CanHav

CanHav helps independent restaurants and small businesses lower supply costs by pooling their purchasing power. Businesses commit to group purchase pools, and when enough buyers join to meet supplier rates for bulk ordering, the order is placed at a preferred pricing, usually only accessible to larger food chains.
Smart contracts on Arbitrum manage escrow and refunds, ensuring transparency and trust for all participants.

I came to this event with an idea based on conversations with many small business owners and a few local business associations. During the hackathon, with the help of the staff here and AI tools, I was able to turn that idea into a working prototype by writing the smart contracts and deploying the platform on Arbitrum testnet.

I have not done any fundraising yet. However, I plan on working on this project full-time and I will raise once I can show traction. However, it would be extremely beneficial to get grants to start building this .