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Gratified @ 2801 telegraph
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Closes October 15th, 2026$0raised
$80,000minimum funding
$160,000funding goal
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Project summary
Perma space --- refreshed cafe / lunch spot / kava lounge --- for public meetups near lighthaven.
I approached Hazim a year ago and asked if he would be open to selling his business for 7k. Recently he offered to sell it to me for 100k. I think a purchase would be possible around 40k.
This would allow for grassroots gathering alongside more official meetups and conferences on the adjacent corner of Telegraph.
What are this project's goals? How will you achieve them?
purchase business from current owner
negotiate reasonable rent (ideally percentage-based) with building owner
7/10 renovations: update furniture, make back area shoes-off squish zone, some menu experimentation
staff (might hire current owner), maybe azmyth??
have super vibey place that feels like home to ppl working on stuff at lighthaven + neighborhood + other
How will this funding be used?
business purchase (est. 40k)
renovations (est. 30k)
initializing costs (est. 30k)
stretch: staffing investment (40k)
stretch: buildout garnish (20k)
Who is on your team? What's your track record on similar projects?
me (prev. personal assistant), elizabeth (prev. cake-cafe barista), azmyth (mysticloak)
I started Gratified (gratified.com) 1.5 year ago with 100k+ personal funds and have served at wedding, protest, conferences, parties, workshops (drinks mentioned in multiple sfstandard articles)
invited back by Inkhaven, Eleos ConCon, Sentient Futures Summit
first brick-and-mortar inside SF Main Library
recurring paid service at Oakland Air Museum
What are the most likely causes and outcomes if this project fails?
low traffic/revenue, in-person doesn't matter for our topics, people prefer to meet online
not enough attention to give (betty and I are running cafe in SF and azmyth has other work options)
business isn't planned correctly, undesired themes/menu, fail to organize labor well
someone else takes it on, raison d'etre/vibe shifts, storefront closes
brings together the wrong people for the wrong discussions and bad vibes proliferate
How much money have you raised in the last 12 months, and from where?
No money has been raised by Gratified in the last 12 months.