Telepresence Robot Staffing OS
DAWN proved telepresence robots work in hospitality. Someone needs to build the staffing infrastructure layer beneath it at scale.
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Longevity Distribution Platform from Japan
Japan's FOSHU-certified longevity products lack Western distribution while affluent 55-75 year-olds pay premium for credible healthspan solutions.
Ambient Presence Layer for Work
Airbuds and Locket proved homescreen social works—5M users, $10M raised, 91M installs. Nobody's built the ambient layer for work and money yet.
Commerce Platform for Psychic Industry
Spiritual practitioners generate billions in services but lack commerce infrastructure connecting bookings, inventory, memberships, and ritual calendars into one platform.
IRL Dating Event Infrastructure
Dating apps hit $6B while 78% of users burn out. Singles run clubs sell out instantly. Infrastructure demand is emerging.
Mood OS for Gen Z Emotional Commerce
Gen Z spends hundreds monthly on emotional regulation through "treat culture." The infrastructure connecting physical rituals, creator distribution, and behavioral data remains wide open.
Focus & Accountability Infrastructure for ADHD
Remote work broke 15.5M ADHD brains. Focusmate validated demand. The infrastructure play—guided sessions and institutional licenses—remains wide open.
Leadership Practice Simulator
Leadership development hits $82B annually while 60% of new managers fail. PwC validated VR training works—nobody owns the simulation layer yet.
Vertical AI GM for Nail Salons
Jimdo's AI assistant increased customer outcomes 40% by recommending actions, not reporting data. Nail salons need vertical AI GMs they can afford.
Live Commerce Production Infrastructure
Whatnot's $11.5B valuation proves live commerce works—but seller success varies wildly. The missing layer is production infrastructure, not demand.
Premium Physical Notebook Brand Platform
Premium notebooks are growing 4–5% annually while Amazon KDP cracks down on AI spam—opening a compliance moat for curated physical products.
Microschool Real-Estate & Compliance Platform
Microschools are exploding past 750,000 students with ESA funding, but churches and operators lack the legal infrastructure to match safely.
Non-Food Smart Vending Platform
Beauty, tech, and collectibles vending hit $17.7B, tracking to $53B by 2035. Most operators don't know it exists.
Roblox Creator Asset Production Pipeline
AI just commoditized 3D generation. Roblox demand is spiking. The gap between "cool demo" and "shippable, engine-ready assets" is wide open.
Outcome-Based Neighborhood Space Marketplace
NECF just launched a "trading desk" for idle broadcast capacity. The neighborhood layer—churches, coworking rooms, indie studios—remains wide open.
Climate Compliance Execution Platform
Zillow killed consumer climate scores. But behind closed doors, utilities and lenders face $458B in mandated compliance workflows—with no execution layer.
AI Coaching Platform for High-Stakes Conversations
Yoodli's $40M raise validated AI conversation coaching. But the highest-stakes talks—layoffs, terminations, bad news—remain untouched. That's a $34B gap.
Solo Dining Discovery & Certification Platform
Solo dining searches up 271% on Yelp, reservations spiking 22% on Toast—but no platform owns the discovery layer or certification standard.
Carbon Removal Asset Platform for Pit Lakes
Durable CDR demand hit 15M tonnes in Q2 2025 alone. 10,000 pit lakes sit on mining balance sheets as liabilities—not yet as carbon assets.
AI-Native Music Label Infra
Major labels just signed licensing deals with AI music platforms for the first time. The infrastructure shift creates a specific wedge for operators who understand rights, not just tools.
Identity-Driven Mushroom Coffee Brands
Big Beverage is buying culture, not chemistry. Mushroom coffee incumbents still sell generic benefits—leaving identity-first positioning wide open for micro-tribe operators.
Vertical AI Tools for Creative Micro-Cultures
Vertical AI hit $5B in legal. The $115B market is expanding at 24.5% CAGR—but creative micro-cultures remain underserved by generic tools.
Outdoor Experience Corridor Platform
Outdoor recreation hit $1.2T in 2023. A fragmented category with proven unit economics and finite infrastructure is consolidating—corridor access is the moat.
Hands-On Activity Kit Platform for Parents
Childcare costs jumped 29% since 2020. Parents want hands-on activities but can't bridge the gap between Pinterest inspiration and Tuesday-night execution.