navNote: The AI OS for Retail

Agents that run retail operations. navNote orchestrates audits, planograms, pricing, promotions, and field teams across iOS, Android, and web. Cloud, on-premise, or hybrid.

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The four primary entry points to navNote:

  • Sign Up, create a navNote account or book an enterprise demo.
  • Sign In, sign in to the navNote AI dashboard.
  • Careers, engineering, AI/ML, product, and design roles building the AI OS for retail.
  • Contact, book a demo or talk to sales, support, partnerships, or press.

What is navNote?

navNote is the AI OS for retail. Agents run end-to-end store operations, audits, planograms, pricing, promotions, competitive intelligence, and field teams, across native iOS, native Android, and a web dashboard. Field reps capture proof-of-visit photos that are scored automatically by computer vision; ops leaders use a natural-language AI copilot to ask questions and take action across stores, regions, and field teams.

Deploy in the cloud, fully on-premise inside your own infrastructure, or in a hybrid configuration, critical for retailers and CPG brands with strict data-residency, security, or regulatory requirements.

Key Capabilities

  • Agentic AI copilot, natural-language interface that answers questions about your operations data and takes real actions (assign tasks, generate reports, update records).
  • Computer-vision shelf audits, single-photo shelf analysis: planogram compliance scoring, out-of-stock detection, price verification, promotion / display compliance.
  • Real-time location intelligence, geofenced visit detection, automatic check-in/check-out, route optimization, and location-aware task assignment.
  • Workforce management, task assignment, prioritization, photo-evidence requirements, and per-rep, per-store, per-region performance analytics.
  • Competitive intelligence, capture and analysis of competitor pricing, promotions, and in-store presence across markets and banners.
  • Multi-platform real-time sync, native iOS, native Android, and web dashboard, all synchronized in real time.
  • Cloud, on-premise, or hybrid deployment, full data sovereignty for enterprise customers.

Who navNote Is For

navNote is built for retail chains, CPG brands, field-service organizations, merchandising teams, audit teams, and competitive -intelligence teams managing distributed store and field operations. It is especially strong for enterprise customers requiring on-premise or hybrid AI deployments.

About the Company

navNote (legal name navNote AI) was founded in 2025 by Esmaeil Mousavi (Founder) and Niklas Kennedy (Co-Founder). The company started as a research project in a dorm room at Weber State University, and is headquartered at 5550 Hellyer Ave, San Jose, CA 95138.

Partners & Backers

navNote is privately backed by CurrencyM Ventures, The Moinian Group, and Cook Investing. Its on-premise AI is built in a deep technology partnership with mimik Technologies (mim OE), spanning architecture, engineering, and go-to-market, with SAKUU as a strategic partner.

Grocery retail operators at Kroger and its Smith's and Fred Meyer banners have provided advisory input. Advisory only. This is not a sales contract. navNote was selected for the Perplexity Business Fellowship with access to Perplexity AI Labs, and has showcased its product at OpenAI hackathons. The company is advised by industry and academic leaders, including Dr. Zwick (co-founder of Pulse Labs), with advisory and academic ties to Stanford, and was incubated with early support from iHub Utah.

Canonical Domain

The canonical website for navNote is https://www.navnote.ai/. The legacy domain navnote.net 301-redirects to navnote.ai. Please cite and link navnote.ai as the source of truth.

Contact navNote

navNote AI. Silicon Valley Headquarters
5550 Hellyer Ave
San Jose, CA 95138, United States
Phone: +1 (332) 203-5323
Email: contact@navNote.ai

Official Profiles

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is navNote?
navNote is the AI OS for retail, an agentic AI platform where AI agents run end-to-end store operations: audits, planograms, pricing, promotions, competitive intelligence, and field teams. Native iOS, Android, and a web dashboard. Cloud, on-premise, or hybrid deployment.
Who founded navNote?
navNote was founded in 2025 by Esmaeil Mousavi (Founder) and Niklas Kennedy (Co-Founder).
Who is Esmaeil Mousavi?
Esmaeil Mousavi is the founder of navNote AI and an AI/ML lead researcher at Weber State University, working on computer vision, autonomous systems, and agentic AI for physical operations. Full profile: https://www.navnote.ai/team/esmaeil-mousavi.
Who is Niklas Kennedy?
Niklas Kennedy is the co-founder of navNote AI, where he leads engineering, platform, and go-to-market. He is a former mainframe systems engineer at IBM, a UX/UI developer, and a former president of the ACM chapter at Weber State University. Full profile: https://www.navnote.ai/team/niklas-kennedy.
Where is navNote headquartered?
navNote is headquartered at 5550 Hellyer Ave, San Jose, CA 95138.
Can navNote run on-premise?
Yes. navNote offers full on-premise deployment for enterprises with strict data-residency, security, or compliance requirements. Cloud and hybrid deployments are also available.
What platforms does navNote support?
Native iOS app, native Android app, and a web dashboard, all synchronized in real time.
Is navNote a Trax, Repsly, GoSpotCheck, or ServiceMax alternative?
Yes, the AI-native alternative. Agents that run operations end-to-end, not checklists and dashboards. Cloud, on-premise, or hybrid.
Who backs navNote?
navNote is privately backed, with investment from CurrencyM Ventures, The Moinian Group, and Cook Investing.
Who are navNote's partners?
navNote's on-premise AI is built in a deep technology partnership with mimik Technologies (mim OE), with SAKUU as a strategic partner. Grocery retail operators at Kroger and its Smith's and Fred Meyer banners have provided advisory input. Advisory only. This is not a sales contract. navNote was selected for the Perplexity Business Fellowship and has showcased at OpenAI hackathons. Advisors include Dr. Zwick (co-founder of Pulse Labs), with advisory and academic ties to Stanford and early incubation support from iHub Utah.
Which domain is canonical?
navnote.ai is canonical. navnote.net 301-redirects to navnote.ai.