# Invest in Nearily — Coffee Loyalty Startup, Saint Petersburg > One shared loyalty wallet for independent cafes in Saint Petersburg, Russia. See the traction, the market and the plan behind Nearily, and get in touch. - Page: https://nearily.com/invest - Markdown: https://nearily.com/invest.md - Language: English (en) - Other languages: [Русский](https://nearily.com/ru/invest.md) · [Türkçe](https://nearily.com/tr/invest.md) · [Қазақша](https://nearily.com/kk/invest.md) - Site index for AI: https://nearily.com/llms.txt --- RAISING $250,000 PRE-SEED — OPEN NOW Opportunity ## Invest in Nearily One shared loyalty wallet for independent cafés, Saint Petersburg first. Live since May 2026 — here is exactly where it stands. [Get in Touch](https://nearily.com/invest#contact) ### What people did Live since May 2026, with stamps every single day since 29 June. Figures as of October 2026 (data through 3 October 2026) — counted in production, test cafés excluded. 3,100+ Stamps scanned in cafés, all time — 725 on 8 August 1,587 Stamps in the last 30 days 248 Guests who got a stamp in the last 30 days 376 Stamps in the last 7 days, from 133 guests 76 Stamps in a single day — record, 3 October 2026 12 Connected cafés — 10 in Saint Petersburg, plus Istanbul and Semey #### From an account to a cup of coffee 1. 570accounts in the networkall time 2. 317got a stamp for a real coffeeall time 3. 248got a stamp this monthlast 30 days 4. 133got a stamp this weeklast 7 days All four are counted in production. Most of the volume still comes from two cafés — whether the next ones repeat that is the open question. ### The market Saint Petersburg first. Every figure below links to its source. $2.6B Russian coffee-shop market ₽216.3bn in 2024, +18.6% YoY [RBC Market Research](https://alterainvest.ru/rus/blogi/analiticheskiy-obzor-rynka-kofeeen-v-sankt-peterburge/) ~1,600 Classic coffee shops in Saint Petersburg −23% year on year, February 2026 [2GIS via Rossiyskaya Gazeta](https://www.sostav.ru/publication/v-rossii-sokrashchaetsya-chislo-klassicheskikh-kofeen-82358.html) $925M Russian coffee imports, first 9 months of 2025 +45.5% year on year [Sfera.fm](https://sfera.fm/news/fud-reteil/kak-izmenilas-struktura-importa-kofe-v-2025-godu) Spending on coffee is rising while the number of classic coffee shops falls — Saint Petersburg lost roughly a quarter of them in a year. Consolidation and the shift to takeaway make repeat custom the survival metric for an independent. Chains solved that with their own apps. Independents have nothing comparable. ### Where we are today #### Product - ☕ iOS live in the App Store - 🤖 Android live on Google Play, RuStore and AppGallery - ✨ v3 (September 2026): Club with a members' lounge and chats - 💳 Nearily card in Apple Wallet on iOS - 📶 Offline stamping — scans queue up and sync when the connection returns - 🔌 iiko POS integration in production - 💻 Nearily Platform — the partner panel, with analytics and AI insights - 🌐 Multi-language (RU / TR / EN) #### Traction - 🤝 12 connected cafés — 10 in Saint Petersburg, plus Istanbul and Semey - ☕ 3,100+ stamps all time, 1,587 in the last 30 days - 👋 248 guests stamped in the last 30 days · 570 accounts - 🔎 Cafés find us organically, including through AI search - 💳 Paid plans live since September 2026 — revenue at an early stage ### The problem Independent coffee shops are locked out of the tools chains take for granted #### For cafes - No digital loyalty infrastructure — chains have had it for years - Paper cards guests lose, with no data behind them - No way to tell a regular from a passer-by - Building it in-house costs more than it returns #### For guests - Coffee prices rising, with nothing given back for loyalty - A separate paper card for every cafe, and nothing to show for any of them - Only chains run loyalty programmes worth joining - No easy way to find and back the independents nearby ### What we built Five steps, no hardware, live in partner cafés today 1 #### Download The app is free — no fee, no card, no commitment 2 #### Get QR code A unique code is generated for the guest 3 #### Visit a cafe The guest walks into any partner cafe 4 #### Scan The barista scans the code in the Nearily app 5 #### Collect Stamps and rewards land in one wallet, shared across the network **No hardware**A cafe needs a smartphone. Nothing to buy, nothing to install **iiko integration**Built and deployed for cafes already running iiko **Real-time data**Guests and cafe owners see visits and redemptions as they happen #### Why now - Saint Petersburg lost roughly a quarter of its classic