# Yummy Future (YC S19)

A robotic platform for the food and beverage industry.

## Elevator pitch
Yummy Future builds robotic coffee shops that can replace any chain coffee shop business.

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- Last updated: 2026-06-14T07:42:14Z
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## Quick facts
- We achieved $1M ARR in early 2026.
- We have roughly 6× our weekly average from early 2024.
- Palo Alto ramped 4.5× in under 90 days — $2.6K in week one to $11.8K in the week ending March 30.
- Champaign relaunched as a matcha concept in under one week on the same robotic platform. Sales up 5×
- 67% gross margins (2025). 240,000+ cups served. Zero marketing spend to date.
- Q1 2026 revenue: $274K across 3 locations. Monthly progression: $53K (Jan) → $95K (Feb) → $144K(Apr)

## Active fundraises
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## Story
Industrializing the coffee shop. One platform. Three stores. Seven years.240,000+ cups pulled. $95K in February. $0 spent on product marketing. All POS-verified.The robotic platform underneath food and beverage.Four institutions. One angel. Nine hundred fifteen individuals.Y Combinator backed us in S19. Soma Capital and Asymmetry Ventures came in next. Trevor Blackwell — YC cofounder, OpenAI Research — joined as an angel because he could see the manipulation problem we were solving."The team's approach to robotic manipulation in food retail is rigorous and product-grade. Three live stores running on the same software spine is the kind of working proof most robotics startups don't reach."— Trevor Blackwell · YC Cofounder · OpenAI ResearchOne quarter. Three live locations. Monthly net revenue stepped from $63K in January to $105K in March — every month larger than the last, with zero product‑marketing spend. Every dollar below is POS‑verifiedJan $63K, Feb $95K, Mar $105K — every month larger than the last, with Jan→Mar at +66% growth in 90 days. Q1 2026 closed at approximately $263K combined across three live locations, every dollar POS‑verified through the Cinny export. Zero product‑marketing spend during the quarter — no paid acquisition, no influencer rev-share, no in-app discount engine.Week 13: $12.2K. Same store. Same crew. Same machine.Customer pull · in the wild.We spend $0 on product marketing — no agency, no influencer line items, no paid acquisition. The growth that should price this round is the kind we don't pay for. At Matcha House, our newest store, three behavioral numbers are doing the talking.Order in front. Robot in back. Customer hand-off across the bar. Sixty seconds end to end.What $0 marketing looks like.Why we opened a matcha shop three minutes down the same street — on the same robotic platform.We didn't convert Champaign 609. We opened a second Champaign location, 401, a three-minute walk down the same street, as a dedicated matcha shop under a new sub-brand — Matcha House by Yummy Future. New recipes. New in-store visuals. New menu. Same robotic unit. Same software. Same service model. Concept to live in under a week.The numbers from one blockTwo Champaign stores, one street, three minutes apart. We expected cannibalization. Instead, both stores kept running and the new one stacked on top.Champaign-area monthly revenue went from $17,995 in January 2026 (609 alone) to $50,203 in March 2026 (609 + 401 combined) — roughly 3× in one quarter, all from the same robotic platform with a different sub-brand on the front. 609 held its coffee base; 401 opened a new daypart of students, remote workers, and matcha-curious customers ordering through the same software stack that pulls espresso three minutes down the road.And the block matters. 401 sits on a quieter stretch of the same street — the kind of slot a labor-heavy concept usually can't underwrite. Robotics let us take it.The quarter is the story.The quarter is the story. These two reference points are the corroborating evidence — one single day that shows what a single robotic kiosk can do unmanned, and one two‑year curve that shows the trajectory didn’t start last month.On Saturday, April 11, 2026, the three Yummy Coffee locations logged $7,245 in a single 24‑hour POS window — an unmanned robotic kiosk on a normal day, fed by organic walk‑up traffic. No human poured a cup.Best week of Q1 closed at $35.8K (week ending March 30, 2026) — roughly six times the comparable early‑2024 weekly average on the same kiosk fleet. Same hardware, same footprint, same cost structure. Most independent operators measure same‑store growth in single digits per year; this curve bent by a factor of six in two. The Q1 climb in Section 04 sits at the right edge of this curve — it is not the whole story, just the most recent chapter.Take the repetitive work off humans. Move them up the value chain.A specialty barista pulls 300–400 espresso shots per shift — the same motion, again and again. That same person knows the regulars, picks the music, runs the store. We think they're better than the manipulation. So we built a robot to do the prep — pulling shots, steaming milk, whisking matcha. The person does