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The Retail World Runs on Guesses. MarketDial Sells Proof.
A pair of Salt Lake City founders - one ex-VC, one ex-McKinsey - built software that lets chains like Kum & Go, Dick's, and Woolworths test a store idea in a few dozen locations before betting the whole business on it. Then they took the incumbent to court.
The Airport Store That Learned to Sell You Time
Hudson built an airport empire on the things travelers forget. Its next act is turning dead time at the gate into a locally flavored, digitally streamlined retail business.
How Maverik Turned the Gas Station Into an Adventure Brand
A Wyoming two-pump station became an 818-store retail system by treating every fuel stop like the trailhead to somewhere better. Its real product is not gasoline alone - it is momentum.
Yesway Bought a Burrito Cult - Then Built a $2.7 Billion Retail Machine Around It
A real-estate-minded roll-up found its sharpest advantage in a 50-year-old deep-fried burrito. Now Yesway is testing whether local devotion, modern stores and disciplined data can travel together.
Abhinai Srivastava
Abhinai Srivastava is the co-founder and CEO of Mashgin, the world's fastest AI-powered touchless self-checkout system. A data scientist by training with roots at Yahoo, Microsoft, and Facebook, he co-founded Mashgin in Palo Alto with IIT Delhi classmate Mukul Dhankar. The company has processed over 1.5 billion transactions across 8,000+ locations - from Circle K convenience stores to Madison Square Garden - and reached a $1.5 billion valuation after a $62.5M Series B led by NEA in May 2022.