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York Yang

Principal Research Engineer @ Instacart; CTO @ Caper

York Yang is a co-founder of Caper AI, a company that developed smart shopping cart technology.14 He served as the CTO of Caper5, which was acquired by Instacart for $350 million in October 2021.34 After the acquisition, Yang joined Instacart as a Principal Research Engineer.2

Yang has expertise in deep learning and AI, particularly in image recognition and large-scale user profile and recommendation systems.5 He was part of the team that created AI-powered shopping carts featuring barcode scanners, cameras for image recognition, scales, and point-of-sale card readers.1 These smart carts were designed to enable self-checkout and bypass cashier lines in grocery stores.1

Prior to the Instacart acquisition, Caper's technology was deployed in several major North American retailers, including Kroger, Wakefern, and Sobeys in Canada.3 Yang's work at Caper and now at Instacart has been focused on innovating the grocery shopping experience through AI and computer vision technologies.13

Highlights

Sep 16 · forbes.com
Caper - Forbes
Jan 1 · ellfound.com
Caper People - Wellfound
Oct 20 · aimagazine.com
Caper AI: Acquired by Instacart for a smarter checkout - AI Magazine
Caper AI: Acquired by Instacart for a smarter checkout - AI Magazine
Feb 4 · en.wikipedia.org
Caper AI - Wikipedia
Caper AI - Wikipedia
Dec 5 · blogs.nvidia.com
Retail Therapy: Smart Carts Roll Out to Assist Shoppers and Avoid ...

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Shanghai, China