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Jido Maps

AcquiredYC W18

San Francisco, US · Founded 2018 · 6 employees · 3 known investors

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Also known as MapSync · Jido · jidomaps

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W18)

Jido Maps was founded in 2018 by Mark Stauber and Jaeyong Sung.

MSMark Stauber
Mark StauberinFounder/CEOMark Stauber co-founded Jido, a robotics company acquired by Roblox, where he led the Content Understanding organization focused on AI integration for creators. He has background in AI, computer vision, and robotics, and currently advises early-stage startups in AI, robotics, and creative tools.
JSJaeyong Sung
Jaeyong SunginFounder/CTO

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Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Jido Maps is a San Francisco-based computer vision and machine learning company founded in 2018. It offers a service that helps teams, including those without in-house machine learning expertise, convert their own visual or scanned data into deployed computer vision models. The company states it can deliver a first proof of concept in under a week.

Applications cited by the company include security camera monitoring, automation of data entry, interpretation of web-scraped images, validation of user-submitted photos, augmented reality, and mobile product scanning. The company is associated with the topic areas of deep learning, indoor mapping, machine learning, and computer vision. Its public GitHub organization contains three forked repositories covering documentation tooling (Docusaurus, Slate) and a React Native for Web implementation of react-native-maps, last updated in June 2021.

Business model

Jido Maps works directly with customer teams, taking their existing visual or scanned data and producing deployed computer vision models on their behalf, with an initial proof of concept offered as an entry point to engagement.

Traction

Y Combinator reports a team size of 6.

Full profile — technology, go-to-market, geography, history

Technology

The company builds and deploys computer vision models using deep learning and machine learning techniques applied to customer-provided visual and scanned data. Public repositories indicate use of JavaScript/TypeScript documentation tooling and a React Native for Web mapping component.

Go-to-market

The company invites prospective customers to reach out directly and offers a first proof of concept in under a week as an initial engagement.

Software teams and businesses holding visual or scanned data they want interpreted at scale, including those without machine learning expertise; example use cases span security monitoring, data entry automation, augmented reality, and product scanning.

Geography

Headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

History

The company was founded in 2018 and participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2018 batch. Its public code repositories were last updated in mid-2021. Y Combinator lists the company as acquired.

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Key figures

latest reported
Team sizeJan 20186 employees

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Jido Maps do?
Jido Maps is a San Francisco computer vision company that turns customers' visual data into deployed models.
Who founded Jido Maps?
Jido Maps was founded by Mark Stauber, Jaeyong Sung in 2018.
Who are Jido Maps's investors?
Jido Maps's investors include AAF Management Ltd., GFR Fund, Y Combinator.
Where is Jido Maps headquartered?
Jido Maps is headquartered in San Francisco, US.