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Fainders.AI Raises KRW 5B in Pre-Series B, Expanding AI Unmanned Store Solutions
AI retail solution startup Fainders.AI has raised approximately KRW 5 billion in its Pre-Series B round.

Fainders.AI Partners with Samsung Welstory on 'AI Self-Checkout,' Upgrading Unmanned Payment for Ready-to-Eat Meals
AI retail solution company Fainders.AI has partnered with Samsung Welstory to apply its 'AI self-checkout (VCO)' to Samsung Welstory's unmanned payment system for ready-to-eat meals.

Fainders.AI Deploys Fully Unmanned AI Convenience Store at 7-Eleven Singapore
Fainders.AI announced it has supplied its fully unmanned AI store technology to a 7-Eleven store in Singapore, which is now in operation.

Tokyu Land and Partners Launch AI Self-Checkout PoC at 'NEST813' Restaurant in Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu
Tokyu Land Corporation, Tokyu Resorts & Stays, and Fainders.AI Japan have begun a PoC to introduce the AI self-checkout 'VISION CHECK-OUT' at the new restaurant 'NEST813.'

Fainders.AI Selected for Global Acceleration Program 'HFX'
AI store automation company Fainders.AI was selected for the global acceleration program 'Hokkaido F-Village X (HFX),' held in Hokkaido, Japan.

Korean Retail AI Startup Opens PoC Store at Lifestyle Lab 'TOYONOMA'
At the lifestyle lab 'TOYONOMA' in Toyosu, Tokyo, Korean startup Fainders.AI has officially opened Japan's first PoC store featuring its next-generation AI self-checkout.
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[Retail Tech Letter] 'The Answer for Queuing Bakeries: AI Checkout' — Cheonan Toujours Case

- ISSUE NO.30
[Retail Tech Letter] Bakeries Using VCO Report 99% Satisfaction... "No Reason Not to Adopt It"

- ISSUE NO.29
[Retail Tech Letter] Pre-Series B Funding Secured, Strengthening Synergy with Retailers

- ISSUE NO.28
[Retail Tech Letter] FAI's Growing Presence in the Japanese Market — RetailTech Japan 2026

- ISSUE NO.27
[Retail Tech Letter] In 2026, Retail Tech's Battleground Isn't 'Novelty' Anymore

- ISSUE NO.26
[Retail Tech Letter] From 'Possibility' to 'Proof' — How Was Fainders.AI's 2025?
