// Vibe Kitchen
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// The Reality
In the AI era, shipping code is the easy part.
Everyone can build everything. The product is no longer the moat. What decides who wins is everything around the code: go-to-market, distribution, capital, and business connections.
We are a loud, confident Israeli startup studio for AI founders — led by the active operators behind Payouts.com. You bring the vision and the product. We supply the entire machine around it.
The
Machine
Full Program Details Capital
Seed investment.
Compute
Tokens & infra.
Guidance
Senior architecture.
GTM
Loud distribution.
Network
Business connections.
Launch
From idea to operating.
// Leadership
The
Operators
Not mentors. Not advisors. Real operators currently running an AI fintech at scale — plugging your startup into their exact infrastructure, network, and distribution channels.
Read their storyBarak Hirchson
Co-Founder & CAIO, Payouts.com
Architect of the "Digital Employee" AI agents.
Behind AgentWallet.ai.
Secured major Replit strategic partnership.
Leor Ceder
Co-Founder & CEO, Payouts.com
Leads AI finance infrastructure for 200+ countries.
Featured in Forbes on the agentic era.
Scaling enterprise agent deployment.
// Proof of Concept
Our Products
We practice what we preach. We ship hit products under our own brand on the exact same stack.
Who we cook with
You can build. We supply the rest. Which journey are you on?
// FAQ
Straight Answers
What is Vibe Kitchen?
Vibe Kitchen is an Israeli venture studio and accelerator based in Kfar Shmaryahu that backs AI-app founders with capital, AI compute, senior architecture guidance, go-to-market execution, and business connections — everything a product needs to become a company.
What does Vibe Kitchen provide that I can't build myself?
The product is no longer the moat — anyone can build one. Vibe Kitchen supplies what founders can't generate alone: funding, AI tokens and infrastructure, distribution channels, enterprise introductions, and operators who have shipped and scaled real products.
Who is behind Vibe Kitchen?
Vibe Kitchen was founded by Barak Hirchson and Leor Ceder, the operators behind Payouts.com. Barak is a fintech builder of 20 years and the creator of AI Digital Employee agents; Leor is a Forbes-featured CEO leading payments into the agentic era.
Do I need to be a technical founder to apply?
No. Vibe Kitchen backs solo visionaries, prototype hackers, silent geniuses, and creators alike. If you bring obsession and a real idea, the Kitchen supplies the architecture guidance and technical firepower to ship it properly.
How do I pitch Vibe Kitchen?
Email barak@vibekitchen.ai with your deck, prototype, or raw idea. Every submission gets read. If there's heat, you'll hear back fast — no forms, no gatekeepers, no six-month pipelines.
What does the Vibe Kitchen program include?
The program runs from idea to operating business: capital investment, compute and AI tokens, elite architecture reviews, a full go-to-market machine, business connections, and hands-on launch support through the chaotic first weeks of scale.
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You've got the product. Let's build the business around it.