Hyper

Busy week of getting Pitch Deck feedback and refactoring to ensure our unit economics, SOM, SAM and TAM are clearly laid out. A huge refactor to get our test coverage up, over 1000 test in backend and 1200 tests in frontend now!

Week of 2 March – 8 March 2026

Mobile App

💬 Messaging & Chat

• React to messages: You can now react to messages with emoticons for quicker, more expressive replies
• Send images in chat: Share photos directly in your conversations with full image upload support
• Hyper cards in chat: Places, check-ins, and other Hyper content now appear as rich cards inline when shared in messages
• Consistent media experience: The camera and photo picker now look and work the same way across both check-ins and messages
• Fixed emoji overlap: Emoji reactions no longer overlap the message text for a cleaner look
• Fixed copy menu spacing: The hold-and-press copy menu in messages now has correct spacing
• Scrollable multiline inputs: Fixed an issue where long messages in multiline text inputs weren't scrollable

✅ Check-ins

• Unified activity and image cards: Check-in cards have been redesigned to show your activity and photos together in a single, cohesive card

Hyper

Small but mighty update. Spent most of the week finishing up the Seed Pitch Deck and tightening the flywheel for our financials. Looks great and I think it's ready to be sent out this week.

Time to get funded 🙏

Week of 23 February – 1 March 2026

Mobile App

🎟️ Loyalty Programmes

• Loyalty cards at places: Places can now run loyalty programmes – collect stamps and earn rewards at your favourite local spots
• QR code stamping: Scan a QR code at the venue to collect stamps on your loyalty card – fast and seamless at the counter
• Manage your loyalty programme: Place owners can create and manage loyalty programmes, set rewards, and track members from within the app
• QR scanner on your profile: A new QR code scanner button on your personal profile makes it easy to scan stamps wherever you are
• Flexible reward expiry: Loyalty rewards now default to no expiry, so your earned rewards don't disappear on you

💬 Messaging & Chat

• @mention people in chat: You can now @mention other users directly in messages to get their attention
• +place mentions: Reference places inline in your messages with the + shortcut for instant place cards
• :emoji picker: Type : to bring up the emoji picker right in chat for faster, more expressive messaging
• Places in new messages: When starting a new message, you can now search for and attach a place directly from the compose screen
• Updated chat assistant: The built-in AI assistant has been aligned to the latest backend improvements for smarter, more reliable responses

Hyper

Some awesome features released this week, building on the foundations of all our entities. We're approaching the final feature for our MLP (Most Loveable Product) build. Then its about tightening the interactions in the UI/UX, enriching our place data and getting out there in the real world and showcasing the product.

Business plan is finalised, this week, our intro letters go to a selected few VCs we've identified.

Week of 15 February – 22 February 2026

Mobile App

🤖 AI Assistant

• Chat with Hyper AI: A built-in AI assistant is now available in the app – ask it questions, get recommendations, and explore what's nearby with a conversational interface
• Smart entity cards: The AI assistant renders rich cards inline for places, check-ins, and other content so you can act on suggestions without leaving the chat
• Improved response handling: Updated assistant responses display more smoothly with better styling throughout

💬 Messaging

• Faster real-time messaging: Messaging now uses Firebase Cloud Messaging for near-instant delivery – chats feel snappier and more responsive
• Refreshed message design: Messages have been restyled to feel more familiar, with a cleaner Apple Messages-inspired layout
• Fixed conversation spinner: Resolved a bug that caused an infinite loading spinner when opening conversations

🏪 Store Management

• Manage your store: Place owners can now manage their store with a dedicated management screen – publish products, organise sections, and keep your storefront up to date
• Store section counts: The manage screen now shows item counts for sections, collections, and products at a glance
• Banner images: Store sections now support rich banner images for a more polished presentation
• Fixed price saving: Resolved an issue where prices on store items weren't being saved correctly
• Fixed product publishing: Resolved an issue where product status wasn't being set correctly when publishing

📱 Timeline & Navigation

• Quick check-in button: A floating check-in button now appears on your timeline so you can log where you are without navigating away
• Improved icon design: Updated icons for jobs and events for a cleaner, more consistent look

🗂️ Menus, Services & Jobs

• Reorder categories: You can now drag and reorder categories within menus, services, and jobs for better organisation
• Full-screen viewer: Menus, job listings, and services now open in a full-screen viewer for easier browsing

🗺️ Explore & What's On

• Improved What's On: Offers and events now load directly from What's On for more up-to-date content
• Explore view refactors: Further improvements to the explore layout for smoother, more intuitive browsing
• Aligned place profile cards: What's On cards on place profiles now match the style of explore cards for a consistent look