Haystack Employee Directory

Technology, Information and InternetCalifornia, United States2-10 Employees

Haystack, a Los Angeles-based technology company, is building a comprehensive database of local store inventory and a super-app designed for in-person shopping. It aims to make brick-and-mortar shopping as easy as online shopping by offering an Amazon-like product search and checkout experience powered by nearby stores for consumers, while giving merchants new ways to drive discovery and revenue through improved inventory management and direct customer engagement. To tackle the gaps in offline inventory, the company combines predictive AI/ML approaches with crowdsourced, real-time input from both shoppers and merchants to rapidly expand its online catalog.

Leading Haystack is Ben Dean, a former Chief Data Scientist for NYC under Mayor Bloomberg and a Wharton MBA. The company positions itself at the intersection of retail technology and data-driven inventory, serving both individual shoppers and local merchants. With a small team and a base in Los Angeles, California, Haystack concentrates on transforming how offline inventory information is captured and used.

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