the welcome, the menu, the brand, the ownership. Same craft. Better job. Better business.One platform. Every place America already buys a cup.Coffee in America isn't one channel — it's a constellation. Hotel lobbies before sunrise. Office-tower lobbies at the 8:45 rush. Corporate floors between meetings. Airport gates eighteen hours a day. Each is a place where someone with a wallet wants a cup right now, and where a human barista can't always be standing there.The imagination isn't how much one Yummy Future Unit earns in one room. It's how many rooms one platform can sit inside. Same hardware. Same software. Four addressable wedges of a single $47.8B pie — and a US coffee category projected at $150B by 2034 (Custom Market Insights)Team.Roadmap.Non-binding LOIs from 25+ operators cluster in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle. One operator has expressed interest in a multi-store agreement covering dozens of locations.Flywheel effect.As franchise stores compound, the next one gets cheaper and faster to bring online. We plan for franchise count to accelerate rather than scale linearly. Forward-looking — actual pace depends on operator readiness, capital, and execution.That's what we mean when we say platform: one machine, one software stack, one operating model — and the option to add a second concept on the same block in days rather than years.Tomorrow · VisionRobotic platform for food and beverageBeverage today · other F&B categories tomorrowCross-channel: office · airport · hotel · campusWhat $1M doesShip Kiosk pilotsStand up the Founding Operator programWorking capital + UL cert + supply chain qualificationSeven years of building. Same robotic spine. Three live stores.We started this in September 2018, inside UIUC's Advanced Digital Projects Lab — one early-generation robot, a handful of engineering students, and the thesis that a machine could pull a real drink. The company was formally incorporated in 2019, the same year we won the Illinois Cozad New Venture Challenge and the Amazon Alexa Prize, and joined Y Combinator S19. From that early prototype to the production units now running our three live storefronts, the robotic core is the same lineage of hardware and software — refined seven years, never replaced.Build the rest with us.Today we run three stores. Twenty-five operators have asked for theirs.The way Stripe sits underneath payments.The way Shopify sits underneath retail.We want to sit underneath the next decade of F&B.

## FAQ
1. **Does this only work with disposable cups? Used coffee cups are not recyclable or compostable.**
   - We do have lots of close friends asking us these questions. We are going to use biodegradable/recyclable paper cups as much as the business allows.
2. **Interested in investing but have a few questions. (1) How did you calculate a valuation of 25 million? (2) Can you further explain a little more about these pre-orders? Is is just a matter of manufacturing the kiosks with supporting software, etc. or are there other terms that...**
   - (1) YC advice is not how we evaluate our company. Valuation is determined upon investor confidence (risk factor) x the market we are proving. The market size is so large that the first robotic company that proves it will be greatly rewarded, as well as people who invested. We believe we are going to be the first company to prove this market on an impactful scale. The current valuation is much lower than series A. (2) The preorders are functioning as letters of Intent and queuing. It is like h...
3. **Hello, congrats on the success so far and your robot looks amazing! I am a potential investor. Questions: (1) What is the competitive advantage of YF vs. other robotic coffee bars/shops out there? Simply doing a quick google search, there are competitors like CafeX, Rozum Café...**
   - (1)(2) Our team is comprised of talented engineers who graduated from one of the best electrical engineering institutes. We built the system from scratch. We have lots of IPs pending that can set us apart from our competitors but we can't disclose it publicly now. We don't think of other robotic companies as competitors because the market is still very unoccupied. The actual competitors are old lifestyle&coffee providers like chained coffee shops. Please think of this question, how often ...
4. **Hello, due to the pending form C I just made a small investment for now. With all the help wanted signs on every restaurant and coffee shop, and huge lines in front of every dunking donuts on every corner in my area, I was always thinking how come there is not anywhere a robot...**
   - YC advice is not how we evaluate our company. Valuation is determined upon investor confidence (risk factor) x the market value we are proving. The market size is so large that the first robotic company that proves it will be greatly rewarded, as well as people who invested. We believe we are going to be the first company to prove this market on a meaningful scale. 1M revenue means different for different companies. 1M ARR is actually a typical milestone for series A companies. One of the mea...
