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French operator of unstaffed 24/7 convenience stores built in recycled shipping containers using computer-vision checkout.
Also known as Boxy · Boxy (ex-Storelift) · Storelift
Investors · 2
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Boxy, previously named Storelift, is a French consumer retail company operating autonomous convenience stores. Its stores are built from recycled sea containers, a format designed to be replicated at low cost and placed in varied environments, requiring only a small plot of land and a power connection. Each store carries a selected assortment of roughly 250 everyday products, spanning groceries through take-out, positioned at what the company describes as fair prices.
Customers download the Boxy application, provide identity details and register a payment method, then enter the store at any hour of the day via QR code. Inside, proprietary technology combining hundreds of sensors with computer vision and deep learning algorithms detects the items a shopper selects and charges them automatically on exit, with no checkout process; a digital receipt follows minutes later. The company states it controls the full value chain, including data, logistics, goodwill and its network of outlets.
Founding story
The company was founded by Tom Hayat and David Gabai. Founding year is given as 2018 in the EU-Startups directory, as 2019 in the same entry's business description, and as 2020 in Serena's portfolio profile.
Business model
Operator of its own network of unstaffed convenience stores, selling everyday consumer goods directly to shoppers through app-authenticated, checkout-free retail units.
Retail sales of groceries and take-out items in company-operated autonomous stores, billed automatically to the customer's registered payment method.
Traction
Reported total funding above €25 million and a store assortment of about 250 everyday products.
Latest developments
Serena's portfolio profile continues to list Boxy (ex-Storelift) as a France-based consumer company, with partners Olivier Martret and Émilie Benayad involved.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Positioned in the French convenience retail market as a technology-led alternative for areas the company describes as having insufficient convenience offerings; backed by venture investor Serena, which classifies it under AI, consumer and retail.
Container-based store format that can be replicated indefinitely and cost-effectively and sited wherever a small plot of land and power are available, paired with in-house checkout-free technology and control of the entire value chain from data to logistics to store network.
Technology
Fully proprietary in-store system based on hundreds of sensors combined with computer vision and deep learning algorithms, which identifies selected items and invoices the customer on exit; access is controlled by QR code through the Boxy mobile app.
Go-to-market
Consumer acquisition through the Boxy mobile app, which handles registration, payment enrolment and store access, combined with physical rollout of container stores across locations.
Everyday grocery shoppers in France, in particular populations outside the largest cities that the company characterises as underserved by existing convenience offerings.
Geography
France, with the company based in Paris.
History
Originally operating under the name Storelift, the company later became Boxy. In February 2022 press coverage reported a €25 million raise to expand its network of autonomous convenience stores.
Compiled by commissioned research from 4 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsPress coverage reported a €25 million raise intended to expand the company's network of autonomous convenience stores.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 4
primary sources listed
- Serena Boxy (ex-Storelift)serena.vc · web
4 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Boxy do?
- French operator of unstaffed 24/7 convenience stores built in recycled shipping containers using computer-vision checkout.
- Who are Boxy's investors?
- Boxy's investors include Bootstrap Europe, Serena.