Kaiten (YC W20) — Find culinary products and experiences from great makers everywhere
Kaiten is a discovery app that gives you access to culinary products and experiences from quality makers around the world. We are home to hundreds of makers from around the world including restaurants, chefs, farmers, vineyards and even knife makers and ceramicists.
Kaiten is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2020 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Find culinary products and experiences from great makers everywhere. The founders listed are Alex Matsenov (Founder), Daniel Shein (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, March 16, 2020).
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Kaiten is a discovery app that gives you access to culinary products and experiences from quality makers around the world.
We are home to hundreds of makers from around the world including restaurants, chefs, farmers, vineyards and even knife makers and ceramicists. Find new ways to enjoy the culinary world every day. A special bottle of wine, soy sauce from a 100 year old brewery in Kyoto, working a day at a Michelin star restaurant - if amazing people make it and sell it, you'll find it on Kaiten.
Alex Matsenov
Founder
Daniel Shein
Founder
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