021digital creates niche digital tools for three markets: CitySeeds lets municipalities crowd‑invest local capital to refurbish vacant storefronts, providing transparent funding and progress dashboards; Alfred is an AI‑powered chatbot that automatically indexes website content and delivers context‑aware answers via retrieval‑augmented generation without manual scripting; Sue offers QR‑based table‑side ordering and payment for restaurants, enabling customers to order and pay instantly on their own devices without a dedicated app.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Many cities struggle with vacant retail spaces that diminish economic vitality, while website owners often lack efficient ways to engage visitors, and restaurants face slow, error‑prone ordering processes that require customers to download separate apps.
Solution
021digital builds targeted digital products that address these gaps. CitySeeds is a crowd‑investing platform that lets municipalities mobilize local investors to fund the revitalization of empty storefronts, turning underused real estate into active commercial space. Alfred is an AI‑driven website chatbot that automatically indexes site content and generates retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) responses, providing visitors with accurate, context‑aware answers without manual scripting. Sue offers a QR‑based ordering and payment system for restaurants, enabling diners to scan a table‑side code, place orders, and pay instantly on their device, eliminating the need for dedicated apps and streamlining service flow.
Target Audience
Primary customers are municipal governments and urban development agencies, website owners seeking automated visitor support, and independent or chain restaurants looking to modernize table‑side ordering and payment.
Features
- CitySeeds: local crowd‑investment mechanism, transparent funding of vacant retail projects, citizen participation tools, and dashboards for tracking revitalization progress
- Alfred: automatic content indexing, RAG‑based answer generation, plug‑and‑play integration, customizable chatbot design
- Sue: QR code generation for each table, integrated payment processing, real‑time order dashboard for staff, no app download required for customers