart for $350M in 2021. The founder subsequently launched a new robotics startup.

### What does Caper AI make?

Caper AI has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Caper AI builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them.

### Is Caper AI publicly traded?

Caper AI is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Instacart on the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Caper AI?

Caper AI has no separately traded stock; it is owned by Instacart (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).

### Where is Caper AI headquartered?

Caper AI is headquartered in New York, NY, USA.

### Who owns Caper AI?

Caper AI is owned by Instacart, per the DEPLOY registry.

### Is Caper AI a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Caper AI ranks in roughly the top 80% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was Caper AI founded?

Caper AI was founded in 2016.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.instacart.com/

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