# Top 16 Coolest Things Made in California | Amai

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- Published at: 2024-08-27 03:49:53 UTC
- Updated at: 2025-07-17 02:22:33 UTC

## Author
Jeannine Davison

## Subject
Amai

## Content
Dear investors-It has been a while since we've updated you and there's lots to share. We're scrambling to secure a building for the new automated line that is coming in late November. It has been a challenge to say the least, because we are almost out of cash. We're laying out a strategy on how to get the rest of the capital we need to get things over the finish line and I will be able to report back on that early next month. In the meantime, there are lots of positive things happening and I wanted to quickly share this news with you today:Last week CA State Senator Catherine Blakespear nominated us for the Coolest Thing Made in California competition. We met her at an event in July and she has been singing our praises ever since.The nomination was a surprise and we were honored to be 1 of 150 companies in the contest, alongside some pretty heavy hitters like the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Mission Tortillas, and all electric motorcycle, and autonomous submarine from Boeing! After one week of voting, we made it to the top 16 finalists. We know the cups are cool, but holy cow, was it exciting to get this kind of recognition. If you’d like to to show your support and vote for us during round 2, you can do so by voting on all of your devices August 26 - August 29 at: https://coolestthingcalifornia.com/  You get to vote for one company in each of the 8 brackets, every day until Thursday.Thanks so much for your interest in Amai and the work we are doing to reduce food waste and address the need for single-use alternatives. We really appreciate your support!With our gratitude, Jeannine & Sven