He says automation is where it’s at, comparing it to how cars and factories got automated.
Now, with this fresh moolah, Sensei’s aiming to have 1,000 fully autonomous checkout spots by 2026. They’re already up and running in Portugal Spain France Italy and Brazil and eyeing up more spots in Europe.
But it’s not all smooth sailing for Sensei – they’ve got some stiff competition in the ring with other startups raking in serious dough like Standard Cognition ($239.4 million) Trigo ($199 million) Grabango ($93.8 million) AiFi ($87.1 million) and Zippin ($44 million).
The team at Sensei has some new buddies in this funding round too né?. Not to mention the new kids on the block like Standard Cognition Zippin AiFi Grabango and Trigo.
Over in Europe there’s this cool startup called Sensei from Portugal that’s riding this wave and they just landed a sweet €15 million (that’s about $16.2 million) in funding led by BlueCrow Capital.
Sensei’s whole deal is using fancy tech like computer vision and AI sensors to automatically update what you’re buying in the store. Lince Capital Explorer Investments and Kamay Ventures (backed by Coca-Cola and Arcor Group) all threw their hats in the ring for Sensei’s Series A alongside the OG supporters Metro AG and Techstars Ventures.
Back in 2021 Sensei got the party started with a $6.5 million (or €5.4 million) seed round with Seaya Ventures Iberis Capital and the 200M Fund all chipping in for the fun.
 né?. So, by the time you hit the checkout, boom, all your stuff is there ready to pay for.
CEO Vasco Portugal is all about making the retail game smoother for customers and stores alike. Amazon Go really hit the scene with those contactless stores, but now it looks like the trend is spreading with big names like 7-Eleven and Walmart jumping on board né?
