GoSkip

Deal Snapshot

Company: GoSkip, Inc.

Website: www.getskip.com

Sector / Category: Retail technology / mobile checkout / self-checkout software

Headquarters: South Jordan, Utah

Founded: 2016

Investor: Frazier VC

Deal Type: Primary seed investment

Company Overview

GoSkip, formerly known as Skip, built mobile checkout and self-checkout software for convenience stores and other retail environments. Its platform was designed to reduce friction at the point of sale by letting shoppers scan and pay on mobile devices or through self-checkout hardware, while helping retailers improve throughput, labor efficiency, and in-store experience.

Public Funding / Capital Events

2020 — Venture financing led by Kickstart Seed Fund and FF Venture Capital TechBuzz reported that Skip had raised venture funding led by Kickstart Seed Fund and FF Venture Capital as it expanded adoption of its checkout technology in convenience retail. The company was described as seeing rapid growth and preparing for additional financing.

Feb 2, 2023 — Acquisition announced by Standard AI Standard AI announced it would acquire Skip to combine self-checkout with AI-powered retail technology. Public coverage positioned the deal as a way to extend checkout options for convenience and fuel retailers.

May 12, 2025 — Acquired by PAR Retail from Standard AI C-Store Dive reported that PAR Retail acquired GoSkip from Standard AI. The article described GoSkip as a self-checkout vendor formerly known as Skip Checkout and said PAR planned to integrate the business into its retail platform.

Investment Summary

Frazier VC invested in GoSkip through a primary Seed investment in January 2018.

Why We Invested

GoSkip operated in a retail workflow category where speed, convenience, and labor efficiency directly affect store-level economics. Its product was differentiated because it focused on reducing checkout friction through both mobile and self-checkout experiences, giving retailers practical tools that could fit into existing store operations rather than requiring a complete redesign. That kind of point-of-sale workflow embed can create meaningful stickiness over time, especially when retailers rely on the platform to improve customer throughput and labor utilization. The company also addressed a large market with clear adoption tailwinds as convenience and retail operators looked for faster, more flexible checkout solutions.

Other Investors

Kickstart Seed Fund

FF Venture Capital