# Vcognition Technologies

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/vcognition-technologies

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: San Francisco, US
- Website: www.getzippin.com
- Total disclosed funding: $44M
- Latest round: Series B (Aug 17, 2021)
- Investors on record: 11

## About

Founded in 2014 and based in California, US, Vcognition Technologies, Inc., trading under the name Zippin, operates as a developer of an autonomous shopping technology enabling retailers to deploy shopping in their stores by using deep learning-based computer vision and real-time sensor fusion. The company was co-founded by Krishna Motukuri and Motilal Agrawal, and in September 2021, Vcognition Technologies, Inc. received USD 30 million in series B funding from OurCrowd, Maven Ventures, Evolv Ventures, and SAP.

The company operates as a provider of checkout-free technology powered by cognition technology and machine learning, enabling a frictionless shopping experience for buyers. The company's product also uses cameras and smart shelf sensors to monitor the product inventory.

Vcognition Technologies, Inc. will use the funding to scale its checkout-free platform and power tens of thousands of stores by 2025 and accelerate the pace of innovation in the areas of deployment and maintenance.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Aug 17, 2021, $23M — Maven, OurCrowd, SAP.iO, Heinz Ventures
- Series A, Dec 12, 2019, $12M — Heinz Ventures
- Series A, Nov 4, 2019, $9.3M — Arca Continental S.A.B. de C.V., Core Ventures Group, Scrum Ventures, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Montage Ventures, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd., Maven, Pear VC, SAP.iO, Heinz Ventures

## Investors

- Arca Continental S.A.B. de C.V. — Series A
- Core Ventures Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/core-ventures-group) — Series A
- Scrum Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/scrum-ventures) — Series A
- NTT DOCOMO Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ntt-docomo-ventures) — Series A
- Montage Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/montage-ventures) — Series A
- Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. — Series A
- Maven (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/maven) — Series A, Series B
- Pear VC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/pear-vc) — Series A
- SAP.iO — Series A, Series B
- Heinz Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/heinz-ventures) — Series A, Series B
- OurCrowd (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ourcrowd) — Series B