ZenCooker
"The house comes alive when we cook"
We're not another recipe app. We solve Tuesday at 5pm when you have soccer at 6pm, $73 left in the budget, and everyone's hungry.
The Problem Nobody Else Is Solving
😰 Tuesday at 5pm
- 🕐 Soccer practice at 6pm
- 💰 $73 left in weekly budget
- 🥵 Everyone's exhausted
- ❓ "What's for dinner?"
- 🧠 Decision fatigue is REAL
✨ ZenCooker Solution
- 🎯 Tuesday's dinner already planned
- 💵 Knows your $200/week budget
- ⚡ 30-minute meal suggestions
- 🛒 Shopping list auto-generated
- 😌 Peace of mind restored
🚫 We Are NOT a Recipe Repository
(Let's be clear about this from the start)
❌ What We're NOT:
- • Another recipe collection app
- • Pinterest for food bloggers
- • Endless scrolling through recipes
- • "Save for later" that never happens
- • Recipes for people with time
✅ What We ARE:
- • Weekly meal planning that works
- • Solving THIS week's dinners
- • Real families in real chaos
- • Tuesday's dinner sorted NOW
- • Practical over perfect, always
"We don't help you find recipes.
We help you get dinner on the table."
Meet Drai: Your Assistant (Not Your Servant)
Conversational AI with Dignity
Drai isn't a command-taking robot. She's a conversational AI who learns about your family through natural conversation.
Real Conversation Example
How ZenCooker Works
1. Chat with Drai
Natural conversation about your week, constraints, preferences
2. Week Fills Up
Drai automatically adds meals to your weekly plan based on conversation
3. Shopping List
Auto-generated with local store prices and budget tracking
4. Get Cooking
The house comes alive when you cook
Key Features
Market Opportunity
Target Market
The Exhausted Parent Market
- 📊Decision Fatigue: Parents make 35,000 decisions daily
- ⏰Time-Starved: 67% say "What's for dinner?" is their most stressful question
- 💸Budget-Conscious: 73% of families track grocery spending
- 🍔Takeout Guilt: Families spend $250/month on takeout while feeling guilty
Technology That Respects Privacy
🔒 Local-First AI
Unlike competitors who ship your family's data to the cloud, Drai runs locally on your device using cutting-edge AI models.
- ✅ Your conversations stay on your device
- ✅ No cloud dependency for core features
- ✅ Works offline (after initial setup)
- ✅ Privacy-first architecture
🧠 Conversational Learning
Drai learns about your family through natural conversation, not endless forms.
Technical Stack
Backend
- • Rust/Axum for performance
- • PostgreSQL for data persistence
- • Ollama for local AI inference
- • RESTful API architecture
Frontend
- • Responsive web interface
- • Real-time conversation UI
- • Weekly calendar view
- • Mobile-first design
Our Philosophy
Fed is Best
Perfect is the enemy of done. Your family needs to eat.
Paper Plates Valid
Tuesday doesn't need cloth napkins. Survival mode is real.
Dignity Always
No judgment. Every family's chaos is their own.
Practical > Perfect
"Wow, that was easy" is the goal.
Leadership
Alexandra
Founder & CEO
Alexandra brings deep expertise in data systems and a personal mission to help families find peace through cooking. Her vision for ZenCooker emerged from understanding that real families need practical solutions, not aspirational content.
Ready to Invest in Real Solutions?
ZenCooker is seeking strategic investors who understand that the best technology serves real people with real problems. Let's talk about helping millions of families get dinner on the table with dignity.
ZenCooker is part of the 8b.is portfolio alongside Phoenix Protocol (audio AI), MEM|8 (wave-based memory), and Cheet.is (knowledge platform). Together, we're building technology that serves humanity with dignity.