NextCoffee provides an AI‑powered coffee chat assistant that streamlines professional outreach by turning a single uploaded resume into a reusable profile for high‑signal networking. It helps users identify relevant alumni and professionals, drafts personalized messages that sound natural, and integrates with Gmail to track replies and suggest optimal follow‑up timing, turning a messy outreach process into a clear, automated workflow.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Job seekers and early‑career professionals often struggle to identify the right alumni or industry contacts, craft personalized outreach messages, and manage follow‑ups, leading to low response rates and inefficient networking efforts.
Solution
NextCoffee offers an AI‑driven coffee‑chat assistant that streamlines the entire outreach workflow. Users upload their resume once, creating a reusable profile that the system uses to prioritize high‑signal professionals based on relevance and estimated response likelihood. The AI generates natural, personalized email drafts that reflect the candidate’s background and a clear ask, which the user reviews before sending. Integration with Gmail tracks replies and automatically suggests optimal follow‑up timing, keeping conversations moving without manual tracking. By consolidating profile data, contact prioritization, draft generation, and follow‑up management into a single interface, the platform reduces manual effort and improves networking effectiveness.
Target Audience
Primary users are students and early‑career professionals who conduct coffee‑chat outreach to alumni, industry professionals, recruiters, and hiring contacts.
Features
- Single‑upload resume parser that creates a reusable candidate profile for all outreach
- AI ranking of alumni and professionals by relevance and predicted response signal
- Automated generation of personalized, respectful email drafts tailored to each recipient
- Gmail integration for sending, reply tracking, and intelligent follow‑up timing recommendations
- User‑controlled review and approval step before any email is sent or scheduled
- Secure server‑side storage of contact data, Gmail tokens, and scheduling information