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Subhadeep operating onnbon at Roses on Adeline.
Subhadeep operating onnbon @ Roses on Adeline.

We created nimtin to enable sustainable, communal win-win growth. Let’s encourage, uplift, and reward the independent owner-operators who bring our communities to life.

Our neighborhoods are full of amazing people, ideas and spaces, but they don’t always seem to meet. We believe in in-person commerce, in the physical spaces where communities gather. These spaces make communities special, and people happier and healthier.

Starting a retail business is hard. You have a product you believe in, but the path from idea to sustainable income is expensive, uncertain, and lonely. Long leases, costly buildouts, no foot traffic guarantee - the odds are stacked against you before you open the door. Brick and Mortar retail entrepreneurs know this because they’ve already lived it. They built their space, earned their customers, and figured out how to survive. Now they need sustainable revenue and fresh foot traffic without adding more to their plate.

We saw an opportunity to build a Trust + Collaboration Layer: to handle documentation, payments, and collaboration logistics so entrepreneurs (creator and venue host) can focus on what they do best: creating incredible community experiences. When entrepreneurs collaborate - sharing space, audiences, and risk - spaces get activated. Communities thrive.

An event becomes a partnership. A partnership becomes a sustainable business. An empty day becomes a revenue day. A customer becomes a regular. Entrepreneurs at different stages - and the customers who support them - unlocking communal growth.

- Jisha and Subhadeep

The Team

Built by people who believe in communities.

Jisha Abubaker
Jisha Abubaker
Founder
Jisha Abubaker is a longtime technology and product leader who previously built developer platforms and tools at companies like Stripe and Google. She brings deep experience building platforms and cares deeply about creating warm, trusted spaces where small businesses can thrive.
Subhadeep Sarker
Subhadeep Sarker
Founder
Subhadeep Sarker started in hospitality at 16 and has worked cafes, restaurants, bars, hotels and private events. He has 20+ years experience in finance and operations helping companies invest in, improve and grow their businesses. He still operates onnbon, a weekly community tea bar in South Berkeley.
From the founders

We want to create with you.

We're building nimtin for the people who make neighborhoods worth showing up to: vendors, venues, and the customers who connect them. If you have ideas or skills to contribute, please reach out.

- Jisha and Subhadeep