5. **Hello, I have few questions; (1) How much is the cost to make one machine, and for how much do you sell it? (2) How long does it take to make one unit ready for installation and how long will it take in the future? (3) How much does cost one year of software subscription? (4) ...**
   - 1) cost is about 1/10 of a regular shop. price is about 150k. Could vary depending on market reactions. 2) right now is 1 month. Later on should be days depending on our scale and team execution. 3) it will vary by region, from 10%-30%. Should be attractive enough compared to human labor. 4) Target is 2024-2025 5) basically there are 6 faucet pulling out lemonade, milk, tea and refresher base. We got 10 syrups capacity. And 2 powder bins which could be chai, chocalte, motcha. 2 types of coffe...

## Team
- Jack Cui (Co-founder & CEO)
- Garrett Yan (Co-founder & COO)

## Q&A
- Q: Hello, due to the pending form C I just made a small investment for now. With all the help wanted signs on every restaurant and coffee shop, and huge lines in front of every dunking donuts on every corner in my area, I was always thinking how come there is not anywhere a robotic startup that serves coffee and pastries yet. Well, here it goes, and I believe if priced and executed well these booths should sell like a hot cake and this whole thing could get really huge. My only advice would be not to try to convince investors that your valuation is low, just state how you arrived to it. If investors start calling you out on something, most of the time there is at least some truth to it. Valuation can be subjective, but with a few hundred startup investments under the belt, I have observed that vast majority of YC startups do shove us down the throat a "primadonna accelerator premium" than an otherwise identical startup without this background would, but that is probably how they coach you there, so I don't bother making a big fuss about it. You are right that some robotics startups try to fundraise with some ridiculous valuations and yours might have a slightly more appealing terms than those. I have invested last year in another food robotics startup at the same valuation, but they already had around $1M revenues, so I am definitely taking here a huge risk with you. I appreciate that both of you are working only on this one startup, because I can't stand investing in founders involved in four different gigs at the same time. With no history of prior exits and most founders making close to the minimum wage in the early stages, what is the game plan here? Do you plan to sell it to the first profitable offer, and move on to the next great food and beverage ideas you might have and spinning off new startups for each food / beverage category imaginable, or are you planning to stick with this, incorporate all future developments under this entity, and grow it to the unicorn and some first, before even considering and exit and doing something else? Thank you, V
  - A: YC advice is not how we evaluate our company. Valuation is determined upon investor confidence (risk factor) x the market value we are proving. The market size is so large that the first robotic company that proves it will be greatly rewarded, as well as people who invested. We believe we are going to be the first company to prove this market on a meaningful scale. 1M revenue means different for different companies. 1M ARR is actually a typical milestone for series A companies. One of the meaningful differentiators is the gross margin. One company could have 1M revenue with 0 margins the other could have 80% margin. It is not in the best interest of investors to see bloated numbers without meaningful company growth milestones. And it is fair for a seed-stage company to raise money once they launch their product. And yet, our goal is to achieve series A revenue on a higher gross margin 3-4x than other robotics companies. The current valuation is much lower than other series A. So I would say it is very reasonably priced.
- Q: Does this only work with disposable cups? Used coffee cups are not recyclable or compostable.
  - A: We do have lots of close friends asking us these questions. We are going to use biodegradable/recyclable paper cups as much as the business allows.
- Q: Hi, Jack. The QQ and answers below are from 2021 and may not be pertinent to your present business model, goals, planned exit, etc. My QQ are from an investor perspective and possible client/franchisee. What is the cost range of the robot system and recurring subscription of services and food product. Is your system vertically integrated and closed to only using your food supply chain? In a store front would you limit other streams of revenue unrelated to your product? In your video content the drinks are all served in plastic cups and cold. Does your system have the capabilities of a coffee barista like - https://www.artlybaristabot.com? Do you have updated content regarding startup costs, recurring costs and services offered? Regarding investment in a SAFE through Wefunder with 3M raised and 67M est. cap are you planning to convert this percentage investment into 4-5% of the company?
  - A: For the cost, we can't give out specific number but we ensure the margins are in the range of a typical high tech business. The system is somewhat coupled with our supply chain to ensure consistency in the beginning.. However we are also working on generalization to support various supply chains. We don't limit other streams of revenue. We aim to be the middleware of all restaurant transactions. We have advanced capabilities to our category. The cost varies case by case and we don't have a one single answer to it. Yes, we do plan to convert to this percentage.
