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Gradi, Inc. September 2025 - November 2025 Update:

Hello everyone,


Below are the updates for September 2025 - November 2025:


Gradi App/Product Updates:

  • Gradi App:

    • Advertiser Update:

      • Content creators can now get paid through first-party advertisements from businesses using our new advertising web app with Stripe integration.

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        • Minimum monetization requirements and steps flow implemented:

          • 3 menu item posts

          • 10 menu item likes

          • Stripe account setup

          • Suggested advertiser fee

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      • Ads Request tab allows creators to receive multiple requests when an ad is not running, counter offers, decline offers, and view ad history

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      • Creator can view active ads and performance stats

    • Improved auto-generated AI title and descriptions

    • Save menu item photos as drafts to post later

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    • Improved push notifications reliability for all posts

    • Timestamp added to menu item posts

    • Condensed post upload guidelines into 3 checkboxes

    • Custom name and description moderation improved

    • Stability, performance, and bug updates for iOS & Android

  • Advertiser Web App:

    • Introducing the new Gradi Ads web app! It can be accessed at our new domain, GradiAds.com

    • Sign in/sign up with personal and business details plus email authentication

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      Create ad with ad image upload, destination link, and custom frame color

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    • Manage multiple ads with unique creatives and destination links

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    • Browse all creators or filter by state, view their content and engagement, and offer any amount with a $10 minimum for 30-day ad contracts that display as a horizontal banner ad on creator content in place of third-party ads

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    • Ability to run ads with multiple creators at once

    • Track ad performance stats including views, clicks, and click-through rate percentage

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    • Track active, pending, countered, declined, and historical ad campaigns

    • Stripe payment integration

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    • Mobile optimized


Gradi App Growth Stats:

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  • Monetized creators: 18

  • Top menu item post stats:

    • Menu item name: Mico's Signature Chicken Sandwich (Med 🔥)

    • Views: 154

    • Likes: 62

    • Saves: 9

    • Shares: 6


Gradi App First-Party Advertisement Stats:

  • Paid ads launched: 7

  • Ad revenue generated: $650.00

  • Paid to creators: $325.00


Gradi Menus:

  • All-Time Menu Visits: 1,152,000+ (3.8% Growth)


General Updates:

  • New $25K convertible note commitment received. Wire pending.

  • Refreshed Gradi App advertising website landing page: https://www.gradi.io/ads


Goals for December 2025 - 2026:

  • (DONE) Launch Gradi Consumer Apps for iOS and Android, introducing consumer profiles that allow users to take and upload pictures of their menu items (Exploring MVP route to launch)

  • (DONE) Implement Google Ads on the Gradi Consumer App for Android

  • (DONE) Launch first-party advertiser panel

  • (DONE) Implement first-party ads on the Gradi Consumer App for iOS & Android

  • (DONE) Begin paying users for their content (menu item photos) from first-party advertisers

  • (IN PROGRESS) Increase revenue & profitability

  • (On Hold) Developer Playground Environment:

    • A dedicated non-production environment for testing app updates. This helps prevent bugs and issues from reaching the live app, ensuring a smoother user experience.

  • (IN PROGRESS) Grow Gradi app users

  • (IN PROGRESS) Grow number of first-party partner advertisers

  • Grow toward acquisition

  • Launch Gradi Partner App

  • (NEW) Gradi App Updates:

    • Notification center

    • Double tap to love an item

    • Swipe between menu items

    • Search user uploads by descriptions

    • Edit AI generated title and descriptions

    • Edit existing posts

    • Advanced profile stats / people they you follow, posts you've liked, engagement percentage, in settings tab

    • Make user search more prominent

    • Menu item post photo zoom

  • (NEW) Gradi Ads Web App Updates:

    • Headliner ad option (top of explore page banner ad) + auction style bidding

    • Welcome email instructions

    • Web app notification center

    • Activity email notifications

    • See creators personal engagement stat on creator profiles

    • Ability to bid on a creator page with an active ad. Creators can view these bids and choose one to run when their current ad ends. Offers remain active until the current ad is over.

    • Sales portal with commission payments to team members from ad revenue

  • (NEW) Gradi Admin Panel:

    • Menu item upload moderation capabilities


We encourage all of you to download the app, use it, post, and advertise with creators. Please share any feedback or feature suggestions. Thank you to all of you who have already posted, advertised, invited others, provided product feedback, and engaged with the growing menu item network and community!





We will be holding our annual shareholder meeting at the end of the year for investors whose notes have converted into equity in the company. The tentative date is Tuesday, December 16th at 5 PM CST. This meeting will be held virtually. Additional details and the invite link will be sent to shareholders soon.


Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.


Thank you.

Sincerely,


Zachary Dowthitt

Chief Executive Officer

(C) 713.854.1627

 
 
 

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