Super Labs shelves Shelf Engine, lays off staff amid funding woes
Source: bizjournals.com
- Super Labs, an AI startup, shut down its core product Shelf Engine after failing to secure new funding.
- The company laid off nearly all 100 employees and is winding down operations.
- Founder Stefan Kalb launched a new venture, Molly's Fuse, to build AI for retailers.
Super Labs, a Seattle-based AI company, abruptly closed its flagship product Shelf Engine - software that helps grocery stores predict demand and reduce waste - after investors pulled back. Founder and CEO Stefan Kalb announced the shutdown, layoffs of almost the entire 100-person team, and his pivot to a new startup called Molly's Fuse. This move highlights the brutal funding crunch hitting AI startups, even those with proven tech and big-name customers like Kroger and Wakefern.