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Corgi Cafe

Coffee · 5+ locations · San Francisco, Atlanta, New York, London

A 24-hour café for late-night founders, now open in San Francisco, Atlanta, London and New York. It's run by Corgi, a $4 billion AI insurance unicorn, and by the CEO's own account it loses money, which he justifies as community building and recruiting for the parent.

Investor-backedDisplacement RiskFounder-run

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Corgi Cafe belongs to Corgi, an AI insurance startup valued at $4 billion in July 2026, and its CEO says the cafés run at a loss to build community and recruit for the company. Founders Nico Laqua and Emily Yuan still run Corgi, which has grown the cafés to five with venture money, so the cafés answer to Corgi's investors, not their regulars.

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Company data last updated September 2026

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