BOT — Baked On Time

AI-powered workflow for custom cake businesses.

• Instant designs from customer ideas
• Accurate quoting & booking
• Ingredient & batch planner
• Production timeline dashboard

Problem

• Fragmented inquiry channels → slow quoting
• Manual design ideation & iteration
• Multi-day prep tracking is ad hoc
• Missed conversions due to delay

Solution

• AI design engine trained on baker portfolio
• Automated quoting tied to design attributes
• Live dashboard with prep status bars
• Batch ingredient calculator

Market

• 35–40K custom cake businesses (US/CA)
• Initial 8–10K early adopter segment
• Expansion: wedding & dessert studios
• Future horizontal: floral & event confections

Business Model

• SaaS subscription (solo vs studio tiers)
• Transaction fee on bookings (Stripe)
• AI design credit packs
• Marketplace for specialty supplies

Traction Plan

• Q1: Closed beta, quote accuracy validation
• Q2: Dashboard + batch planner adoption
• Q3: Payments + timeline automation
• Q4: Marketplace pilot

Competitive Edge

• End-to-end loop from inspiration → delivery
• Realistic design constraints baked into AI
• Operational intelligence (batch + timeline)
• Low overhead static + edge architecture

Tech Architecture

• Static frontend + Supabase Edge Functions
• Postgres base for structured production data
• Embeddings & fine-tuned image generation model
• Task graph scheduling system

Financial Snapshot

• Yr1: Product validation, data acquisition
• Yr2: 1,500 customers @ blended ARPU $72
• Yr3: Marketplace attach & international growth

Team & Ask

• Domain + technical founding pairing
• Pre-Seed Ask: $450K
• Use: AI model, ML engineer, GTM experiments
• Path: Vertical SaaS, creative commerce roll-up