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Bee the global shopping cult

Live-shopping for real stores and real people.

It's like a friend in Milano shopping for you in real time.

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Round

$1.5M SAFE

20% discount, $7M cap

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Stage

Post-MVP

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Traction

$5MTotal GMV($4.5M Telegram + $0.5M App)
8Countries
95%Retention
30KDownloadsGooglePlay/iOS

Bee

The Global Shopping CΓΌlt

Bee is a live-shopping marketplace where real people stream from real stores and buyers purchase instantly. Each shopper runs a micro-community (~500 clients) and earns 20–40% commission; Bee takes 8%. No ads. No middlemen. Human driven commerce.

Traction

Real numbers from real customers

πŸ’° $4.8M
Million in goods sold so far
Total value of products sold through Bee
πŸ”„ 95
% buyers return within 90 days
Customer retention rate (n = 1,247)
🎯 $2.5
Blended CAC $2.5 (down from $20)
Targeting <$1 with AI optimization
🌍 11
Countries where people shop with Bee
Global reach and expansion
πŸ“¦ 84.8K
Thousand orders processed
Total transactions completed
πŸ”₯ 8
times Bee shoppers sold out stores in the last month
Real impact on retail partners

Why Bee Works

From luxury to streetwear β€” Bee works everywhere.

Live, trusted curation beats generic e-commerce. Commissions paid out of the Final Price (paid). Split varies 30–50% by store.

Jimmy Choo

  • $700 β†’ $200 (70%)
  • Shopper commission: $80 (40%)
  • 560+ followers

Calvin Klein

  • $4,000 sold in hours
  • Store: zero marketing spend
  • 480+ followers

Diesel

  • $1,200 β†’ $300 (75%)
  • Shopper commission: $150 (50%)
  • 320+ followers

Karl Lagerfeld

  • $2,500 β†’ $600 (76%)
  • Shopper commission: $200 (33%)
  • 680+ followers

WHY IT WORKS

Social commerce dominates Asia; the West still burns cash on ads and bots. Bee builds trust-based infrastructure where humans replace algorithms. Brick-and-mortar retailers use Bee to move overstock with zero marketing spend and gain global traffic to their physical stores.

Unlike Whatnot, Amazon, Temu, Shein, or TikTok Shop, Bee is peer-to-peer and borderless, connecting real people and global shops across continents.

The Bee Community

Real people. Real stores. Real trust.

Bee is alive. It's not just shopping, it's people.

Shoppers and their followers hang out like friends β€” they swap style tips, lose weight together, plan trips.

When two women in different countries were stuck under strikes, the community showed up and helped.

No fake reviews. No catalog photos. Just real people going live in real stores.

It's like having a friend in another city who knows fashion β€” who can measure a waist, hold a jacket on FaceTime, or grab that dress from the other rack.

This is what makes Bee different: it feels human. It feels alive.

WHY NOW

Consumers are done with marketing and influencer fatigue. They want to see, ask, and buy live. Bee connects online demand with offline inventory, the bridge between e-commerce and real stores. The shift is inevitable: you either invest in it now or buy from it later.

Investment Opportunity

Join Bee's growth story

Amount
$1.5M
Type
YC SAFE
Min Check
$50K
Discount
20%

Raising $1.5M on YC SAFE β€” 20% discount, no cap, MFN. Min check $50K. Target close: Nov 30, 2025.

Technical Details

$1,500,000 SAFE (YC post-money, discount-only) β€” 20% discount, no cap, $50,000 min, target close November 30, 2025.

Capital Strategy

We're also working with an investment banking partner on a growth credit line to reduce dilution while we scale.

Join the Cult

Unit Economics

Real numbers from 84,838 transactions. Blended CAC $2.5 (down from $20), targeting <$1 with AI.

Shopper Payout Example

€5,000 Victoria's Secret merchandise β†’ €2,000 to shopper (40%)

Final Price (paid)€5,000
Shopper Earnings€2,000 (40%)
Bee take rate8.2% = €410
$57
Average Order
Per transaction
8.2%
Take Rate
Platform commission
40%
Shopper Earnings
40% of Final Price (paid); varies 30–50% by store

Our Mission Timeline

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Now

International Launch

Shoppers already live in 11 countries. $4.8M sold. Global cult in motion.

The revolution starts now

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Q4 2025

Bee 2.0

New UX, deeper viral loops. The cult gets stronger.

Next-level community building

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2026

Target: $1B GMV by 2026; Plan: Series A

From cult to empire. Scaling the movement.

The empire strikes back

FOUNDERS

Denis Toporov

Denis Toporov

CEO & Co-Founder

Second-time founder; previous startup Centerfin Capital (SEC-registered RIA, NYC) currently in sale negotiations. Ex-Informatica (MDM / AI, Director of Product). Public INFA, acquired by Salesforce.

Lera Mikova

Lera Mikova

Co-Founder & Operations Lead

Built and exited a multi-location French car-parts retail chain with her husband; hands-on experience in operations, sales, and scaling. Leads brand, creator operations, and shopper onboarding at Bee.

Alex Morov

Alex Morov

Strategic Advisor & AI Oracle

Tesla/Stanford AI PhD. The brain behind the operation.

Sergei Shishkanov

Sergei Shishkanov

Marketing Advisor & Growth Hacker

Growth marketing mastermind. Turns users into believers.

Investors already in. Founders are running day-to-day operations while scaling business.

Both founders are full-time and 100% focused on global expansion. Thailand, India, LATAM.

Bee isn't a startup, it's a system that already works.

NEXT

  • Round is partially committed; remaining allocation will close shortly.
  • SAFE terms, metrics, and financial statements ready for review.