self-checkout
(2)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.
Mukul Dhankhar
Mukul Dhankhar is the co-founder and CTO of Mashgin, the AI-powered self-checkout company that uses 3D computer vision to ring up items in under 10 seconds - no barcodes needed. Founded in 2014 out of Y Combinator, Mashgin reached unicorn status in May 2022 with a $62.5M Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation led by NEA. Dhankhar built the core computer vision technology drawing on his background at Toyota's humanoid robotics lab and Bell Labs. As of April 2025, Mashgin has processed over 1 billion transactions across 3,000+ convenience stores, 150 sports venues, 50 airports, 50 college campuses, and 100 hospitals.