No late-night options
Corner stores close. Delivery takes too long. Most building lobbies offer nothing after 6pm.
Launching in Toronto
Your building's store, reinvented.
Smart vending machines for purpose-built rental buildings, stocked with everyday essentials and replenished from live demand data.
$0CapEx for building
24/7Always open
30+SKUs per machine
2 minAverage purchase time
Lobby 14A
Sparkling Water$2.49
Cold Brew Coffee$4.99
Greek Yogurt$3.49
Protein Bar$3.29
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The Problem
Renters should not have to leave home for essentials.
Rental towers have gyms, lounges, and co-working rooms, but often no simple place to buy water, snacks, or medicine after hours.
Unnecessary trips
Residents leave the building for single items like coffee, snacks, sparkling water, or aspirin.
Idle amenity space
Lobby and common-area square footage often sits underused instead of serving residents or earning revenue.
Guesswork restocking
Traditional vending routes miss real demand, leaving empty slots and stale products behind.
How It Works
From empty lobby to revenue-generating amenity.
TapBodega handles the hardware, products, logistics, and data so building teams can offer convenience without adding work.
We install
TapBodega places smart vending machines in your lobby or amenity area at zero cost to the building.
Residents tap and shop
Contactless payment works by card or phone. No app, membership, or complicated checkout.
We restock daily
Live sales data tells the operations team what to replenish before shelves run out.
Buildings earn revenue
Operators receive a revenue share while turning unused space into a resident amenity.
Who It Is For
Built for residents. Designed for operators.
Each machine creates resident convenience and a new income stream from space the building already owns.
For Residents
- Shop for essentials without leaving the building
- Open for midnight snacks and early morning coffee
- Contactless payment with no app or membership
- Stocked with items neighbours actually buy
- Faster than delivery, with no fees or waiting
For Building Operators
- Zero capital expenditure for machines or setup
- Revenue share on every transaction
- A practical amenity that differentiates the building
- Lower resident friction around everyday convenience
- No operational lift because TapBodega handles service
Traction
Early numbers with real operating logic.
The minimum viable scale model starts with three Toronto buildings and unit economics designed to improve with density.
3Target buildings
$10.3KMonthly MVS revenue
$628Net income per month
35%Gross margin target
Year 3Profitability at scale
The Team
Built by people close to the rental market.
The founders bring resident insight, apartment operations experience, and technical product execution.
Rene Guzman
CEO and Co-Founder
Risk management background and PBR resident who built TapBodega from firsthand frustration.
Arturo Paredes
Co-Founder and CMO
Apartment-building operator shaping the replenishment model and owner relationships.
Xavier Paez
CTO
Computer science lead building the inventory intelligence and machine connectivity layer.
Early Access
Want TapBodega in your building?
Residents and operators can reach the founding team while Toronto buildings are being onboarded.