Question 1

What is Kadaikodi?

Accepted Answer

Kadaikodi is commerce for every shop — on the street, on wheels or online. It is one AI-native app that runs the whole life of a small business’s commerce and lets anyone tap a button and have the shop come to them. It brings four things together: the shop comes to you; storefronts can ask for investment; anyone can back a small business they know; and any business can run its whole store in one place.

Question 2

Who is Kadaikodi for?

Accepted Answer

Both sides equally. People: households, people with less time or mobility, hosts and organisers, neighbourhood and hometown backers. Businesses: mobile vendors such as food stalls, salon carts and cloth carts; fixed small shops; multi-cart and multi-shop owners and their staff; and programme operators such as associations and cooperatives that support many vendors at once.

Question 3

What does the name mean?

Accepted Answer

Kadai is Tamil for shop and kodi is a flag. Kadaikodi is the flag every shop can raise.

Question 4

How does “tap, and the shop comes to you” work?

Accepted Answer

You see the mobile storefronts on duty near you — with arrival estimates and what they carry today — or ask the shopping companion. You send a request with a time window, items and notes, and see any visit fee before you send it. The vendor accepts or proposes a time, and you follow the storefront as it approaches, with a heads-up before it arrives. You buy in person and pay in cash or digitally.

Question 5

What are the ways to buy?

Accepted Answer

Seven: a doorstep visit, an at-home service, home delivery, in-store pickup, a booked store visit, a scheduled stop and a group stop. You choose; each business decides which of these it offers, for each product or service, and sets its own radius, hours, fees and minimums.

Question 6

Can I book a stall for a party or pool a visit with neighbours?

Accepted Answer

Yes. A group stop lets neighbours, an office or an event pool one request so a single visit serves many. Hosts can book a snack stall or a service for a birthday, a house-warming or an office tea break and agree the menu and advance in the app.

Question 7

Is it safe to have a storefront come to my home?

Accepted Answer

Only verified storefronts can accept doorstep or at-home requests, and customers for at-home services are verified too. Calls and messages go through masked numbers, and a vendor’s location is shared only while they are on duty.

Question 8

What can a vendor or shop run on Kadaikodi?

Accepted Answer

The whole store: operations, staff, orders, inventory, customer support, finance and marketing. Doorstep sales, counter sales, bookings and chat orders all land in the same orders, stock and daybook. It is voice-first, works in local languages and is built for a basic phone and a weak signal.

Question 9

Do I have to keep separate accounts?

Accepted Answer

No. Every sale lands in the daybook automatically, expenses go in by photo or voice, and the cash count at close is reconciled against what was recorded. Kadaikodi keeps a credit book, profit-and-loss and statements from the same records — which also become your track record.

Question 10

Do I keep my own customers and name?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The business keeps its name, its customer list and its regulars. Kadaikodi does not hide the business behind another brand.

Question 11

Does Kadaikodi work with other Burdenoff products?

Accepted Answer

Yes, with one sign-in: BigConsole for analytics, FluidGrids for integrations and automations, BotManor for AI agents, HeadshotMarketing for campaigns, MoveTheWheels for logistics and Burdenoff Workspaces for team collaboration.

Question 12

How does Kadaikodi use AI?

Accepted Answer

Every role has its own helper: a shopping companion for customers, a store manager for vendors, a plan writer for owners raising money, and a research companion for backers that never gives advice. The AI works from the business’s own records, follows the same permissions as the person, proposes rather than forces, and speaks the user’s language.

Question 13

How does a storefront ask for investment?

Accepted Answer

Any storefront, mobile or fixed, can create a funding request for a clear goal — a second cart, a new stove, festival stock. It sets the amount, use of funds and milestones, attaches the documents on the checklist and proposes terms. The AI drafts a plain business plan from the business’s own records, and every figure is labelled “Recorded in Kadaikodi” or “Reported by the owner”. Every request is reviewed before it goes live.

Question 14

How can I back a business I know?

Accepted Answer

Kadaikodi shows you businesses you know first — the stalls and shops you already buy from. You read the plan, the record, the documents, the proposed terms and the risk statement, and you can ask the owner a question in public. You decide for yourself, commit an amount you are comfortable with, and follow the owner’s updates and a ledger of what you put in and anything received under the agreed terms. Investing in a small business carries real risk, including losing some or all of the money put in. Kadaikodi never promises returns, is not a stock exchange, and does not give investment advice — every backer decides for themselves.

Question 15

Does Kadaikodi promise returns or give investment advice?

Accepted Answer

No. Investing in a small business carries real risk, including losing some or all of the money put in. Kadaikodi never promises returns, is not a stock exchange, and does not give investment advice — every backer decides for themselves. Holdings are a record between the backer and the business and are not traded on a market. Funding requests and backing are offered where local rules allow, with eligibility checks.

Question 16

How much does Kadaikodi cost?

Accepted Answer

Kadaikodi has a free entry tier, paid tiers for growing businesses and multi-cart owners, and custom terms for programme operators and large networks. Current plans are on the pricing page.

Question 17

How do I get started?

Accepted Answer

Sign up free at app.kadaikodi.com. Programmes, associations and partners can reach us through the contact page.

Question 18

How is my data protected?

Accepted Answer

Every action is checked against your role, every record belongs to its own workspace, and there is a full audit trail for orders, money movements, funding decisions and admin actions. Data is hosted in India by default and personal data is kept to a minimum in AI prompts.

Question 19

Does Kadaikodi work in my language and on my phone?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Kadaikodi supports local languages and locale-aware formatting, works on the web and on iOS and Android, and is designed for voice on a basic phone.

Frequently asked questions

More questions, answered in depth

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How does a customer follow an order from placed to delivered?

How do I work out how much stock to prepare before the evening rush?

How is Kadaikodi different from a delivery app or an online store builder?

I want to sell — how do I get my shop verified and live on Kadaikodi?

Can I sell products and take service bookings from the same catalog?

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