- Q: Hi Jack, Garrett, and the Yummy Future team, Congratulations on your recent capital raises and continued success! It's incredibly impressive that the company has sold 60,000 cups without spending anything on marketing. I truly love the concept and the value you aim to recapture in the role of baristas. In your interview on Innovations at Research Park, your description of baristas reminded me of Howard Schultz during the early days of Starbucks — particularly how he saw baristas as integral to building customer relationships and enhancing the coffee experience. I'm very interested in investing and have several questions. Please feel free to answer whichever you’d prefer: Intellectual Property In your investor panel video, you mentioned the need to file and protect intellectual property. Are there any updates on this front, or do you anticipate additional filings or protections in the near future? Scaling and Target Market What are your expansion plans over the next two to three years in terms of locations and demographics? Also, are there any current strategies to partner with local businesses to grow revenue without incurring capital-intensive costs like leasing? Competitive Landscape From startups to large corporations, what’s one thing a competitor is doing that you genuinely admire? Investor Reporting What kind of financial reporting will investors receive going forward? Will reports be audited, reviewed, or compiled by an accounting firm? Founders’ Background Have any of the founding team members worked in service industry jobs in the past? I'd love to hear about any firsthand experiences that shaped your approach. Additional Goals Beyond cups sold and revenue, are there other measurable goals Yummy Future hopes to achieve in the next five years? Tariffs & Commodities With global trade, supply chains, and commodity prices in flux for 2025, have you considered how to mitigate risks around core ingredients like coffee beans, vanilla, etc. or key materials for robotics? Regulatory Planning If operations are currently limited to Champaign Illinois, have you begun researching regulatory environments in other cities or states? I'd imagine expansion could bring both more stringent and more favorable conditions, depending on the jurisdiction. Thanks again and wishing continued success to the whole Yummy Future team. I'm excited to see where you're headed! Edit: I can email this over for better presentation as the message board condenses this all into a single paragraph
  - A: Thank you for your thoughtful message and kind words — we truly appreciate your support and the Howard Schultz comparison! Here’s a quick overview in response to your questions: IP: We plan to file patents after a larger funding round to support a full IP strategy. For now, we’re focused on refining and scaling our tech through real-world operations. Expansion: We're expanding via franchising and developing a compact, modular version of our system for scalable deployment. Licensing will follow once the platform is standardized. Competitors: Artly is a key competitor, but they’ve struggled to compete with Starbucks. We differentiate through deeper automation, operational efficiency, and stronger customer experience. Investor Reporting: We provide quarterly updates with key business metrics. All financials disclosed on Wefunder are audited and closely reviewed for accuracy. Founders’ Background: Garrett and I have worked as baristas since our first store — those frontline experiences shape our vision of blending human service with automation. Beyond Revenue: We track order speed, labor savings, customer return rates, and waste reduction. Supply Chain: We mitigate risks by sourcing locally and diversifying suppliers to build a resilient supply chain. Regulations: We’re on track for NSF certification and have already navigated multi-state regulations — including for our upcoming store in Palo Alto, California. Thanks again — we’d love to stay in touch and keep you updated as we grow! Best, Jack, Garrett & The Yummy Future Team
- Q: Will you have someone monitoring these machines in case of a malfunction? How will you ensure that the station remains in sanitary conditions? Where are you sourcing your bakery goods from? I didn't see how you would pay for the product no where in demonstration.
  - A: Yes we do. The first few weeks our engineering team will be closely monitoring the system. Our pilot is to ensure it can run for 1-3 months without malfunctioning. Right now we have several sensors inside to monitor system functions. Most of the parts only required once per day cleaning, except for milk lines. Milk lines will be auto cleaned with a pump. We partnered with a Michelin chef for bakery goods. There is an ipad app for ordering which is being redesigned.
- Q: Hello, I have few questions; (1) How much is the cost to make one machine, and for how much do you sell it? (2) How long does it take to make one unit ready for installation and how long will it take in the future? (3) How much does cost one year of software subscription? (4) when do you expect to have 1000+ units in use? (5) How many drinks and food is possible to have per machine? (6) do you have a plan to make robots that will there be instead for waiters? (7) what kind of payment system do machines have cash or card or both? (8) is there an app where you get updates on levels of drinks and food that are left in the machine during work hours? (9) what kind of security does the machine have, antitheft, cameras, etc.?
