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AiFi

AiFi provides computer vision based “autonomous store” technology that enables checkout-free retail in physical spaces like airports, letting travelers enter, pick items, and leave while the system automatically identifies products and charges the shopper. It solves airport retail bottlenecks like long queues, staffing constraints, and limited operating hours by enabling frictionless purchasing with minimal disruption to existing store layouts and operations.

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COUNTRY

USA

FUNDING STAGE

Series B

KEY OFFERINGS

  • Autonomous Store Platform (airport convenience retail): Camera-first computer vision that tracks shoppers and items in real time to enable checkout-free shopping.

  • Flexible entry and payment modes: Supports app entry, card entry, gated or hybrid setups depending on airport and retailer requirements.

  • Retail integration: Can integrate with a retailer’s existing POS workflows for operations like receipts and store management.

  • Fast deployment with existing infrastructure: Designed to often work with existing ceiling camera setups, adding only additional off the shelf cameras when needed.

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COUNTRY

USA

FUNDING STAGE

Series B

KEY OFFERINGS

  • Autonomous Store Platform (airport convenience retail): Camera-first computer vision that tracks shoppers and items in real time to enable checkout-free shopping.

  • Flexible entry and payment modes: Supports app entry, card entry, gated or hybrid setups depending on airport and retailer requirements.

  • Retail integration: Can integrate with a retailer’s existing POS workflows for operations like receipts and store management.

  • Fast deployment with existing infrastructure: Designed to often work with existing ceiling camera setups, adding only additional off the shelf cameras when needed.

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AiFi-powered autonomous “On Your Way” stores are implemented at multiple airports, including Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL); in March 2025, Areas announced the ATL store opening in the new Concourse E extension and confirmed AiFi’s computer vision tracks shoppers and recognizes products for frictionless checkout, with the solution integrated into Areas’ Oracle POS.

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AiFi-powered autonomous “On Your Way” stores are implemented at multiple airports, including Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL); in March 2025, Areas announced the ATL store opening in the new Concourse E extension and confirmed AiFi’s computer vision tracks shoppers and recognizes products for frictionless checkout, with the solution integrated into Areas’ Oracle POS.