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VenueSpace MVP

Hourly event spaces,matched by intent.

Discover San Jose cafes, restaurant backrooms, and studios by what you are actually trying to host. Request to book first; instant booking comes later.

Ask AI conciergeFind a spaceList your space

Request-to-book V1

Intent-first search

Filter every venue and review by use case.

Approval workflow

Hosts approve or decline before funds are captured.

Stripe-ready quote

Calculates hourly subtotal plus platform fee.

AI Concierge

Match spaces by event intent, not just filters.

A deterministic AI-style matching layer scores every venue on use case, budget, guest count, vibe, trust, and review signal.

Supply

3

active venues

Use cases

6

covered intents

Verified

3

payment-ready hosts

Event brief

Best match

Willow Glen Cafe Lounge

100

AI match score

$95/hr

Cozy - 32 guests

Allows workshop bookings

Fits 24 guests within 32-guest capacity

$95/hr is inside the target budget

Vibe-flexible match

Ranked alternatives

Discovery

San Jose spaces ready for off-peak use.

Use-case filters
Request to book

Willow Glen Cafe Lounge

Willow Glen, San Jose

$95

per hour / 2 hr min

Warm cafe lounge with reliable Wi-Fi, after-hours availability, and a private rear seating area for small teams and creator events.

AI venue intelligence

Small team workshops, founder meetups, and casual celebrations that need warmth over polish.

  • Strong value for workshops under 30 guests
  • Review language points to helpful staff and flexible table layouts
  • Best off-peak slot is weekday late afternoon

32 guests

Comfortable max

8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Wed hours

Stripe connected

Capture on approval

Guest policies

  • Outside dessert allowed
  • No amplified music after 9 PM
  • Setup time included

Off-peak strategy

Weekday evenings are underutilized and priced below studio alternatives.

Host: Maya Chen - Usually replies in 45 minutes

Allowed use cases

WorkshopBirthday PartyTeam OffsiteContent Studio

Operating hours

Mon

8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Tue

8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Wed

8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Thu

8:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Fri

8:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Sat

9:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Sun

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Use-case reviews

Reviews inherit the use case from completed bookings.

5.0

2 tagged reviews

2 tagged reviews point to Workshop, Birthday Party fit with 5/5 satisfaction.

WorkshopBirthday Party

Tina V.

Workshop

5.0

The cafe layout made our design sprint feel polished without feeling corporate. Great projector setup.

Host response: Loved hosting your team. We added a second whiteboard after your feedback.

Marco G.

Birthday Party

5.0

Perfect for a low-key birthday. Staff helped us rearrange tables and the espresso bar was a hit.

Request to book

Subtotal$285
Platform fee$28.50
Total authorization$313.50

Stripe Connect is represented as a typed mock payment intent in this static MVP. A production backend would create and capture the real PaymentIntent.

Host Supply Engine

Turn local businesses into bookable inventory.

The host side needs fast qualification, readiness scoring, and clear next steps so every cafe, studio, and restaurant backroom can become trusted marketplace supply.

Avg rate

$140

market baseline

Pending

1

approval queue

Approved

1

captured demand

Host intake

Allowed use cases

Host readiness

100/ 100

Readiness combines business identity, neighborhood, capacity, price, and use-case breadth before a listing goes live.

AI supply recommendation

Downtown Community Studio should launch at $125 with Workshop, Photo Shoot and a weekday off-peak offer to seed first bookings.

Review owner workflow

Owner Dashboard

Approve requests before money moves.

1 pending
Pending approval
Workshop

Willow Glen Cafe Lounge

Alex Morgan - Jun 24, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

$313.50 authorization - pi_mock_willow_1001

Approved
Photo Shoot

SoFA Market Daylight Studio

Priya Shah - Jun 25, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM

$462 authorization - pi_mock_sofa_1002

Booking messages

Simple threaded view for renter and owner coordination after a request exists.

renter

Can we arrive 20 minutes early to set up a registration table?

owner

Yes, early setup is fine. I can reserve the corner table near the entrance.

MVP accuracy checkpoint

This static build covers Phase 1 profile fields, request-to-book validation, owner approvals, use-case reviews, discovery filters, and messaging UI. Real Supabase persistence and Stripe Connect capture need runtime credentials before production use.

Test discovery