coffee shops in a year — survivors need regulars, not footfall - Coffee imports into Russia rose 45.5% year on year: demand is not the problem - Chains captured loyalty through their own apps; independents were left without an answer - No loyalty network in Russia is purpose-built for independent cafes #### Why me - 22-year-old Turkish founder, three years in Saint Petersburg — solo - Full-stack: native apps on both platforms, the web product and the backend. Shipped v3 without external capital - Every partner café signed and onboarded directly, one at a time - Solo is a real risk. The first engineering hire in this round is the mitigation, and it is line two of the budget ### What sets us apart Built for independents from the first line of code No direct competitor No shared loyalty network in Russia is purpose-built for independent cafes Zero hardware A smartphone at the counter is the whole requirement — and stamping keeps working offline One coffee passport Stamps and rewards from every partner cafe in a single wallet iiko POS integration Built and deployed — the hard part of cafe distribution, already done Network effect Every cafe added makes the wallet worth more to every guest, and the reverse Four app stores App Store, Google Play, RuStore and AppGallery — full coverage of the Russian market The position is open. Holding it means density, not features. ### Business model: live, and early Monetization launched in September 2026. Collecting and redeeming stamps stays free for everyone; paid plans sit on top. Revenue is at an early stage, so this page shows the prices, not a revenue figure. 1 #### For cafés Basic plan free, forever Cafe Pro at 999 ₽ / $11 a month and Cafe Ultra at 1,999 ₽ / $22 a month add more spots, multi-barista scanning, deeper analytics and iiko. Featured placement on the map: 990 ₽ a day or 4,990 ₽ a week. Live 2 #### For guests The app is free Optional Nearily Club at 99 ₽ / $1.19 a month — a members' lounge and chats — and Nearily Plus at 199 ₽ / $2.39 a month. Live 3 #### What we are testing Conversion, not price Whether cafés upgrade once their guests are in the network. No revenue claims until the numbers can carry them. Next The network is free; the tools on top of it are paid. We would rather show you prices and an honest "early" than a projection we cannot stand behind. ### What happens next One question decides the next twelve months: do new cafés reach the volume of the strongest ones? #### Where we are - v3 shipped in September 2026; the apps are live on four stores — App Store, Google Play, RuStore, AppGallery - 12 connected cafés — 10 in Saint Petersburg, the first ones in Istanbul and Semey - Stamps every day since 29 June — stamps, rewards and redemption run in production daily - Paid plans for cafés and guests live since September 2026 **v3 — live, September 2026**Club with a members' lounge and chats, the Nearily card in Apple Wallet on iOS, offline stamping, paid plans NOW ##### Replicate Bring more cafés to the volume of the two strongest 12 MONTHS ##### Density Grow the Saint Petersburg network and hold cohorts long enough to read retention properly AFTER THAT ##### Conversion Show that cafés move from the free plan to Cafe Pro and Ultra — the prices exist, the evidence does not yet LATER ##### Istanbul and beyond Turn the first Istanbul cafés into a network once Saint Petersburg repeats without the founder in the room ### Where this goes One free coffee passport that carries a guest's stamps and rewards across every independent cafe in the city — and gives those cafes the loyalty infrastructure only chains have had. Live since May 2026, with stamps every day since 29 June One wallet, QR redemption at the counter, no hardware for the cafe Saint Petersburg first, then Istanbul — new cities only once the model repeats $250,000 Pre-seed · 18 months of runway Use of funds — next 12 months 50%Cafe acquisition and replication — from 12 connected cafés toward 50 30%Engineering — first 1–2 hires 15%POS integrations and infrastructure 5%Legal, accounting and buffer - SAFE / convertible note — terms negotiable - Minimum check: $5,000 - Open now — accepting commitments [Talk to the founder](https://nearily.com/invest#contact) ### Get in Touch Interested in investing? Fill out the form and we'll get back to you. ### Let's talk Questions about any number on this page are welcome — including the uncomfortable ones. [hello@nearily.com](mailto:hello@nearily.com) SAFE / convertible note structure. This page is information for prospective investors, not an offer to sell securities.