Food & hospitality

Kaiten

Website
Founded 2019Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

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.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Previously Agnoris

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

Alex Matsenov

Founder

Alex is the co-founder and CEO of Gauss Money. Alex led credit at Nordea Bank and MDM Bank. He's a 3x founder, 2x YC. Alex has an advance degree in machine learning, was a late stage venture investor in the machine learning space, and is a huge fan of fundamental physics and artificial intelligence research.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
4team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2019 · Source

News & product activity

Sources & observations

Y Combinator

Profile depthverified profile
Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedNew York City, NY, USA; Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel; Remote
Pricing evidenceNo pricing page confirmed
Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

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