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Fainders.AI Raises ₩5B Pre-Series B to Scale AI Unmanned Stores
Fainders.AI, an AI-powered retail solutions startup, has raised approximately ₩5 billion in its pre-Series B round.
Fainders.AI Brings AI Self-Checkout to Samsung Welstory's Stores
Fainders.AI has partnered with Samsung Welstory to deploy its AI self-checkout, VCO (Vision Check-Out).
Fainders.AI Powers a Fully Unmanned 7-Eleven in Singapore
Fainders.AI has supplied the AI technology behind a fully unmanned 7-Eleven store in Singapore.
Tokyu Land Begins AI Self-Checkout PoC at Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Tokyu Land Corporation, Tokyu Resorts & Stays and Fainders.AI Japan are launching a PoC of the VISION CHECK-OUT AI self-checkout at NEST813, a new restaurant opening in December 2025 inside the all-season mountain resort Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu.
Fainders.AI Selected for the HFX Global Acceleration Program
Fainders.AI, an AI store automation company, has been selected for Hokkaido F Village X (HFX), a global acceleration program running in Hokkaido, Japan.
Korean Retail AI Startup Opens PoC Store at LIFE STYLE LAB TOYONOMA
Korean startup Fainders.AI opened its first PoC store in Japan on November 6, 2025 at LIFE STYLE LAB TOYONOMA in Toyosu, Tokyo, showcasing its next-generation VISION CHECK-OUT AI self-checkout, and marked the occasion with a launch event.
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Bakeries Using VCO Report 99% Satisfaction: "There's No Reason Not To"
Pre-Series B Closed: Deeper Ties with Retailers Ahead
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