  - A: 1) cost is about 1/10 of a regular shop. price is about 150k. Could vary depending on market reactions. 2) right now is 1 month. Later on should be days depending on our scale and team execution. 3) it will vary by region, from 10%-30%. Should be attractive enough compared to human labor. 4) Target is 2024-2025 5) basically there are 6 faucet pulling out lemonade, milk, tea and refresher base. We got 10 syrups capacity. And 2 powder bins which could be chai, chocalte, motcha. 2 types of coffee beans. These will provide a huge number of combination depending on how you count it. If needed, we reconfigure and add more selections to the capacity. It is comparable to what starbucks can provide. 6)not a set plan yet, but there are places we need robot waiters. If demand is high, we might need to do that. 7)cashless payment only 8)yes, you can monitor on cloud, smart phone or sms. 9)cameras: yes. We will also put up a glass in the front for health/safety concerns.
- Q: Hello, congrats on the success so far and your robot looks amazing! I am a potential investor. Questions: (1) What is the competitive advantage of YF vs. other robotic coffee bars/shops out there? Simply doing a quick google search, there are competitors like CafeX, Rozum Café, Costa Coffee, Briggo's... and some of those already have locations in major airports. What sets YF apart from other robotic coffee companies? (2) Can you clarify your revenue model? Looks like it is $3k/month subscription + 10% "commission" on each coffee sold? How is this revenue model different/compare to some of the other robotic coffee companies out there? (3) I see that YF haven't had any activities on the IG & FB since 2019, for a good 2 years - what exactly was the reason behind of lack of activities? (4) Can you tell me how did you come up with the $25M valuation? (5) Can you tell me about the maintenance of these machines and how the "shop owners" run the machine? Thank you very much for your time and I look forward to your response.
  - A: (1)(2) Our team is comprised of talented engineers who graduated from one of the best electrical engineering institutes. We built the system from scratch. We have lots of IPs pending that can set us apart from our competitors but we can't disclose it publicly now. We don't think of other robotic companies as competitors because the market is still very unoccupied. The actual competitors are old lifestyle&coffee providers like chained coffee shops. Please think of this question, how often do you get a cup of coffee from a robot? And do you think in the future there will be a huge improvement in food robotics? If you have the same vision as us, then you should be our investor. The product we currently have is just on the market for one month. We do have lots of more advanced features coming up soon. Currently, we cost way less than any other system because we built everything from scratch and that will help us expand faster. We are working on RAAS which is a robot as a service business model in the near future. (3) We were in stealth mode for two years in order to get this product and technology underneath finished. We do have other plans in food&beverage robotics and we think we accumulated enough technology to get it rolling. (4)Instead of direct fundraising after Demo day, we spent the last two years burning extremely low with 0 salaries. Now, the $150K investment from YC is not only a coffee vending system but a set of IPs around a robotic operating system. Many companies spent tens of millions of dollars, more than 5 years to get on the same stage as us. Something that some people&VC don't realize is that we are not just selling coffee machines, we are actually building robotic operating systems in food&beverage industry like an android OS that we envision to be appliable to every food&beverage category. (5)The target maintenance is less than 1 hour per day for each machine (restocking, cleaning). We are launching our first unit very soon just to prove it. Once we have the data proving it sustainable, it will be converted to sales. This happens to be the top concern among preorders. Our goal is to showcase industrial grade quality with roughly less than 1 system maintenance per year.
- Q: how does YUMMY Future differ from other food/drink robotic company such as Miso robotics?
  - A: Many things. I think the biggest difference is the team. We are very strong technically and strategically. The bigger vision is to unify the food&beverage industry with robotics. We became our customer in order to sell our solution. The approach is disruptive rather than slowly progressive. We cut out inefficiencies in the middle process, allowing reimagination of the new kitchen. Miso works closely with owners, trying to incorporate into existing approach, which seriously limits the capacity and efficiency of such robotic system. In short, we are by far the only team who are technically capable in executing a high tech solution from bottom up since the very beginning.
- Q: Have you guys been working on this full-time since 2019? Or did some detours in-between?
  - A: Yes, full time no other business.
