TransformingKitchenswith 🤖 AI Technology
From prep list to P&L—in one intelligent pulse. 📊 We're building the future of kitchen management, where every ingredient is tracked 📦, every process is optimized ⚡, and every decision is data-driven 📈
Origin Story & Vision
"Every great idea starts with a question." 🤔
💡 The Spark
It began on an ordinary Thursday evening in Dayton, Ohio. I was grabbing dinner at a tiny local restaurant—one of those family-run spots you hope never closes. As I chatted with the owner between bites of their famous stew, she sighed: "I just don't know what I'm losing to waste or mispriced menus until it's too late." 😔 Her frustration echoed in other kitchens I visited: over-ripe produce, surprise staff overtime, paper invoices piled high. These hardworking chefs and suppliers were so busy "doing" they didn't even realize they were drowning in manual drudgery.
☕ Apartment Brainstorm
That night, back in my modest apartment, I paced the living room with my roommates Nandini and Keerthi. Over cups of instant coffee, we sketched whiteboards on the walls: "What if one dashboard could tie every plate, every purchase, every paycheck together?" 🤔 We talked until sunrise, fueled by the idea that kitchens deserved technology as smart as their recipes. 🌅
🤝 Mentors & Incubator
Fuelled by that vision, I dove into research—first in India's bustling food markets, then in U.S. food-tech meetups. Through SCORE Dayton, I met Alan Schussheim, whose small-business coaching sharpened our focus: build for impact, not bells and whistles. 🎯 At 6888 Kitchen Incubator, Executive Director Charlynda Scales showed me the power of community—how shared kitchens thrive when they share tools too. 🏢
🚀 From Prototype to Pilot
With guidance from Rev1 Ventures' Greg Pugh, we built our first pilot—an AI-driven dashboard that auto-costed dishes, flagged low stock, and mapped supplier quotes side-by-side. 📊 In February 2025, at Wright Venture's accelerator, I pitched KytchenPulse—and walked away with $5,000 in seed funding and $1,000 in complementary grants. 💰
🎯 Our Vision
To power every food-service operation—kitchens 🍳, trucks 🚚, cafés ☕, bakeries 🥖, suppliers 📦, and grocers 🛒—with a single, living dashboard that transforms chaos into clarity, waste into profit, and every plate into a pulse of opportunity. ✨
❤️ Our Mission
We're on a relentless quest to eliminate blind spots in food businesses. 🔍 By uniting menus 📋, inventory 📦, staffing 👥, suppliers 🤝, and finance 💰 in real time—backed by AI-driven insights 🤖—we empower chefs and operators to reclaim hours ⏰, slash waste 🗑️, and amplify margins 📈.
👨💼 Leadership & Team
Tharun Sai Nandigam
🚀 CEO & Founder
🇮🇳➡️🇺🇸 I arrived in the U.S. on August 14 as an international grad student from India, driven by a singular purpose: to bridge cutting-edge AI and cloud computing with the real-world needs of food entrepreneurs.
🎓 With an M.S. in Computer Science underway at Wright State University and hands-on experience as a CPT software-dev intern at Expeed Software, I've seen firsthand how fragmented operations can bleed chefs and suppliers of time, profit, and peace of mind.
🔧 Before landing here, I led IoT and automation projects in India—designing solar-tracking systems ☀️, SCADA panel boards ⚡, and end-to-end dashboards 📊—that sharpened my conviction: every kitchen deserves a "nervous system" to orchestrate menus, inventory, staff, suppliers, and finances in real time.
💡 "Today, as Founder & CEO of KytchenPulse LLC, I'm on a mission to empower shared kitchens 🏪, food trucks 🚚, cafés ☕, bakeries 🥖, restaurants 🍽️, suppliers 📦, and grocers 🛒 to reclaim hours ⏰, cut hidden costs 💰, and unlock margins they never knew existed." 🚀
Our Core Values
The principles that guide everything we do 💎
❤️ Customer Obsession
We sweat the small stuff, so you don't have to. Every feature is crafted with love and precision. 🎯
💡 Radical Clarity
Short sentences, big impact. We believe in simplicity that drives results. ⚡
⚡ Playful Rigor
We design with delight—and never compromise on precision. Fun meets functionality. 🎨
Our Journey & Roadmap
Company Founded in Ohio
KytchenPulse LLC officially established in Dayton, Ohio
Phase 1 Beta Launch
First 500 beta users onboarded to test core platform features
Phase 2 'Smart Predictions' Rollout
AI-powered forecasting and inventory optimization features released
Full AI Brain Activation
Complete ecosystem with automated decision-making capabilities
Web application developing by
Expeed SoftwareProfessional web application development and cloud solutions by Expeed Software, delivering enterprise-grade technology for modern food businesses.
Partners & Recognition
Wright State University
Academic partner providing research and talent development
SCORE Dayton
Business mentorship and entrepreneurial guidance
Rev1 Ventures
Startup studio and venture development support
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