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Eat Cook Joy

Chef at your home

March 16, 20265 min readAziz Saif[email protected]

PRIVATE BETA

Bringing the Joy of Cooking

to Every Home

AI-powered meal planning, grocery coordination, and chef-enabled food support.

$1.2M

ARR

100K+

Servings

8 mo

To $1.2M ARR

92%

Retention

www.eatcookjoy.com

1 / 11THE PROBLEM

Why Cooking Feels Broken

Cooking today is fragmented, stressful, and hard to sustain. People juggle meal planning,

grocery shopping, and dietary restrictions with little support.

Meal Planning Friction

Deciding what to cook, how much to buy,

and how to adapt meals takes time

and mental energy.

Grocery Coordination

Shopping is fragmented across stores,

budgets, and delivery windows — often

resulting in waste.

Execution Gap

Many people want to cook more but lack

confidence, consistency, or support in

turning plans into meals.

Food Support Is Hard to Access

Professional chef support exists, but it

is expensive, fragmented, and not

integrated into meal workflows.

MARKET OPPORTUNITY

$2T+

78%

$10B+

$5B+

US Food Spend

130M HH

Want to Cook More

Lack Time

Meal Kit TAM

12% YoY

Chef Services TAM

15% YoY

EatCookJoy 2 / 11THE SOLUTION

AI-Powered Meal Management + Chef Connection

From high-touch service to AI-powered food platform. We used a service-led model to validate demand,

understand user behavior, and collect operational insight. Now productizing into a scalable AI consumer platform.

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3

4

AI Meal Planning

Personalized meal plans based on

preferences, health goals, budget,

and lifestyle.

Smart Grocery Coordination

Ingredient planning and grocery

ordering workflows designed to

reduce friction and waste.

Chef Connection Layer

Access to vetted chefs for meal

prep, support, and high-touch food

help when needed.

Joyful Cooking Experience

A more intuitive and supportive

way to cook at home — powered

by AI and human expertise.

VISION: Make cooking at home as easy as ordering takeout — but healthier, cheaper, and more joyful.

EatCookJoy 3 / 11BUSINESS MODEL

Four Revenue Streams

$10/mo

Freemium Subscription

Free app for all users. Premium tier

unlocks AI meal management, automated

grocery ordering, and chef connections.

Up to 20%

Grocery Commission

Earn up to 20% commission on every

grocery order placed through the app

from partner stores.

$30-$150

Chef Discovery Fee

Referral fee per chef booking or

discovery. Connects home cooks with

vetted professional chefs on demand.

Enterprise

B2B Data & AI Licensing

Anonymized taste profiles & meal data

licensed to retailers, CPG brands, and

enterprise partners via API.

FREE + PAID TIER

STORE PARTNERSHIPS

CHEF MARKETPLACE

ENTERPRISE APIS

EatCookJoy 4 / 11TRACTION & MILESTONES

Proof of Demand

$1.2M

100K+

92%

ARR in 8 Months

Servings Processed

Customer Retention

Top 25

Austin Startups 2025

MILESTONE TIMELINE

2023

2024

2025

FOUNDED

First 100 members

MVP launch

GROWTH

$100K ARR

Events support launch

SCALE

Private beta in Texas

$1.2M ARR / ~100K servings

92% retention / Series A prep

EatCookJoy 5 / 11FINANCIAL ROADMAP

5-Year Projection (2025-2030)

$95M

REVENUE & GROWTH DETAIL

$48M

$22M

Year Revenue Users Milestone Growth %

2025 $1.2M-- Private Beta--

2026 $3.5M 100K Series A raise 192%

2027 $9M 250K Int'l launch 157%

2028 $22M 600K Profitability 144%

2029 $48M 1.1M B2B expansion 118%

2030 $95M 2M Liquidity event 98%

$9M

$3.5M

$1.2M

2025

Current

2026

Series A

2027

Int'l Launch

2028

Profitability

2029

B2B Expand

2030

Liquidity

KEY ASSUMPTIONS

Blended ARPU $40-$120/year

Monthly Churn 15%

CAC Payback Gross Margin 8-12 months (~25-30% of rev)

30-55% (improving with scale)

EatCookJoy 6 / 11INVESTMENT TERMS

SAFE Instrument Details

INSTRUMENT

YC Post-Money SAFE

VALUATION CAP

$27,500,000

DISCOUNT

None

MINIMUM CHECK

$25,000

YOUR $50,000 INVESTMENT RETURN SCENARIO

0.1818%ownership at conversion

$50,000 / $27.5M Cap

CONVERSION TRIGGER

Series A+ (Priced Round)

EQUITY BASIS

Post-Money Cap Table

PRO-RATA RIGHTS

None

INFO RIGHTS

Quarterly Financials

INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

$1.2M ARR achieved in just 8 months

92% customer retention in meal prep segment

$15B+ addressable market (Meal Kit + Chef Services)

Strong unit economics with improving margins

Proven founder with exits and top-tier experience

EatCookJoy 7 / 11COMPETITIVE MOATS

Why EatCookJoy Wins

1

Real Behavioral Insight

Built from direct experience serving

real households and understanding how

food decisions actually happen.

2

Full-Stack Food Workflow

Meal planning, grocery coordination,

and chef support connected in

one integrated system.

3

AI + Human Support

Software handles planning and

coordination; chefs provide high-value

support when needed.

4

Data Advantage Over Time

Every interaction improves

personalization, planning quality,

and food intelligence.

COMPETITIVE EDGE: No other platform combines AI meal planning + grocery coordination + chef marketplace in one experience.

EatCookJoy 8 / 11USE OF FUNDS

Accelerating Product & Growth

Product & AI Development 50% · $500K

AI planning engine, app development, infrastructure

Growth & User Acquisition 30% · $300K

Performance marketing, partnerships, onboarding

Chef & Supply Expansion 15% · $150K

Chef network and service operations

$1M

TOTAL RAISE

Legal & Admin 5% · $50K

Compliance, IP, corporate ops

EatCookJoy 9 / 11THE TEAM

Founding Team & Key Advisors

ZG

Zainab Ghadiyali

FOUNDER & CEO

Built & sold 1 startup | TEDx Speaker

Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers Airbnb Facebook Canva

5 Core Team Members + Advisory Board 5 Core Team Members + Advisory Board

EatCookJoy 10 / 11THE ASK

Join Us in Building the Future

of Food at Home

$1M

RAISING

$27.5M

VALUATION CAP

$25K

MIN. CHECK

SAFE

INSTRUMENT

WHY NOW

Proven demand in private beta

$1.2M ARR in 8 months

100K+ servings processed

Clear path to scalable software platform

Large $15B+ market opportunity

NEXT STEPS

1 Schedule a call with Zainab

2 Review detailed financial model

3 Meet the team

4 Join the round

CONTACT [email protected]

EatCookJoy Inc. | www.eatcookjoy.com | March 2026

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