- Q: Hi, I just invested in your company, I'm very impressed with what I have read so far and want to invest more, I have one question, when I invest in your company is it an equity investment? where I invest, and in return I received stakes in the business, and receive a proportion of the profits as the company grows. Thanks Daniel Carrigan
  - A: Hi Daniel, Thank you so much for your support and kind words — we truly appreciate your investment and belief in our vision! To answer your question: yes, your investment is through a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity). This means that while you don’t receive equity immediately, your investment will convert into equity in the future — typically during a priced round of financing — at a favorable valuation. This structure is commonly used by early-stage startups to simplify the investment process. As the company grows and increases in value, your stake (once converted) grows with it. While early-stage investments don’t typically provide regular profit distributions like dividends, your return comes from the increase in the company’s value — for example, in the event of an acquisition or IPO. We’re thrilled to have you onboard and would be happy to chat further if you have any other questions or would like to increase your investment. Warm regards, Jack Founder & CEO Yummy Future
- Q: I am really interested in investing here. Can you please clarify if your intention regarding your path forward is to open more robotic coffee shops or to sell/lease your coffee making robots? You hinted about agreements to sell robots and I would be interested to understand if the robots are still early stage and hand-made, if you will, or if you are preparing to get manufacture/assemble in an assembly line fashion? What kind of volumes do you project short term and longer term? Thanks and good luck.
  - A: Hi Adam, Super excited to see you invested already! We outsourced different component of our unit from various factory and assembled here in a workshop in the US for the first 10 units we are currently producing. The level of manufacturing maturity varies by equipment. Most of them are pre manufactured from factory and modded. The robot and one other equipment were assembled heavily by hand by ourselves. And it is not worthy of production automation for these two particularly. We plan to do the same in the coming year for the first 10-100 units and we can ensure the reliability and production speed easily with our current personnel’s. The future plan relies heavily on coordination with local government interests. And we would love to create assembly lines for scaling up production. But we would need to prove a much more matured and more scalable business model with 10-100 shops first. We value number of cups more than number of units. Our estimate and goal is to sell 1M cups in the coming 2 years. Our decided shop locations number is 5 by the end of 2025. We are currently working on franchising business model to scale to 100 locations. This is a reliable source of revenue for us as of now. We are also open to partnerships with other brands in providing our units as solutions. We have great interest from buyers in condensing the form factor so that it can fit to other businesses like grocery stores. That would represent 100+ in 3 years. In short , we are interested in any approach to help utilize our technology and benefit the society in a variety of ways. But to make money, we are focused on reliable growth of the business by opening franchises. We project to be profitable by the end of this year. I know this is a lot information to share. And startup involves lots of variables, especially if Starbucks want to use our system. But we want to be predictably profitable for you as our share holder. At the mean time, we aim to maximize social impact and spread out the technology not just for coffee. Best, Jack
- Q: A franchise model would fit perfectly. You can build a strong brand and have the control over the full customer experience. The setup process and menu would be standardized and you can get a kickback from the suppliers. Are you considering such a model?
  - A: Yes
- Q: What pain points were identified during the pilot at the university? How are you trying to resolve them? Happy to sign an NDA if needed.
  - A: Hey Omar, great to hear from you! There was a coffee shop very close to us. Many customers came out speaking to us about the quality of coffee being watery and tasteless. They tried ours and left positive comments. Many students' complaints are the long wait time and line, which we identified as short staffing.
- Q: What is a SAFE?
  - A: Hi Austin — great question, and an important one to understand before investing. A SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) is the investment instrument we're using for this round. It was created by Y Combinator in 2013 and is now one of the most common ways early-stage startups raise capital. When you invest through a SAFE, you're not buying shares today. Instead, you're getting the right to receive shares in the future — specifically, the next time we raise a priced equity round (a "qualified financing"), get acquired, or IPO. At that point, your SAFE automatically converts into equity. A few key things to know: Valuation Cap — sets the maximum company valuation at which your SAFE converts. A lower cap means you get more shares per dollar invested. (Ours is listed at the top of the campaign page.) Discount — if applicable, gives you a percentage discount on the share price of the next round. No interest, no maturity date — unlike a convertible note, a SAFE isn't debt. It doesn't accrue interest and never "comes due." The benefit for you: simpler paperwork, fast closing, and you lock in early-investor pricing before our next priced round. The benefit for us: we don't have to negotiate a valuation today, so we can focus on building. You can read Y Combinator's overview here: https://www.ycombinator.com/documents Happy to answer any follow-up questions — and thank you for considering an investment in Yummy Future!
- Q: Dear Yummy Future Team, I’m reaching out because I’ve been trying to submit a partnership inquiry form through your website, but I keep receiving an error message saying “something went wrong” when pressing send. I’m very interested in discussing potential partnership or franchise opportunities with Yummy Future and would appreciate if you could share an alternative way to reach your partnerships team — such as a direct email address or phone number. Thank you for your time and assistance.
  - A: Hi Anastasiia, Sorry for the inconvenience. Can you send email to business@Yummy-future.com? Or you can write down your email here as well. Best, Jack