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Subhadeep operating onnbon at Roses on Adeline.
How we work

We use nimtin ourselves.

Subhadeep operates onnbon, a Wednesday tea bar inside Roses on Adeline in South Berkeley. The collaboration between onnbon and Roses is the model for nimtin collaboration. We saw how trust and belief in each other, respect and care for spaces, can create community and activate a block. We support and work with independent owner-operators to build nimtin.

“We want to see more community spaces in our neighborhood. It’s been a beautiful thing to witness and how this little pop up has grown.”
Rose · Roses on Adeline

Roses is an inspiration in our neighborhood. Thank you for supporting our little community experiment.

Subhadeep & Jisha · nimtin
Our story

Built for the people who bring neighborhoods 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. Long leases, costly buildouts, no foot traffic guarantee - the odds are stacked against you before you open the door. Brick-and-mortar owners know this because they’ve already lived it. Now they need sustainable revenue and fresh foot traffic without adding more to their plate.

So we are building a Trust + Collaboration Layer: documentation, payments and collaboration logistics handled, so vendors, venues and organizers can focus on what they do best. An event becomes a partnership. A partnership becomes a sustainable business. An empty day becomes a revenue day. A customer becomes a regular.

nimtin is inspired by the Vietnamese word niềm tin: belief, trust, confidence. Every collaboration on nimtin is built to earn all three.

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The team

Built by people who believe in communities.

Jisha Abubaker

Jisha Abubaker

Founder
[pron. ji-sha] 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. Jisha is an alumnus of the University of Illinois Chicago and Birla Institute of Technology and Science.
Subhadeep Sarker

Subhadeep Sarker

Founder
[pron. shu-bho-deep] 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. Subhadeep is an alumnus of The University of Pennsylvania.
Che Wei Wang

Che Wei Wang

Board Member
[pron. sey-wey] is an artist, designer, architect, and engineer with proficiency in fabrication technologies, electronics, CNC machining, and metal manufacturing. Applying his diverse skill set, he creates innovative products - from architectural and sculptural pieces to interactive installations, mobile apps and everyday products. He has been honored with the SOM fellowship, the Alumni Achievement Award from Pratt Institute and the 2022 National Design Award for Product Design from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. CW&T is his art + design practice in Brooklyn. Che-Wei is an alumnus of MIT Media Lab, ITP at NYU, and Pratt Institute.
From the founders

We want to create with you.

We're building nimtin for the independent creators, operators and organizers who make our neighborhoods vibrant. If you have ideas or skills to contribute, please reach out.

- Jisha and Subhadeep

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