Fountain9
Fountain9 offers predictive inventory planning and optimization solution for CPG and retail. Our flagship product, Kronoscope uses AI to accurately predict future inventory imbalances which lead to out of stock situations or wastage, and also recommends best ways of minimizing their impact.
Fountain9
Fountain9 offers predictive inventory planning and optimization solution for CPG and retail. Our flagship product, Kronoscope uses AI to accurately predict future inventory imbalances which lead to out of stock situations or wastage, and also recommends best ways of minimizing their impact.
TL;DR
What they do: AI-driven demand sensing and predictive inventory planning for CPG, retail, F&B and e-commerce
Flagship product: Kronoscope — AI forecasting, promotion simulation, and multi-echelon replenishment optimization
Founding: Founded in 2019 by ex-Google engineers Niki Khokale and Rajas Lonkar
Funding: $1.9M seed round (announced Feb 2022)
Team size: ~8 employees
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Inventory forecasting, demand sensing, promotion impact simulation, and replenishment optimization for consumer goods and retail
Founded
2019
Industry
SaaS / Supply Chain / Retail Tech
Funding Track Record
$1.9M
Participants named include Titan Capital, Globevestor, Harvard Seed Fund, Blue Impact Ventures and several angel investors.
Investor Signal
“Backed by early-stage investors including 021 Capital, Y Combinator and other institutional and angel participants”