LinkedIn · Jun 2026
Founder update saying Kaiten is building an open-source control plane for B2B SaaS, that Stripe is one of its billing adapters, and that the company is working on pricing/monetization infrastructure.
Find culinary products and experiences from great makers everywhere
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Kaiten (officially Agnoris, Inc. d/b/a Kaiten) is a curated culinary discovery marketplace: a mobile/web experience that helps people find and buy distinctive food, coffee, and cooking products from a global network of makers, chefs, farmers, and roasters. The brand emphasizes storytelling, rare drops, and concierge-like curation rather than commodity retail.
Primary product
A curated culinary marketplace and discovery app for food, coffee, and cooking products
Founded
2019
Headquarters
New York, New York, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Food & Beverages
Sub-industry
Curated culinary marketplace / discovery commerce
Offices
New York, United States
Business model
curated marketplace
direct-to-consumer retail
limited-edition drops
concierge-style discovery
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$300K
Latest round
Convertible Note · Apr 2021
Latest amount
$150K
Apr 2021 · Target Global
Mar 2020 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Investors
Work & culture
Culture appears highly community-driven and global: the company talks about traveling to 40+ countries, building relationships with makers, and curating food experiences with a strong storytelling and discovery angle.
Product & market
Pricing
Public pricing is not fully disclosed; the site presents item-level marketplace pricing and limited-edition curated drops, with no public subscription model found.
Differentiators
- —global maker network spanning 40+ countries
- —story-driven curation
- —limited-edition exclusives and collaborations
- —WhatsApp-based concierge-style communication
- —hard-to-ship culinary goods and experiences
- —combines discovery content with commerce
Technology
Amazon AWS
Stripe
Apple
Customers
food lovers
chefs
restaurants
farmers
roasters
artisans
makers
Competitors
Etsy
Goldbelly
specialty food marketplaces
curated gourmet retail apps
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
≈$440K ARR (GetLatka estimate, 2025)
Estimated monthly visits
1.2K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Latest news
LinkedIn · Apr 2026
Company announcement that Kaiten joined STATION F's Landing Zone, framing the move as support for its B2B SaaS control-plane mission and a private beta/waitlist push.
Tubik / Medium · May 2023
Design case study describing Kaiten as an online marketplace connecting food lovers and food makers, and documenting the brand/product design work behind the marketplace.
Expedite · Apr 2023
Profile/interview describing Kaiten as a discovery platform for culinary makers and quoting Daniel Shein on the company’s focus on food-world discovery rather than speed or efficiency.
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